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Anaesthesia - Scheme
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Mid North Coast Local Health District
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CAM25521 Requisition #
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Remuneration:  -
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM25521

ort Macquarie Base Hospital is accredited for 24 months of ANZCA training and is part of the Port Macquarie Training Scheme which incudes rotations to PMBH ICU, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Westmead Children's Hospital and The Wollongong Hospital. 

PMBH is a 195-bed, role delineation 5, public teaching hospital servicing a growing population of approximately 215,000.

The hospital offers a comprehensive range of surgical activities, across 9 operating theatres, including vascular, liver, upper GI and colorectal surgery, complex laparoscopic and general urology, visiting ENT(Adult and Paediatric), dental, maxillofacial, orthopaedic, O and G, ophthalmology, cardiology, ERCP and interventional radiology services.

The Department of Anaesthesia provides a high quality Acute Pain Service and has high regional anaesthesia demand, providing 2290 regional anaesthesia episodes per year. 

Port Macquarie Base Hospital has a 16-bed ICU accredited for Limited General Training (G6) Rural. Diagnostic facilities include on-site CT scanning, MRI and pathology services. 

PMBH provides immediate support to Wauchope District Memorial Hospital and Kempsey District Hospital. Patients are transferred for tertiary trauma care, RNSH is the default tertiary hospital for critical care, neurosurgery, burns and spinal services, JHH is the default regional trauna centre. 

The UNSW Rural Clinical School is adjacent to hospital grounds and provides teaching and research opportunities.



The primary purpose of a Trainee in Anaesthesia is to provide anaesthesia care in a complex clinical environment. This will be done under supervision appropriate to the level of training of the applicant and in line with recommendations of the training program of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) or as part of the CICM or ACEM training programme or Diploma of Rural Generalist Anaesthesia, where this is applicable. Trainees are expected to extend their knowledge and skills in managing anaesthesia across multiple subspeciality areas of anaesthesia in order to meet the professional standards set by ANZCA. They are required to deliver anaesthesia, perioperative care and pain management services inside and outside the operating rooms and to perform other duties during rotations to other areas as directed. Trainees will participate as a multidisciplinary team member across key areas of anaesthetics including:
  • anaesthesia and sedation (including obstetric anaesthesia where relevant)
  • regional anaesthesia
  • airway management
  • pain medicine
  • perioperative medicine
  • resuscitation
  • trauma and crisis management
CONTRACT DURATION
This PD covers both hospitals offering accredited ‘Scheme’ (commonly 3-4 years) and ‘Independent’ (commonly 1-2 years) contracts. Offers of Scheme contracts will be based on the competitive application process, taking into account applicant preferences, with Independent contracts using the same process 

  1. Demonstrated ability to apply excellent clinical skills, knowledge & judgement
  2. Demonstrated insight and reflective learning
  3. Demonstrated teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
  4. Demonstrated communication skills, both written & oral, with patients, families, colleagues, and the public
  5. Demonstrated interest in and commitment to the ongoing improvement of patient care
  6. Demonstrated personal integrity, professionalism, ethical practice & humility



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For role related queries or questions contact Yoon Ooi on yoon.ooi@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 06, July 2025

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