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Westmead Hospital is a leading centre of research, training and specialisation in all fields of Medicine and Dentistry, providing services in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Kidney and Pancreas transplantation, Cancer Care, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Neonatal Intensive Care, Trauma, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Critical Care, Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Adult Acute Psychiatry (networked with the co-located Cumberland Hospital) as well as other specialised medical and surgical services.

Westmead Hospital is also the principal referral centre for other metropolitan hospitals within the district including Auburn Hospital, Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital.

Intensive care service in Westmead hospital includes 36 general, and 10 post cardiothoracic surgical ICU beds. General ICU bed numbers have expanded by 50% in early 2020. Cardiothoracic ICU has also recently moved into a newly built ICU pod. Common ICU admissions include complex medical cases such as sepsis, severe respiratory or cardiac failure, complicated bone marrow transplant, and surgical cases including trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, cardiothoracic, ENT, plastic surgery, urology, upper GI, hepatobiliary, and colorectal procedures

What you'll be doing
WSLHD - Resident Medical Officer - Westmead Hospital
This position is rotational, with 5 different terms a year. The resident medical officer (RMO) will provide medical care consistent with their level of experience and skills. The RMO will be under the supervision of a career medical officer (CMO) and/or unaccredited, basic or advanced trainee and/or fellow and consultant senior medical officer for all terms and at al times. The RMO will be trained in accordance with the National Australian Curriculum Framework.

As this is a rotational position the RMO may be exposed to all population groups including neonates, children, pregnant women, elderly patients and mental health patients and many different clinical situations depending on the allocated terms. In the Emergency Department the RMO will be exposed to all clinical situations, acute and chronic. The roster comprises day, afternoon/evening and night shifts. In ward based positions the majority of the work is during business hours. There may be some clinic based work (outpatients) and after hours shifts.

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• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
• Applicants must have a minimum of 12 months’ experience as a Medical Officer in a public hospital (observer experience not considered). Australian experience is strongly preferred.
• A professional attitude and flexibility in work role with a preparedness and ability to participate in after-hours overtime and on-call rosters
• Prepared to rotate in other hospitals within the Network
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Demonstrated good organisational and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team