Resident Medical Officer

Resident Medical Officer - Belmont Hospital (Hunter New England Local Health District)

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time - Part Time Opportunities also available 
Remuneration: $94,521 to $127,827 (RMO Year 1-4) based on full-time hours
Hours Per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: CAM30462
 
Build your medical career in a supportive hospital environment where every day brings new clinical experiences, learning opportunities, and the chance to make a real difference.

Belmont Hospital is a valued community hospital within Hunter New England Local Health District, offering a supportive and collaborative environment where junior medical officers are encouraged to develop their clinical skills and confidence. Working alongside experienced consultants and multidisciplinary teams, you'll gain broad exposure to patient care (across General Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Sub-Acute & Rehabilitation, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Relief/After-Hours) while benefiting from strong supervision, teaching, and professional development opportunities. 

Our team is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and fostering a workplace culture built on collaboration, respect, learning, and continuous improvement. Whether you're looking to broaden your clinical experience or take the next step in your medical career, Belmont Hospital offers a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community while growing professionally.


What you'll be doing

• Assist with the management of patients in order to provide high quality, safe, patient-centred care. This includes coordinating admissions, assisting with patient assessments, implementing treatment plans, and organizing referrals, consultations, and diagnostic investigations.
• Perform procedures under instruction and supervision, to assist with patient care and contribute to learning.
• Assist with discharging patients as directed, following all relevant protocols, to ensure effective follow up and continuity of care of patients after discharge.
• Communicate patient-relevant information in a timely and clear manner to patients and their families/carers and all staff involved in the patient's care, to facilitate shared decision-making, timely information transfer, and hence ensuring quality patient care. This includes escalating issues when required, and respecting confidentiality and privacy.
• Prepare and oversee accurate documentation in relation to patient care, maintaining confidentiality and privacy, to ensure timely and efficient communication of patient information, and to ensure patient records are effective and accurate for current and future use.
• Teach other clinical staff, to ensure an optimal learning environment, promote growth and development of others. Teaching may include assisting with formal education sessions, providing learning experiences on the job, and giving constructive feedback and informal instruction.
• Supervise other clinical staff, to enable them to develop the competence and knowledge required for responsible practice, to ensure quality patient care and treatment, promote team building and a supportive environment, enhance the performance of those being supervised, and monitor their welfare.
• Contribute to research projects to contribute to scholarly knowledge that leads to better patient outcomes and to develop skills and understanding of quality research.
• Participate in quality assurance activities to ensure that appropriate standards are maintained, gaps in meeting safety and quality standards are identified and raised, and to contribute to the continual improvement of self, colleagues, the department and the service provided by the hospital.
• Actively monitor and manage own safety and wellbeing, seeking assistance when needed.
• Create a personal training or development plan, participate in available educational experiences, and actively seek to learn and obtain feedback in order to maintain lifelong learning and continuing professional development, to understand your own skills, knowledge and capability; and therefore to experience professional growth, exercise judgement and know when to seek assistance.