Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: 117,745.00 - 147,664.00
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM28719
Contract – 01 February 2027 up to 06 February 2028
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District is responsible for the provision of health services to the local government area comprised of Auburn, Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, Holroyd, and Parramatta and tertiary care. These services are provided through a number of hospital and community-based facilities located strategically across the District.
Western Sydney Local Health District is committed to achieving continuous quality improvement in client services within a Quality Management framework, with a supporting Strategic Plan aimed at the continuous improvement of all facilities. The District has individual facilities located at Westmead, Cumberland, Auburn, Blacktown and Mount Druitt.
All hospitals provide a range of both in-patient and outpatient services to clients both from within the boundaries of the District and cross border flows. In addition to this, there are a number of facilitates strategically located across the District that provide primary health care services to the community.
The primary goal of Western Sydney Local Health District is: To improve the health of, and ensure comprehensive health care services for, our community. Its principal purposes are:
- To provide relief to sick and injured persons through the provision of care and treatment.
- To promote, protect and maintain the health of the community.
What you'll be doing
The primary purpose of the position is to provide quality obstetric and gynaecological care to patients in a complex clinical environment (Westmead Hospital) whilst developing higher professional maturity and professionalism during the RANZCOG Advanced Training Program, with the goal of obtaining FRANZCOG. The Provisional Fellow (Gynaecology, Non-AGES) will, under an appropriate level of supervision by senior staff as approved by the RANZCOG, evaluate, diagnose, treat and provide consultation to female patients of presenting in any condition or stage of pregnancy or the puerperium; and female patients presenting with illnesses, injuries and disorders of the gynaecological or genitourinary system. The goal of the Provisional Fellow (Gynaecology, Non-AGES) is to complete their RANZCOG advanced training requirements including the Gynaecology and/or Obstetrics Advanced Training Modules.
Employee Benefits
Fitness Passport, salary packaging.
Further Information
Please refer to the Position Description. Your application must include a current resume and responses to the application questions and criteria in the online application form.
For role related queries or questions contact
Janani Nanthakumar - [email protected]
WSLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
The Training Program
Westmead Hospital is an accredited training hospital for RANZCOG. As such the Provisional Fellow (Gynaecology, Non-AGES) can expect to complete their college training requirement for Advanced training including their Gynecological and/or Obstetric Advanced Training Modules.
The Training Network
Westmead Hospital and secondment Hospitals, including but not limited to Westmead Private Hospital, Norwest Private Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Auburn Hospital, Blacktown Hospital and Westmead Children’s Hospital.
Training Opportunities
The training opportunities available in the position of Provisional Fellow (Gynaecology, Non-AGES include:
Operating with access to surgical lists to develop surgical skills in laparoscopic gynaecological surgery.
Education via regular structured and unstructured teaching
Access to support for research, audits and patient safety and quality improvement projects.
Development of skills in management of both admitted and outpatients in obstetrics and gynaecology.
Development of procedural and surgical skills in the management of gynaecology patients.
Orientation
Hospital Orientation occurs at the beginning of each term for all doctors new to the individual hospital The department of O&G provides an orientation manual to all medical staff working in the department.
For Hospital Orientation most hospital programs include similar features. Included are examples of topics covered in orientation at each hospital. Hospital Orientation covers the following: Hospital Tour, RSU services (pay, timesheets etc), Medico legal issues, Occupational Health and Safety, Pharmacy, Deteriorating patient and medical emergency calling system, Death Certificates and Cremation Certificates, Computer access, Teaching schedule, Infection control, Patient Flow.
Supervision Arrangements
The Provisional Fellow (Gynaecology, Non AGES) is expected to supervise junior doctors and students.
The Provisional Fellow (Gynaecology, Non AGES is supervised by the training supervisors and the other consultants as indicated.
- Access to support for research, audits and patient safety and quality improvement projects.
- Development of skills in management of both admitted and outpatients.
