Trainee

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 118,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking a Trainee for the Intensive Care Unit at Westmead Hospital, a key teaching and tertiary referral centre in Western Sydney. You will rotate through post-cardiac surgical ICU pods with bedside supervision and participate in weekly educational activities, audits, and research projects as part of the CICM training pathway.

The role emphasises active participation in clinical care, case conferences, and formal teaching across Nursing, Medical, and Allied Health staff, with a

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree and registration eligibility with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Clinical and ICU experience relevant to critical care settings is expected.

Responsibilities

• Trainees will be allocated clinical shifts on a roster including day and night shifts.
• Participate in management of critically ill patients in ICU or on outreach service under supervision.
• Daily duties include patient assessment, documentation, discharge summaries, investigations, and ICU procedures.
• Involve in managing airways, line insertions, and resuscitation under supervision.
• Participate in Trauma calls and emergency responses, working with a hospital-based crisis system.

Education

MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia

Job description

Employment Type:TemporaryVarious
Remuneration: 117,745.00 - 147,664.00
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:CAM30899

Westmead ICU is an accredited C24 unit by the Australian College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM). There are a range of regular training activities in the unit, including weekly didactic lectures, tutorials, case conferences, journal club, trainee education days, simulation sessions. Specific teaching and preparation activities for primary and secondary CICM exams are part of our educational program.Trainees will be routine rostered through post cardiac surgical pod of ICU. All external rotations required for CICM training, including anesthetics, medicine, rural ICU, and pediatric ICU are provided. ICU Trainees are encouraged to complete an audit / research project during their tenure. There are opportunities to participate in educational activities involving Junior Medical, Nursing and Allied Health staff, and medical students.
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.

Intensive care unit in Westmead hospital comprises of 46 beds including 10 beds for post cardiac surgical patients. Common ICU admissions include complex medical cases such as sepsis, severe respiratory or cardiac failure, complicated bone marrow and kidney transplant, and surgical cases including trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, cardiothoracic, ENT, plastic surgery, urology, upper GI, hepatobiliary, and colorectal procedure

What you'll be doing

WSLHD - Trainee - Intensive Care Unit - Westmead Hospital

• Trainees will be allocated clinical shifts on a roster including day and night shifts.
• As a member of ICU medical team to participate in the management of critically ill patients in the ICU, or on outreach service, under the direct or indirect supervision of intensive care senior medical staff.
• Daily duties include patient assessment, documentation in patient records, preparation of discharge summaries, ordering, and reviewing investigations, performing ICU procedures such as line insertion, communicating with other specialty teams and patients’ family members.
• Trainees are expected to participate in assessing patients, formulating a management plan, managing uncomplicated airways, inserting central venous and arterial lines, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation under the supervision of a more senior member of intensive care team.
• Trainees participate in the Trauma calls, attend emergencies on the wards as a member of hospital based clinical emergency response system (CERS), and review patients referred to ICU from wards, ED, and recovery unit. Excellent communication and teamwork skills are crucial to maximize performance while on these duties.

Supervision Arrangements
The ICU trainee will be supervised by the duty ICU consultant for day to day activities. Supervisors of Training will be allocated in accordance with requirements from the College of Intensive Care Medicine.

• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
• Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
• Completion of three (3) years post graduate experience at commencement of position, with documented experience in ICU and/or anaesthetics.
• Clinical experience, cognitive skills, and basic technical skills appropriate for managing critically ill patients under the supervision of senior medical staff.
• Demonstrated time management and problem-solving skills in the clinical setting.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences.
• Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to self-education, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
• Demonstrated career goal to undertake training in intensive care medicine or other critical care specialities.

Applications Close: 11, October 2026

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