Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: 117,745.00 - 147,664.00
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29815
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.
The Westmead Hospital Emergency Department (ED) operates 24 hours, 7 days per week and manages all types and levels of illnesses and injuries. As one of six major trauma centres in the state, the ED also cares for people with the most severe physical injuries.
Westmead Hospital ED presentation numbers are among the highest in the state
Critical care services within Westmead Hospital are provided by the Intensive care unit and the medical and surgical high dependency units. Other specialist services that provide a high dependency level of care for patients within their clinical specialty wards include the Coronary Care Unit, Renal and Pancreas Transplantation and Haematology.
Over 120 different outpatient clinics for a number of different specialities and services provide ambulatory care to approximately 5,000 attendances per month.
Westmead Hospital is one of Australia’s largest centres for postgraduate training to specialist levels in all fields with over 100 PhD students and other postgraduate students supervised by Westmead Hospital scientists and clinicians. Westmead is home to internationally recognised institutes of health research, the most prominent being the Westmead Millennium Institute. The Westmead Millennium Institute is one of the largest medical research institutes in Australia, conducting research into a wide range of human disorders affecting both adults and children, including infectious and immune diseases, cancer and leukaemia, liver and metabolic diseases, eye and brain related disorders and heart and respiratory disorders.
Cumberland Hospital, co- located with Westmead Hospital provides primary and secondary mental health services to the local population and tertiary acute, extended and forensic mental health services to greater western Sydney and NSW. There is also a range of community mental health residential facilities, recovery support and specialist treatment services located on the campus. Westmead Hospital is also the principal referral centre for other major metropolitan hospitals within the district including Auburn Hospital and Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital.
Westmead Hospital Imaging Department is one of Australia's largest tertiary imaging services, delivering world-class diagnostic and interventional imaging within the renowned Westmead Health Precinct. The department provides a comprehensive range of services, including General X-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Interventional Radiology, Angiography, Nuclear Medicine, and Emergency imaging, supporting some of the state's most complex and acute patients.
As part of a large multidisciplinary team, you will work alongside highly skilled clinicians, researchers, educators, and imaging professionals in a dynamic and innovative environment. Our department is committed to excellence in patient care, education, research, and continuous improvement, providing staff with access to advanced technology and diverse clinical experiences.
Why Join Westmead Radiology?
- Work in one of Australia's largest tertiary referral hospitals.
- Gain exposure to a broad range of complex and specialised imaging procedures.
- Access ongoing professional development, education, and career progression opportunities.
- Work with state-of-the-art equipment and emerging technologies.
- Be part of a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team.
- Contribute to teaching, research, and innovation within the Westmead Health Precinct.
- Enjoy a diverse and rewarding clinical environment serving one of Australia's fastest-growing communities.
- Opportunity to develop specialist skills in areas such as Interventional Radiology, Angiography, CT, MRI, and Trauma Imaging.
Join us and help shape the future of medical imaging while delivering exceptional patient-centred care to the Western Sydney community.
What you'll be doing
The position is for 2 x 12 month contracts.
The Provisional Fellow Radiology provides high quality radiology services whilst developing advanced expertise across all stages of the radiological examinations of patients including referrals, triaging, supervision, performance, reporting and communication of the procedure. They will participate in all aspects of the Department of Medical Imaging, involving Clinical Radiologists as medical experts, including professionalism, team work, communication, advocacy and management.
- Provide general Radiology consultation for patients referred to the department for radiological procedures.
- Participate in reporting of all diagnostic and intervention procedures undertaken in a timely manner under the supervision of the consultant Radiologist of the day.
- Perform radiological procedures and interventions, the range and complexity of which to be commensurate with experience and stage of training, guided by RANZCR curriculum requirements.
- By the end of training, the trainee should be able to provide effective radiology services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical and imaging practice in a complex clinical environment.
An international medical graduate (IMG) who has undergone RANZCR assessment under the Specialist recognition pathway and deemed to be partially or substantially comparable requiring additional Australian experience would also be eligible to apply. Appropriate documentation from RANZCR would be required.
