Career Medical Officer Paediatrics

NSW Health; Windsor; On-site; AUD 148,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health at Hawkesbury District Hospital is seeking a Paediatrics Career Medical Officer for a permanent full-time or part-time appointment to commence Nov-2026 to Feb-2027. The role focuses on providing effective clinical management of paediatric medical patients under supervision, developing paediatric expertise in a complex environment.

The CMO will work with a multidisciplinary team, handle urgent/sensitive cases, and participate in neonatal and paediatric resuscitation.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective clinical management of paediatric medical patients under supervision.
• Develop expertise in paediatric practice in a complex clinical environment.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and communicate with care team.
• Proficient in neonatal and paediatric resuscitation and participate in assessments and management plans.

Job description

Paediatrics Career Medical Officer, Hawkesbury District Hospital

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time (to commence Nov-2026 to Feb-2027)
Remuneration: $147,664 - $220,018
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ678353

The primary purpose of the role is to provide effective clinical management of paediatric medical patients, under appropriate supervision, whilst developing expertise in paediatric practice, in a complex clinical environment. The Paediatric CMO is the key person who 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 CMO has been exposed to all aspects of general paediatric medicine and is able to competently assess children presenting to the Emergency Department and make appropriate provisional diagnoses and management plans. The CMO is also expected to be proficient at both neonatal and paediatric resuscitation. The CMO 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.

Decision making and supervision will be at the appropriate level according to the medical officer's skills, knowledge and experience. The CMO will be expected to adopt a progressively more independent approach to patient management according to their experience, under the guidance of and at the discretion of the appropriate Attending Medical Officer (AMO). All patients managed within the hospitals of the health district are under the direct care of a specialist medical practitioner. All decisions regarding their care are to be clearly communicated with the specialist responsible for that care.