Trainee

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various - for Contract from 2nd February 2026 to 31st January 2027
**Remuneration**: $110,986.00 to $139,187.00 + 11.5% Superannuation + Salary Packaging
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM27105

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Intensive Care Unit 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**

The Intensive Care Trainee will work under the supervision of Specialist Intensive Care Physicians, assisting to manage, diagnose and treat patients with severe medical, surgical, obstetric and paediatric illness. This may include the management of deteriorating and seriously ill patients outside the intensive care unit as well as the intra-hospital transport of critically ill patients.

This position may suit a trainee with relatively little experience (PGY3) to more experienced trainees (pre-fellowship). The experienced trainees may already have post graduate qualifications in critical care, Anaesthesia or Emergency Medicine. More experienced Trainees might be competent with invasive lines, intubation, ventilator support and managing critically ill patients with multi-organ failure.

The Trainee will participate in a rotating roster of days, evenings, nights and weekends and may rotate to Anaesthetics and / or Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital (which meets the CICM training requirement for rural Intensive Care). This position is accredited for ICU training by the CICM.

**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._
- ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the _Child Safe Standards._ We aim to ensure that _children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse._

**Need more information or help applying?**
- Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.
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Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases (nsw.gov.au) before employment can commence.

**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.

**Selection Criteria**:

- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
- At least two years postgraduate experience
- Ability to practice as a safe and competent Intensive Care Trainee
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
- If primary medical degree from overseas, demonstrated eligibility for registration with either a pass in the AMC Part 1 Exam or completed training an