Trainee

Anaesthesia Scheme Trainee, Nepean Hospital

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (02-Feb-2026 up to 4 years)
Remuneration: $97,993 - $139,187 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM25746

The primary purpose of a Trainee in Anaesthesia is to provide anaesthesia care in a complex clinical environment. This will be done under supervision appropriate to the level of training of the applicant and in line with recommendations of the training program of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) or as part of the CICM or ACEM training programme or Diploma of Rural Generalist Anaesthesia, where this is applicable. Trainees are expected to extend their knowledge and skills in managing anaesthesia across multiple subspeciality areas of anaesthesia in order to meet the professional standards set by ANZCA. They are required to deliver anaesthesia, perioperative care and pain management services inside and outside the operating rooms and to perform other duties during rotations to other areas as directed.

Trainees will participate as a multidisciplinary team member across key areas of anaesthetics including:

• anaesthesia and sedation (including obstetric anaesthesia where relevant)
• regional anaesthesia
• airway management
• pain medicine
• perioperative medicine
• resuscitation
• trauma and crisis management

What you'll be doing

• Assisting Specialist Anaesthetists in Operating Theatre during routine hours with elective and emergency cases.
• Performing pre and post operative evaluations.
• Providing anaesthetic care in Theatre and other locations including ICU/CCU.
• Providing epidural service to Delivery Suite as rostered.
• Take part in emergency resuscitation service for all wards and departments as required.
• Participating in a rotating roster of day, evening and night shifts with overtime as required.
• Undertaking rotations within the Nepean Anaesthetic Rotational Training Scheme including Concord, RPA, CHW, and Port Macquarie Hospitals and Nepean ICU

Where you'll be working

• Anaesthesia Department consisting of 70 Specialists and 26 Trainees.
• Over 19 operating theatres performing approx. 15,000 procedures a year, covering all major surgical specialities with the exception of cardiac and major paediatric surgery.
• Anaesthetic services are also provided to endoscopy, medical imaging (MRI and angio), cardiac catheterisation lab and the Pre Admission Clinic.
• Obstetric anaesthesia is provided to the Delivery Suite (3,700 deliveries/year) on a 24 hour basis.