Advanced Trainee

NSW Health; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking an Advanced Trainee in Paediatrics to provide clinical management for paediatric patients across Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital, under appropriate supervision. The role involves working with a multidisciplinary team, assessing emergency presentations, and participating in pediatric ambulatory care.

Candidates should be MBBS or equivalent and registered or eligible in Australia, with experience in neonatal and paediatric resuscitation and a commitment to education and

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree and medical registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Sufficient clinical experience to work in varied paediatric settings including emergencies.
• Advanced ability to work in a multidisciplinary team to plan, deliver and coordinate patient care.
• Strong communication skills for clinical and non-clinical audiences.
• Commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and education responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective clinical management of paediatric patients under supervision.
• Work across two hospital sites and three units, including Emergency and Ambulatory settings.
• Participate in after-hours rosters, night shifts and weekends.
• Conduct SCAN assessments when required and coordinate transfers to paediatric facilities if needed.
• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and training.

Skills

Paediatric care

Neonatal resuscitation

Team collaboration

Communication

Time management

Quality improvement

Medical education

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical degree

Job description

Employment Type

TemporaryVarious

Remuneration

- As per Award

Hours Per Week

38

Requisition ID

CAM30822

Position Tagline

https://youtu.be/55EA9xcYJJA

Where you'll be working

Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital

What you'll be doing

The primary purpose of the AdvancedTrainee in Paediatrics at Blacktown-Mt Druitt Hospital is to provide effective clinical management of Paediatric patients, under appropriate supervision, whilst developing expertise in Paediatric practice, in a complex environment. The Advanced Trainee (Paediatrics) works closely with all members of a multi-disciplinary team and deals with matters of an urgent or sensitive nature, whilst exercising discretion, sensitivity and maintaining confidentiality. It is expected that the Advance Trainee has been exposed to all aspects of general paediatrics medicine and is able to competently assess children presenting to the Emergency department across both sites (BMDH) and make appropriate provisional diagnoses and management plan. The Advanced Trainee is also expected to be proficient at both neonatal and paediatric resuscitation. The trainee will be working as part of a team to provide holistic medical care for paediatric and neonatal inpatients. The Trainee is also expected to review patients in Paediatric Ambulatory Care clinics at Blacktown & Mount Druitt Hospital. The Advance Trainee will be exposed to a broad range of developmental and behavioural problems and they are expected to undertake the assessments as part of the multidisciplinary teams and independently where required. The Advance Trainee will be expected to assess children at risk and complete a SCAN (Suspected child abuse and Neglect) assessment when required. The Advance Trainee will also provide consultation and advice regarding pain, fluid management and drug doses to the paediatric surgical patients admitted at Blacktown hospital and assess children presenting to Blacktown Emergency department and arrange transfer to a paediatric facility if appropriate.

• Advanced Trainees work across both sites and across 3 units.
• Participate in after-hours rosters including nights and weekends.
• A shift work roster of mostly 12.5 hours shifts, including night shifts and weekends.
• The roster also includes "sick-on-call" shifts where they may be required to fill a shift within the specified 24 hour period at short notice.
• Advanced Trainees may be the most senior paediatric doctor onsite overnight.
• Advanced Traineeswill have the opportunity to partake in General Paediatric Outpatient Clinics.
• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
• Sufficient clinical experience in order to undertake the clinical duties of the role in a variety of clinical settings and proficiency in basic and advanced Paediatric and Neonatal resuscitation.
• Advanced ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the planning, delivery and coordination of patient care.
• Advanced communication skills, including the ability to convey, and adapt verbal and written information to a clinical and non-clinical audience
• Excellent organisational and time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
• Advanced clinical skills and judgement, with the ability to make sound decisions and problem solve with an awareness of limitations and ability to learn independently and modify behaviour accordingly.
• Previous experience in and willingness to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and training.

Applications Close: 14, October 2026

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