NSW Government

Trainee - Unaccredited Position

🔍 Wollongong, Wollongong Hospital | Illawarra

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Geriatric Medicine
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Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
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CAM27443 Requisition #

 

Employment Type: Temporary Various - 1 year Contract Commencing 2nd of February 2026
Remuneration: $110,986.00 - $139,187.00 + 11.5% Super and Salary Packaging Benefits
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM27443
 

Come for the Lifestyle

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.

The Shoalhaven area is one of the fastest growing areas of NSW with over 5,000 new residents making the move here every year. The area has plenty to offer with the beautiful beaches of Jervis Bay, rainforests of Kangaroo Valley and tourist townships like Berry, all within 30 minutes’ drive. For more information on the Shoalhaven Region you can visit the following website: Shoalhaven

Shoalhaven Hospital is a busy rural hospital which employs over 1,000 staff and is the main acute care hospital for the Shoalhaven region, providing emergency care, medical, surgical and orthopaedic services.  Shoalhaven Hospital has an Intensive Care Unit focusing on high dependency and coronary patients, Children’s Ward and Maternity Unit as well as a purpose-built regional Cancer Care Centre and sub-acute Mental Health Unit. Shoalhaven Hospital is currently undergoing a $438 million redevelopment.



What you'll be doing

The trainee under supervision will provide effective medical services within a patient centred geriatric model of care to patients, while developing expertise in a Geriatrician led interdisciplinary care and management practice, in a complex clinical environment. There is the opportunity to rotate through subspecialty modules within Geriatric Medicine including orthogeriatrics, psychogeriatrics, consults to other teams, Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) in addition to acute and subacute patient care. In addition one of the rotations is designed to facilitate care of patients in RACF using telehealth to attempt to avoid unnecessary hospitalisations and ED presentations. This is an RACP accredited training position. The position may involve a rotation to Shoalhaven which will include community and outreach plus acute inpatients and orthogeriatrics. 

 
  1. MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
  2. Completion of at least 3 postgraduate years of medical training with a demonstrated interest in Geriatric Medicine
  3. Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised clinical environment using excellent clinical skills, judgement and expertise
  4. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and demonstrated ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams
  5. Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to self-education as well as a willingness to teach and support junior medical staff
  6. Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management




 

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 John McKenzie on John.McKenzie1@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 27, November 2025

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