NSW Government

Senior Resident Medical Officer

🔍 Statewide

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Surgery - Surgical Skills
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South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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CAM25852 Requisition #

Employment Type: Temporary - Various
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM25852

 

Role: Senior Resident Medical Officer – Surgical Skills

Join the Eastern and Greater Southern Surgical Skills Training Network (EGSSSTN) – Prince of Wales Hospital!

 

Where you’ll be working

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

The General Surgery Surgical Skills Senior Resident Medical Officer (SRMO) role will be based at Prince of Wales Hospital (alma mater) and its affiliated training rotations:

  • Vascular Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital
  • Acute Surgical Unit General Surgery Term, Prince of Wales Hospital
  • Surgical Close Observation Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital
  • SRMO Relief Term, Prince of Wales Hospital
  • Hand Unit, Sydney and Sydney Eye Hospital
  • Paediatric General Surgery, Sydney Children’s Hospital

Prince of Wales Hospital is a 440-bed tertiary referral centre affiliated with the University of NSW. It is situated on Randwick Campus with Sydney Children's Hospital, the Royal Hospital for Women and the Prince of Wales Private Hospital. The hospital has one of NSW's two spinal units and the only public hyperbaric unit. A range of services included aged and community health, anaesthesia, intensive care, emergency medicine, medical imaging, medicine, mental health, spinal medicine and surgery is provided to the community and to patients throughout NSW.

Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick is one of Australia’s leading specialist medical centres for children, caring for seriously ill and injured children from across NSW and beyond. It forms part of the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick provides a complex and comprehensive range of services in paediatric and adolescent medicine and surgery, treating children with conditions including cancer, trauma, HIV/AIDS, congenital abnormalities, disabilities, heart disease and respiratory disorders.

Sydney and Sydney Eye Hospital is Australia’s first hospital and dates from the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. Clinical services provided are a 24 hr Emergency Department (for eyes and genera) and outpatient departments (eyes, general and hands). Clinical wards include Eyes, Hands, ENT and General Medicine as well as the Peri-Operative Suite. Sydney Hospital is a quaternary referral unit for eye diseases and has a dedicated Hand Unit which is a tertiary referral centre for hand trauma, abnormalities and diseases.

Note: this Job Advertisement relates to the EGSSST - Prince of Wales Hospital Network. Please refer to the EGSSST - St Vincent's Network for adverts for STVH SRMO and UR positions.

 

What you'll be doing

The primary purpose of the role is to provide effective clinical management of surgical patients in the Eastern and Greater Southern Surgical Skills Network – Prince of Wales Hospital.

The role will be carried out under appropriate supervision, whilst developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment. The Surgical SRMO is a key person who works closely with all members of a multi-disciplinary team and deals with matters of an urgent or sensitive nature, whilst exercising discretion, sensitivity and maintaining confidentiality.

Decision making and supervision will be at the appropriate level according to the doctor’s skills, knowledge and experience. The Surgical SRMO will be expected to adopt a progressively more independent approach to patient management according to their experience, under the guidance of and at the discretion of the appropriate Attending Medical Officer (AMO). All patients managed within the hospitals of the health service are under the direct care of a specialist medical practitioner. All decisions regarding their care are to be clearly communicated with the specialist responsible for that care.

 

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.

We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au.

 

Click 'Apply for Job' to submit your resume and respond to the following selection criteria:

  1. MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
  2. A minimum of 2 years of postgraduate experience and previous experience in a surgical department relevant to the position or specialty interest, including sufficient clinical experience in order to undertake the key accountabilities for this role.
  3. Commitment to relevant SET training program: either completed or on track to complete the requirements for admission to SET training. This includes the completion of desired courses, exams and terms.
  4. Demonstrated ability to complete rotations as allocated and required in the Eastern and Greater Southern Surgical Skills Network – POWH.
  5. Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgement and expertise, including demonstrated excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style.
  6. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services.
  7. Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment
  8. Demonstrated ongoing commitment to further self-education, professional development and to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.

Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description
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For role related queries or questions contact Dadeyva Gutierrez on dadeyva.gutierrez@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 05, August 2025

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