2026 Anaesthesia Advanced Trainee 1

Requisition No: 3937
- Executive Division: Operations
- Division: Surgery Endoscopy Anaesthesia Services
- Program: Anaesthesia
- Department: Anaesthesia, Pain & Perioperative Medicine
- Enterprise Agreement: Doctors in Training (Victorian Public Health Secto
- Job Function: Medical
- Project:
Anaesthesia Advanced Trainee
- Location: Footscray/Sunshine
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Salary: Classification HM25 - HM30

**About the role**

The Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at Western Health provides services for

more than 30,000 surgical procedures and more than 5,500 deliveries a year. With the

exception of Cardiac, all surgical specialities are represented. In addition, the Anaesthetic Department runs a busy acute and chronic pain service, teaching program and is actively involved in ongoing research and audit.

The Department employs 36 Registrars at any one time - rotating through the North Western.

and Southern Rotational Programs and Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine Training

Schemes.

The Department has eight (8) training positions available for advanced anaesthetic

registrars. Advanced anaesthetic registrars are selected up to a maximum of eight (8) full

year equivalent positions. There is a possibility that some of these positions will include a

rotation to Monash Health with a view to gaining cardiac and neuroanaesthesia experience.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Perform duties anaesthetic, pain management and critical care duties
- Quality peri-operative care under the supervision of an appropriate specialist. This includes preoperative assessment and preparation, peri-operative planning, anaesthesia, intra and postoperative medical care and pain management.
- Provide day to day clinical management of patients and ensure attendance at ward rounds

**To be Successful in this Role you**:

- Hold a MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification
- Have current medical registration with AHPRA or the ability to gain such registration
- before commencement of the clinical placement
- Have completed at least two years of anaesthetic training

will need to complete this online referee assessment and on completion this will be submitted directly to the Head of Unit.

These positions are fixed term full time.

For more information, please refer to the position description and/or contact us below.

**Position Description**

**Applications close 11:59pm on 5 June 2025.**

**About Western Health**

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include

oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges. We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.

Why join us?

Compensation and benefits
- Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.
- Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.
- Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.

Learning and development opportunities
- Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.
- Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.
- Mentorship and career support.

Community impact and inclusion
- Make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives through compassionate care.
- Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion.
- Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research.

Organisational culture and environment
- Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team envir