NSLHD - Post Graduate Fellow - Trauma Service - Royal North Shore Hospital (Apply via eCredential)
An opportunity to be part of the Trauma Service at Royal North Shore Hospital is available.
Applications are accepted via eCredential only, to apply click here
Position Classification: Post Graduate Fellow
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Hours Per Week: Up to 40
Duration: Until 1 February 2027
Who we are : We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.
Where you'll be working
Royal North Shore Hospital Emergency Department is a busy tertiary service seeing 90,000 adult and paediatric patients annually and serving as a trauma centre and a state-wide bums and spinal referral hospital. Post Graduate Fellows have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of Trauma Care, from ED resuscitation to operating theatre management and ICU care to post operative ward care and to discharge.
About the Role
The Trauma Fellow will be actively involved in the Trauma Service at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH). This position will involve working closely with the members of the Trauma Service and include liaison with the Emergency Department, Operating Theatres, Intensive Care Unit and the Acute Surgical Service at RNSH.
This is a unique opportunity for a Critical Care Post Graduate Fellow with an interest in Trauma management, to enhance their Trauma skills and use those in treating patients involved in major trauma.
The role will involve coordinating the resuscitation and ongoing response in major trauma patients and liaising with other critical care specialties and surgical specialties, to help co-ordinate the optimal in-theatre trauma response, and appropriate post operative care.
The role will involve being a representative at Trauma related meetings and optimizing the protocols and procedures involved in the management of trauma patients. The candidate would also be involved in the teaching of Junior medical staff, medical students and paramedical staff.
The Trauma fellow will be expected to be involved in trauma patient care from arrival at Hospital (Trauma Attends) when able, and in their care on the wards and in ICU. They will be involved in the provision of care of the Trauma patient and its coordination, participate and lead in governance, teaching and review of the Trauma pathways within the Hospital and participate in the Code crimson and trauma Morbidity and Mortality meetings.
This is a unique opportunity for a Critical Care Post Graduate Fellow with an interest in Trauma management, to enhance their Trauma skills and use those in treating patients involved in major trauma.
The role will involve coordinating the resuscitation and ongoing response in major trauma patients and liaising with other critical care specialties and surgical specialties, to help co-ordinate the optimal in-theatre trauma response, and appropriate post operative care.
The role will involve being a representative at Trauma related meetings and optimizing the protocols and procedures involved in the management of trauma patients. The candidate would also be involved in the teaching of Junior medical staff, medical students and paramedical staff.
The Trauma fellow will be expected to be involved in trauma patient care from arrival at Hospital (Trauma Attends) when able, and in their care on the wards and in ICU. They will be involved in the provision of care of the Trauma patient and its coordination, participate and lead in governance, teaching and review of the Trauma pathways within the Hospital and participate in the Code crimson and trauma Morbidity and Mortality meetings.
Purpose of the Position
The post graduate fellow does not fulfill the same duties as a specialist, it is a transition position between fellow medical practitioners into specialist roles via a short period of supervision. The post graduate fellow does not exercise independent clinical privileges and is supervised by a specialist medical officer at all times including periods of on-call. The level of supervision is commensurate to their level of experience.
You will provide care and treatment of patients, as a delegate of the specialist medical officer involved in the management of the patient, as part of a multidisciplinary team in a Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) facility or service. This care will be provided within the scope of practice endorsed by the NSLHD Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC).
This position is temporary with the possibility of temporary extension based on performance, funding and need.
The post graduate fellow does not fulfill the same duties as a specialist, it is a transition position between fellow medical practitioners into specialist roles via a short period of supervision. The post graduate fellow does not exercise independent clinical privileges and is supervised by a specialist medical officer at all times including periods of on-call. The level of supervision is commensurate to their level of experience.
You will provide care and treatment of patients, as a delegate of the specialist medical officer involved in the management of the patient, as part of a multidisciplinary team in a Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) facility or service. This care will be provided within the scope of practice endorsed by the NSLHD Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC).
This position is temporary with the possibility of temporary extension based on performance, funding and need.
Selection Criteria
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants must have Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANCZA) or Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM) or College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (FCICMANZ) or recognition as a specialist by the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants expecting to be awarded their Fellowship within 3 months may be considered.
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Sound clinical knowledge in Critical Care demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality assurance activities relevant to the specialty.
- Demonstrated clinical, diagnostic and technical skills commensurate with functioning as a post graduate fellow in Critical Care, including Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Intensive Care
- High level interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work within a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Demonstrated participation in and commitment to undergraduate, postgraduate, interdisciplinary teaching and education, including research, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
- Preparedness to participate in any on-call service (under supervision), including on-call rosters already existing or established.
Need more information?
1) The requirements of the position can be viewed via the Position Description
2) For assistance with your application please refer to the eCredential guide
3) To view the Scope of Clinical Practice for this position click here
For role related queries or questions contact Dr Geoffrey Healy on 0407 664 549 or email. Geoffrey.Healy@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11) You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
Applications Close: 23 December 2025
Please Note: NSW Health does not require or accept the ‘Fit2Work badge’ offered as an option in eCredential.
