NSW Government

Trainee - Unaccredited Position

🔍 Wollongong, Wollongong Hospital | Illawarra

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Plastic Surgery
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Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
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CAM24502 Requisition #
Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration:  $89,095.00 - $139,187.00 
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM24502
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

Provide high quality clinical care to adult and paediatric plastic surgery patients under the supervision of specialist staff. Wollongong Hospital is a busy teaching hospital and the Plastic Surgery Unaccredited Trainee will, under supervision, undertake and assist emergency and non-emergency procedures including skin cancer surgery, microsurgery, maxillo-facial and the repair of soft tissue trauma. 

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

Visit our ISLHD Youtube Channel to see our people and location in action, view our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date @IllaShoalHealth.

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 https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/ActivePDSDocuments/PD2024_015.pdf 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.

Criminal record checks will be undertaken on successful applicants. This position is designated as child-related employment and you will be required to obtain a Working With Children clearance from the Office of the Children’s Guardian. To apply, please go to https://wwccheck.ccyp.nsw.gov.au/Applicants/Application#

Selection Criteria: 

  1. MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
  2. Minimum three years post graduate experience with previous experience in plastic Surgery
  3. Sufficient skills, knowledge and experience to practice as a safe and competent plastic surgery trainee
  4. Teamwork and leadership skills
  5. Excellent time management and organisational skills
  6. Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
  7. Experience in Teaching both Undergraduate & Postgraduate Students
  8. Moderate Computer Skills



Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description
  2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Robert Knight on Robert.Knight@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 08, March 2025

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