Resident Medical Officer

Southern NSW Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Westmead Hospital in Sydney invites applications for the Resident Medical Officer (RMO) role. This rotational program offers exposure across emergency, wards, and clinics under supervision, with a strong focus on patient care and professional development.

You will work 38 hours per week, with shifts including days, evenings, and nights; contract ends 31 January 2027. Applicants must be MBBS with medical board registration and at least 12 months public hospital experience.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent and current general registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• A minimum of 12 months’ experience as a Medical Officer in a public hospital (observer experience not counted). Australian experience is strongly preferred.
• A professional attitude with flexibility for after-hours overtime and on-call rosters.
• Willingness to rotate across other hospitals within the Network.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills and good organisational/time-management abilities.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Rotational position with 5 terms per year and supervision by senior medical staff.
• Provide medical care appropriate to experience and skills under supervision.
• Exposure to Emergency Department and ward-based cases, including after-hours shifts.
• Participate in on-call rosters and after-hours overtime as required.
• Rotations may include work across hospitals within the Network.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Flexibility

After-hours readiness

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Job description

Employment Type:TemporaryVarious
Remuneration: 94,521.00 - 127,827.00
Hours Per Week:38
Contract End Date: 31 January 2027
WSLHD - Resident Medical Officer - Westmead Hospital

Where you'll be working

Westmead Hospital is a key facility of one of Australia’s largest major health and medical research precincts and is the principal referral hospital for Western Sydney Local Health District providing district level health services to Parramatta, Holroyd and The Hills Shire LGAs including tertiary and quaternary services to greater Western Sydney, greater metropolitan Sydney, rural NSW and other states. The Westmead Health Precinct currently under development is envisaged to be the largest hospital building project undertaken in Western Sydney and will transform the iconic but ageing Westmead Hospital into an innovative, contemporary, and integrated centre that will continue to deliver high quality healthcare and expand the education, health, and research capability of the area.

Westmead Hospital is a leading centre of research, training and specialisation in all fields of Medicine and Dentistry, providing services in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Kidney and Pancreas transplantation, Cancer Care, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Neonatal Intensive Care, Trauma, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Critical Care, Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Adult Acute Psychiatry (networked with the co-located Cumberland Hospital) as well as other specialised medical and surgical services.

Westmead Hospital is also the principal referral centre for other metropolitan hospitals within the district including Auburn Hospital, Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital.

Intensive care service in Westmead hospital includes 36 general, and 10 post cardiothoracic surgical ICU beds. General ICU bed numbers have expanded by 50% in early 2020. Cardiothoracic ICU has also recently moved into a newly built ICU pod. Common ICU admissions include complex medical cases such as sepsis, severe respiratory or cardiac failure, complicated bone marrow transplant, and surgical cases including trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, cardiothoracic, ENT, plastic surgery, urology, upper GI, hepatobiliary, and colorectal procedures

What you’ll be doing

This position is rotational, with 5 different terms a year. The resident medical officer (RMO) will provide medical care consistent with their level of experience and skills. The RMO will be under the supervision of a career medical officer (CMO) and/or unaccredited, basic or advanced trainee and/or fellow and consultant senior medical officer for all terms and at al times. The RMO will be trained in accordance with the National Australian Curriculum Framework.

As this is a rotational position the RMO may be exposed to all population groups including neonates, children, pregnant women, elderly patients and mental health patients and many different clinical situations depending on the allocated terms. In the Emergency Department the RMO will be exposed to all clinical situations, acute and chronic. The roster comprises day, afternoon/evening and night shifts. In ward based positions the majority of the work is during business hours. There may be some clinic based work (outpatients) and after hours shifts.

• MBBS or equivalent, current general registration with the Medical Board of Australia
• Applicants must have a minimum of 12 months’ experience as a Medical Officer in a public hospital (observer experience not considered).Australian experience is strongly preferred.
• A professional attitude and flexibility in work role with a preparedness and ability to participate in after-hours overtime and on-call rosters
• Prepared to rotate in other hospitals within the Network
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Demonstrated good organisational and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Applications Close: 27, September 2026

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