Trainee - Unaccredited Position

🔍 Hornsby, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital | Sydney

📁: Surgery

💼: Northern Sydney Local Health District

📅   : CAM25956 Requisition #

Unaccredited Trainee – Surgery (General) - Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital - 12 MONTH CONTRACT ONLY.

Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: As per ‘Public Hospital Medical Officers (State) Award’
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM25956

An exciting opportunity to join the surgical team in the Theatres Department at Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital. You will be working with our Specialist Surgical Team who will provide you with the support and guidance as you continue to develop and master your surgical skills. Unaccredited Trainee positions will be based at Hornsby Hospital undertaking either a General Surgery role, a subspecialty of Plastics and Vascular role or a role that provides an opportunity of a 6-month rotation to the Sydney Children's Hospital Network at Westmead. Our ‘A’ grade rating for JMO Wellbeing, is a result of the collaborative, flexible and supportive environment we provide our Junior Medical Officers.

Where you'll be working

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is a major metropolitan teaching hospital. Patients can access a range of services including coronary care, intensive care, orthopaedics, general medicine, surgical, obstetric, respiratory, rehabilitation, paediatric, maternity and emergency care. The hospital also provides a wide range of outpatient services including allied health, dental and podiatry clinics, child, adolescent and family health, drug and alcohol, health promotion and rehabilitation and aged care. An acute mental health service is co-located at Hornsby Hospital. The new $265 million Stage 2 redevelopment was officially opened in June 2022.

For more information https://www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/Hornsby/Pages/default.aspx

What you'll be doing

The primary purpose of the role is to provide effective clinical management of surgical patients, under appropriate supervision, whilst developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment. The unaccredited trainee is the 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 unaccredited trainee’s skills, knowledge and experience. They 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 a patient’s care are to be clearly communicated with the specialist responsible for that care. Two Unaccredited Trainee positions will be based at Hornsby Hospital undertaking either a General Surgery role OR a subspecialty of Plastics and Vascular role. The third Unaccredited Trainee will be based at Hornsby Hospital and have the opportunity of a 6 month rotation to the Sydney Children's Hospital Network at Westmead.

Experience and qualifications commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role
Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgement and expertise
Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
High level communication skills, both written and verbal
Skills in time management, prioritisation and problem solving
Commitment to own continuing professional development and self-education
Commitment to quality improvement and patient safety
At least three years' post graduate experience in public hospital service (or equivalent)

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For role related queries or questions contact Julian Ip on Julian.Ip@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 05, August 2025