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Overview

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

CAM27121 Requisition #

- Employment Type: Temporary Various
- Remuneration: $89,095.00 - $120,489.00 per annum plus superannuation
- Hours Per Week: 38
- Requisition ID: CAM27121

NB: This contract is only for Term 4 of the current clinical year - 3 November 2025 to 1 February 2026 - and will be an Intensive Care term.

Where you’ll be working

Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Services is a major teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre, providing excellent healthcare to south-eastern Sydney and specialist health and medical services to NSW.

We have 450 inpatient beds and almost 3,000 staff. Each year we care for more than 60,000 patients in our Emergency Department and around 50,000 patients are admitted to the inpatient units of our hospital. We also have a busy outpatient service and rural outreach service and provide more than 900,000 occasions of non-admitted patient care each year.

Our hospital is affiliated with various Universities and premier medical teaching facilities which enables our staff to provide excellence in healthcare in conjunction with our commitment to quality clinical teaching and leading medical research.

Intensive Care Unit (Adult) & High Dependency Unit

The Prince of Wales Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is committed to high quality Intensive Care Medicine training, as evidenced by our great exam success rate. Teaching programs consist of material pertinent for college training. The Department is led by world-recognised, well-respected Intensivists and our doctors are supported by highly skilled and motivated nursing staff with a deep knowledge of critical illness. We have one of the strongest team atmospheres in the hospital and work hard to foster a friendly, supportive environment. We also acknowledge the importance of staff education and well-being, which in turn contributes to effective patient care.

What you’ll be doing

The primary purpose of the position is to manage patients as an ICU doctor, those at risk of clinical deterioration requiring care, plus pre- and post-care evaluation, as directed and overseen by supervising consultants in those departments; while developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment.

Critically ill patients include patients with life-threatening single and multiple organ system failure, those at risk of clinical deterioration as well as those requiring resuscitation and/or management in the intensive care unit. The Critical Care Senior Resident Medical Officer works under supervision, assisting to manage, diagnose and treat the disturbances associated with severe medical and surgical illness and the conditions that cause them.

The Critical Care SRMO will gain valuable experience, education and training in critical care, in particular for those preparing for the primary exam of ANZCA, CICM or ACEM.

Qualifications

- MBBS or equivalent, currently holds General registration with the Medical Board of Australia
- Completion of at least two years satisfactory full-time post-graduate experience, including recent clinical practice as a registered medical practitioner in an Australian Health System or within the approved competent authority pathway with recent experience in intensive care and/or anaesthesia and/or emergency medicine.
- Demonstrated commitment to participating in training and development opportunities to further develop skills and knowledge in critical care areas of medicine.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with key persons or services.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment with commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.

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For role related queries or questions contact Sumesh Arora on Sumesh.Arora@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 9th October 2025, 11.59PM (AEST)

Please note that the advertisement may close earlier if there is a suitable candidate list for the panel to proceed to interview stage.

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.

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