Provisional Fellow

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various - Commencing 2, February 2026
**Remuneration**: $89,095.00 - $139,187.00
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM25274
An exciting opportunity exists to join the Anaesthetics **Department** at Wollongong Hospital.

Come for the Lifestyle

**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.

**What you'll be doing**

To provide Anaesthetic Services to patients of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Hospital District (ISLHD), while consolidating experience and expertise in Anaesthetic practice in a complex clinical environment; under the supervision of Anaesthetic Specialists as appointed by ISLHD and demonstrating growing independence as the year progresses. A range of clinical interests can be accommodated and are encouraged.

The Wollongong Hospital is a large tertiary centre with a complex, high volume surgical population and a large variety of surgical specialities. Specifically, the hospital runs up to 15 operating theatres daily, with surgeries including advanced ENT, Airway, Head and Neck, Neuro, Major Upper GI, Colorectal, Urology, Orthopaedics and Trauma, Plastics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

The department offers three general and two specialised (Regional Anaesthesia and Simulation/Education) provisional fellowship programs. Provisional fellows are also provided high level teaching and experience in the management of difficult airways, paediatrics, complex emergency surgery and major haemorrhage (with ROTEM). There are also multiple additional opportunities to take up administrative, quality assurance, sustainability, and teaching roles to further develop the Provisional Fellow breadth of skills as required by ANZCA. Rotations to Shoalhaven Hospital may be possible.

**Benefits of working with ISLHD**

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
- Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay
- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)
- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
- Discounted health insurance is available through a number of different private health insurance providers. Talk to your provider today for more information
- Career progression and professional development
- ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees._

**Selection Criteria**
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
- At least six (6) years post graduate experience
- Demonstrated commitment to relevant Advanced Training Program
- Completed ATY2 and successfully completed the Part 2 FANCA examination; or ATY2 Extended with plans to sit Part 2 FANZCA within this Clinical Year; or Postgraduate experience as assessed by ANZCA as being suitable for a Provisional Fellowship Year, ATY3 or similar position
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgement and expertise
- Demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem solving skills as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Moderate computer skills

Need more information?

**Applications Close: 6, July 2025