Basic Physician Trainee - now until 31 January 2027

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous salary packaging

Fitness Passport

Education programs

Postgraduate opportunities

Career development

Employee Assistance Program

Work/Life balance

Job summary

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane – Sydney CBD NSW is seeking a Basic Physician Trainee for a fixed term until 31 January 2027. The role provides rotations through medical departments, supervision by consultants and increasing clinical autonomy aimed at entering Advanced Training.

38-hour weeks, full time, with salary per the NSW NSW Non-Declared Medical Officer Agreement. MBBS or equivalent and current Medical Board registration are required.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with patients, families and colleagues.
• Proven ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning, teaching, research and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical services under supervision in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Rotations through medical departments with increasing autonomy.
• Assess, diagnose and manage medical conditions and plan investigations.
• Prescribe medications tailored to patient needs and conditions.
• Document progress and communicate with patients and families.
• Collaborate with consultants and transfer care when appropriate.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Problem solving

Clinical leadership

Learning and teaching

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Job description

Basic Physician Trainee - now until 31 January 2027

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane – Sydney CBD NSW

Full time

2d ago , from St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane

Position Title: Basic Physician Trainee
Employment Type: Full Time (Maximum fixed term until 31 January 2027)
Hours per week: 38
Position Grade: Registrar
Salary: As per the EBA
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Medical Officer Agreement 2024

About us:

St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:

• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance

About the role:

The St Vincent's South West Network encompasses, Bowral, Campbelltown Hospital, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney and Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. We combine a long standing tradition of excellence in patient care and physician training in the most rapidly growing and dynamic medical environment in NSW, with an established centre of rural health excellence.

What you'll be doing:

The primary purpose of the Basic Physician Trainee (BPT) is to provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice in a complex clinical environment in inpatient and outpatient areas in the public health organisations within the Network.

Basic Physician Training roles consist of rotations through medical departments, working under an appropriate level of supervision by consultants. Rotations have different levels of responsibility and team structures. BPTs will gain increasing clinical autonomy and accountability as team leaders, building on their skills and attributes with the goal of entering an Advanced Training program.

BPTs undertaking the care of medical patients should ensure that they operate within their own level of expertise within a collaborative clinical care model and to seek consultation with the treating physician when appropriate, in the following activities:

Clinically assess patients, incorporating consultation/history taking, examination, and formulation of a differential diagnosis and management plans

Discuss diagnoses and management plans with patients and their families or carers

Document the progress of patients in multiple settings

Prescribe medications tailored to patients’ needs and conditions

Transfer care of patients

Choose, organise and interpret investigations

Assess and manage acutely unwell patients

Plan, prepare for, perform, and provide after care for important procedures

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children's Guardian. For more information and how to apply, please visit the Office of the Children's Guardian website www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/working-with-children-check

Our Culture:

St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.

Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022). Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

Selection Criteria:

Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia

MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.

A minimum of two (2) full years of postgraduate experience by the start of the clinical year.

Qualifications and experience as outlined in the Essential Requirements for the role

Demonstrated recent relevant experience in clinical medicine and ability to work in a complex clinical environment

Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills in dealings with patients, team members and supervisors

Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning, teaching, research, quality improvement and clinical leadership in medicine

Demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem-solving skills in a clinical setting within a multidisciplinary team

Proven ability to apply clinical knowledge and concepts in practical situations in the context of multiple competing priorities

Applications close on 26 October 2026.

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at ***************@svha.org.au