Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (17-Aug-2026 to 31-Jan-2027)
Remuneration: $114,316 - $147,664
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29654
This role is embedded in the Department of Endocrinology at Nepean Hospital and focuses on diabetes and obesity management in the NBMLHD. Clinics include alternating attendance at Blue Mountains and Lithgow hospitals for diabetes and endocrine clinics each Monday. They may also be asked to cover other Endocrine clinics at Nepean Hospital when other Trainees are on leave.
This role assists with clinical support, evaluation and reporting of the District’s Health Outcome Action Plan, including roll out of Too Deadly for Diabetes and Diabetes Screening, piloting of diabetes case conferencing and the building of a virtual obesity program. They are involved in research in the Family Metabolic Health Service linked to the service database, virtual obesity service build and key qualitative research projects. This role includes participation in most departmental teaching, administrative and academic meetings.
Participation in the general medical overtime roster is optional. Participation in the General Endocrinology weekend ward round roster is required (Saturday and Sunday on a 1:5-6 rotating basis at Nepean Hospital).
It is anticipated that this position can be credited towards an Elective year in Endocrinology Advanced Training. An ideal person for this role is someone who has completed an RCY and core year of Endocrinology Advanced Training, however other suitability qualified medical officers will be considered. The successful candidate will need to be flexible and willing to innovate, capable of working autonomously and in teams and a good written and verbal communicator. This role forms an important opportunity to train in metabolic health, with NBMLHD uniquely placed to provide comprehensive obesity and diabetes management training, and to get experience in health service design and evaluation, and in research.
What you'll be doing
- Under supervision, provide a high standard of clinical care to patients in the area of Endocrinology to uphold quality service delivery whilst building on skills to become competent in the practice of Endocrinology in accordance with RACP advanced training requirements.
- Co-ordinating the admission, management and discharge planning of patients seen in or admitted under the care of the Endocrinology service.
- Assess, investigate, diagnose, treat and provide ongoing management of in and outpatients with endocrine disorders.
- Undertake procedures relevant to the discipline of Endocrinology medicine including intravenous cannulation, insertion of nasogastric tubes, indwelling urinary catheters, arterial blood gas collection, dynamic endocrine testing (as appropriate). Performance of thyroid biopsies (as appropriate).
