Senior Resident Medical Officer
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Remuneration: -
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29669
John Hunter Hospital (JHH), located on the traditional Country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, is one of the most utilised healthcare campuses in NSW and has one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the state. The NSW Government is investing $835 million to redevelop the John Hunter and John Hunter Children’s Hospitals.
The redevelopment of the John Hunter and John Hunter Children’s Hospitals will deliver a significant expansion providing additional capacity and purpose-built infrastructure, to enable the implementation of contemporary models of care.
The project will:
• Deliver enhanced and expanded facilities with a new 7-storey acute services building.
• Deliver a new Emergency Department to meet a projected future demand of over 95,000 presentations each year.
• Double the capacity of the Intensive Care Unit and provide capacity for future expansion.
• Provide 22 operating theatres and 9 interventional suites to respond to significantly increasing demand.
• Deliver five procedure rooms for endoscopy and minor procedures.
• Provide purpose-built flexible education space co-located within clinical services.
JHH Surgical Services offers a comprehensive Surgical Education and Training Program, aimed at providing all Unaccredited Trainees and SRMOs with the skills and knowledge required to apply to Surgical Education Programs.
What you'll be doing
Decision making and supervision will be at the appropriate level according to the SRMOs skills, knowledge and experience. They will be expected to adopt a progressively more independent approach to patient management according to their experience, under the guidance of and at the discretion of the appropriate Attending Medical Officer (AMO).
All patients managed within the hospitals of the health service are under the direct care of a specialist medical practitioner. All decisions regarding a patient's care are to be clearly communicated with the specialist responsible for that care.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
- 2 years of postgraduate experience with completion of OMFS, General Surgery and Critical Care Terms being highly regarded
- Completion of or evidence of intention to complete Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) or Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses prior to commencement of post
- Demonstrated experience in management of medically compromised patients
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise
- Demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem solving skills as part of a multidisciplinary team
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For role related queries or questions contact Kirsty Butterworth on Kirsty.Butterworth@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 04, August 2026
