Trainee - Unaccredited Position

**Employment Type**: Various time until 2 February 2026
**Remuneration**: $89,095.00-$139,187.00
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM24630
- An exciting opportunity exists to join the Palliative Care Department as an Unaccredited Trainee within the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District_.

**Where you'll be working**

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed base of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong.

The Bulli Aged Care Centre of Excellence opened in August 2020 and is an innovative collaboration between ISLHD and the Illawarra Retirement Trust. The new $50.4 million Centre of Excellence has been specifically tailored to meet the requirements of the local population. The project included the construction of a new facility opposite the existing Bulli Hospital, to transform the site into a centre of excellence focussed on geriatric medicine. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Bulli.

Bulli Hospital works closely with the Aged Care Specialist team at Wollongong Hospital to ensure a safe and timely transfer of patients who have completed an acute episode of care and require additional assessment, Sub-Acute medical management and planning for ongoing care needs. Bulli Hospital also provides outpatient Geriatric Services via the Geriatric Outpatient Therapy unit. This service is supported by a Geriatrician, Advanced Trainee in Aged Care, specialist nursing staff and Allied Health. The outpatient unit houses a therapy area and assessment area for patient appointments.

**What you'll be doing**
- Responsible for provision of high quality Trainee assessment and advice for inpatients referred to Wollongong Hospital's Palliative Care Consult Service and Port Kembla Palliative Care Service, under the supervision of Specialist Staff.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

**Please note**: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

**Qualifications - External**
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
- A minimum of two (2) full years of postgraduate experience
- Able to demonstrate relevance of palliative care training to chosen career path
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills and judgement and expertise
- Demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem solving skills as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Sufficient skills knowledge and experience to practice as a safe and competent palliative care trainee
- Demonstrated commitment to participate in after hours, weekend and on-call rosters
- Moderate computer skills

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**Applications Close: 27 April 2025