As a general provisional fellow in Anaesthesia at Westmead you will have the opportunity to extend your clinical skills and knowledge through exposure to a large range of complex surgical procedures and patients with challenging medical conditions. Westmead has a very broad mix of clinical specialties including one of the largest trauma units and busiest obstetric units in NSW. You will also be able to select an area of subspecialty interest for more detailed study and training.
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.
The Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine provides anaesthesia services for approximately 25000 procedures per year. Approximately 5000 patients are assessed preoperatively in the preadmission clinics and the obstetric service performs over 5000 deliveries per year. The acute pain service saw over 3000 patients last year and the trauma team attended over 500 calls.
What you'll be doing
WSLHD - JMO - Provisional Fellow - Anaesthesia
- Providing anaesthesia, resuscitation and pain management for complex patients for a large range of surgical procedures.
- Contributing to preadmission clinic, obstetric cover and pain rounds
- Handling surgical and medical emergencies in and out of hours with dedicated multidisciplinary teams
- Selecting an area of subspecialty interest for further study and clinical exposure
- Contributing to the extensive teaching programs in an area of your interest including to colleagues, trainees, JMOs medical students and nursing staff
- Supervising more junior trainees and SRMOs
