Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Remuneration: $117,745 - $147,664
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29245
Your role will see you work within a unit of 8 surgeons, 3 Orthopaedic trainee's and one non-accredited trainee and 3 JMO’s. It is a cohesive and supportive department that will support junior registrars on their path to training.
From 2026 the department restructured its staffing to separate the trauma and elective roles. As an unaccredited registrar you will be exposed to both.
There is a dedicated theatre session each week for you to assist the specialist surgeons as well as attend the daily trauma and elective theatre sessions each week. When a trainee is on leave, the unaccredited registrar will take over their role for the week.
2 fracture clinics are held each week
Weekly Clinical meeting that presents for discussion all admissions for the week and a monthly journal club and imaging teaching sessions are provided.
Current on-call rostering involves a 1 in 5 timetable – subject to change
Coffs Harbour is a beautiful place to live while working. The orthopaedic experience provided includes a wide array of patient presentations with the aim of improving your management of orthopaedic patients and getting some hands on operating experience.
We look forward to seeing what you can bring to this role.
The Junior Medical Officer (JMO) Unit at Coffs Harbour Health Campus is an award-winning, dynamic hub dedicated to nurturing the next generation of medical professionals. In 2023, we were presented with the prestigious Judy Muller Award and in 2024/2025 were granted full accreditation with HETI with several commendations. 2026 now sees nominations for the unit in the NSW Health Excellence Awards.
Our strong recruitment campaigns and outstanding focus on JMO wellbeing has created one of the most outstanding campuses for JMOs.
The Coffs Harbour Health Campus is an acute regional teaching hospital with 355 beds, located in the hub of the spectacular Mid-North Coast. Geographically located midway between Sydney and Brisbane with a population of over 73,000 and a catchment of over 100,000. To the north and south of Coffs Harbour are endless beaches and the Solitary Islands Marine Park lies adjacent to the harbour. The area is flanked to the west by World Heritage rain forests and the National Parks of the Dorrigo plateau and the Bellingen Valley.
Coffs Harbour is one of two places on the east coast of Australia where the mountains meet the sea. Our town is well connected with flights to Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane and the temperate climate means Coffs is known for its relaxed lifestyle, coastal walks, surfing beaches, hiking, camping, mountain biking, whale watching, deep sea fishing, golfing, and wonderful local produce.
Coffs Harbour Health Campus facilities and services include operating theatres, a Coronary Care Unit (including Coronary Angiography Suite), an Intensive Care Unit, a 24-hour Emergency Department, Radiology (including CT, MRI and Interventional Suite), Pathology North, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Anaesthetics, Rehabilitation and a Stroke Unit. There is also access to outpatient services such as the Ambulatory Care Unit, Renal Dialysis Unit, Dental Services and a Refugee Clinic.
Also situated on the grounds of Coffs Harbour Health Campus are the Aboriginal and Cultural Wellbeing Centre (Maam Darruyaygamba), Mid North Coast Cancer Institute (haematology, medical oncology and radiation oncology facilities), Mental Health Unit, BreastScreen, the Specialist Medical Centre and University of NSW Regional Medical School.
Our Emergency Department (ED) is the largest trauma centre outside Brisbane and Sydney, with more than 49,000 presentations in 2025 and delivered approx. 1100 babies and had more than 34,000 admissions.
Coffs Harbour Health Campus is the hub of the Coffs Clinical Network which also includes smaller facilities such as the Bellinger River Hospital and Macksville District hospitals, Bowraville and Nambucca HealthOne facilities and Dorrigo Multi-Purpose Service (MPS).
A recent redevelopment of Coffs Harbour Health Campus also saw the opening of the new state-of the-art Clinical Services Building consisting of operating theatres, surgical departments, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and an Intensive Care Unit.
What you'll be doing
The Orthopaedic Trainee will gain experience in Orthopaedics with a view to progressing this training. The Trainee will be expected to adopt a progressively more independent approach to patient management, according to their experience, under the guidance of, and at the discretion of, the appropriate Attending Medical Officer (AMO).
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The Orthopaedic Trainee is responsible for the initial assessment of patients and ongoing day to day management under the direction of the appropriate AMO who has legal responsibility for the patient. The Orthopaedic Trainee has responsibility for ensuring appropriate communication and documentation takes place, as well as responsibility for the training and supervision of junior staff.
