Trainee - Unaccredited Position
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- Paediatrics and Child Health
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- CAM26927 Requisition #
Paediatrics and Child Health, Trainee Unaccredited Position, Nepean Hospital
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (01-Sep-2025 to 01-Feb-2026)
Remuneration: $97,993 - $139,187
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26927
Please note this is a current vacancy for remainder of 2025 clinical year only (01-Sep-2025 to 01-Feb-2026)
Nepean Hospital is an accredited secondment hospital for Paediatrics Training. It is expected that the Trainee has been exposed to all aspects of general paediatric medicine and is able to competently assess children presenting to the Emergency Department and make appropriate provisional diagnoses and management plans. The Trainee is also expected to be proficient in both neonatal and paediatric resuscitation. The Trainee will be exposed to a broad range of developmental and behavioural problems and they are expected to undertake the assessments as part of the multidisciplinary teams and independently where required. The Trainee will be expected to assess children at risk and complete a PANOC assessment when required.
What you'll be doing
- Managing common paediatric problems admitted to the Children s Ward such as asthma, bronchiolitis, bacterial and viral meningitis, child at risk, pneumonia, epilepsy, febrile convulsion, urinary tract infections, diabetes, obesity complications, growth and developmental problems and social and family problems.
- Providing medical coverage for the Paediatric Acute Review Clinic (PARC).
- Providing onsite supervision of the Paediatric Short Stay Unit (PASS).
- Attending fully supervised paediatric outpatient clinics to gain further ambulatory paediatric experience. These include general paediatrics, immunology, behaviour and diabetes.
- Participating in 24/7 rotating roster of days, evenings, nights and weekends.
Where you'll be working
- The Department of Paediatrics provides paediatric services to approximately 80,000 children and has a neonatal workload of over 3,800 deliveries per annum.
- Nepean Hospital has a 24 bed Paediatric Ward, a level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Special Care Nursery and a 24 bed Post Natal Ward.
- The Department is staffed by 11 Paediatricians including 5 VMO s, 3 Clinical Academics and 6 Staff Specialists (General Paediatric, Endocrine and Developmental Medicine), 2 General Paediatric Clinical Fellows, 10 Paediatric Trainees and 6 Residents.
- The Department of Paediatrics is accredited by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and has previously been host to the RACP Fellowship clinical examinations.
- The department runs annual mock RACP clinical exams.
For more detail about this role including training, education and research opportunities and employee benefits please download the Paediatrics and Child Health Trainee Unaccredited Position Information Sheet.
Essential requirements
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- At least three years' postgraduate experience in public hospital service (or equivalent).
- Demonstrated clinical practice as a registered medical practitioner in the last 2 years in a setting appropriate to the needs of the position.
- Minimum 10 weeks experience in a dedicated paediatric unit in last 2 years.
- Demonstrated experience and training in paediatric procedural and resuscitation skills including venepuncture, cannulation, bladder catheterisation and lumbar puncture.
- This position is subject to an appropriate supervision level which can be supported by the health agency. If the incumbent s registration conditions include supervision requirements, the level of supervision must be able to be supported by the health agency for this role.
- Valid Working with Children Check, cleared National Police Check.
- To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.
Selection criteria
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Demonstrated experience and training in paediatric procedural and resuscitation skills including venepuncture, cannulation, bladder catheterisation and lumbar puncture.
- Adept ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services.
- Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development and self-education.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
Need more information? Click here for the Position Description.
Find out more about applying for this position. Please ensure you attach your curriculum vitae to your submission.
For role related queries or questions contact:
Dr Habib Bhurawala, Head of Department Paediatrics on 02 4734 3363 or habib.bhurawala@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 17, August 2025
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NBMLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
