Trainee

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various
**Remuneration**: $89,095 - $139,187
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM26344 - Central Coast Local Health District - Intensive Care Medicine - Trainee

Welcome to Central Coast Local Health District where we strive to deliver exceptional healthcare services and enhance the health and wellbeing of our community. We invite suitably trained and experienced medical officers to join our community and enjoy the benefits of a relaxed, coastal lifestyle paired with a rewarding career supporting our rapidly growing population.
Please watch our welcome video.

At CCLHD we value our staff as our most important resource and offer ongoing support and development opportunities. Find out more:

- Central Coast Local Health District - Imagine Regional (nsw.gov.au)
- Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) - NSW Health

**Where you will be working**:
**Intensive Care Trainee Position**

This position is based in ICU at Gosford Hospital.

The Gosford ICU is accredited for basic and advanced training (General Training) with the College of Intensive care Medicine (CICM).

Gosford ICU has a strong record of success with all parts of the CICM examinations.

Approved training can also be claimed by medical officers registered as trainees with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, and the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine).

There is access to secondments for CICM Trainees to Anaesthetics, Acute and Longitudinal Medicine and Paediatric Intensive Care Units terms, Palliative Care and more

In conjunction with the University of Newcastle, CCLHD has recently opened the Central Coast Clinical School and Research Institute on the Gosford Hospital campus, providing additional opportunities in training and research.

**CCLHD Intensive Care Services**

**Gosford Hospital**is the principal referral hospital for the Central Coast, with over 500 inpatient beds and 24/7 access to the emergency department and operating theatres. A recent $368 million dollar redevelopment delivered a new emergency department, ICU, nuclear medicine facility, special care nursery and expanded medical imaging service
The new Intensive Care Unit at Gosford Hospital opened in 2019 and has 24 physical bed space with 14 funded beds and the capacity to ventilate 11 patients. It is expected that the extra beds will be opened as clinical need arises.

The service also manages the Central Coast Road Retrieval Service.

**Wyong Hospital** is an acute major metropolitan hospital with over 300 beds providing inpatient, outpatient and emergency services to residents in the northern region of the Central Coast. A recent $200 million expansion delivered a new emergency department, ICU, paediatric unit, inpatient wards, theatres and expanded medical imaging services. The new ICU at Intensive Care Unit at Gosford Hospital opened in 2019 and has 12 physical bed spaces with 6 funded beds.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Completion of at least four postgraduate years working as a medical officer with demonstrated competence and eligible to be accepted into a recognised training program.
- Demonstrated commitment to relevant training program and related medical experience in relevant specialities. Work towards completion of relevant college examinations.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, including providing leadership and direction to ensure appropriate management of patients.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise, with demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
- Demonstrated time management and problem-solving skills. Along with Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to self-education.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and computer skills, with minimum of 30 words per minute.
- Demonstration of leadership or initiative in either clinical or non-clinical setting.

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**Applications Close: 06, July 2025