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About Us
Our workforce of over 12,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children's Check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Job description:
2025 Specialist Neonatal Medical Officer
Applications are invited from dynamic and enthusiastic doctors in training for Specialist Neonatal Medical Officer positions in Newborn Services at Joan Kirner Women's and Children's at Sunshine Hospital. Newborn Services aims for excellence in neonatal paediatric training, and the successful applicant(s) for these positions can expect:
- Fantastic job satisfaction and learning while working in a cohesive medical and nursing team
- Well supervised clinical training in neonatology (on-site Consultant Neonatologist 24/7)
- Exposure to an extensive teaching programme
- Opportunity to undertake audit, quality and research projects
- Remarkable clinical casemix diversity
Positions available:
- 6 or 12 months from February 2025. These positions are accredited for six months core perinatal training and 6 months non-core training.
About the Specialist Neonatal Medical Officer Role
The positions are for 6 - 12 months in Newborn Services (NBS) at Joan Kirner Women and Children's Sunshine Hospital for PGY2 and above with a minimum of 6 months paediatric experience. The roles comprise the following training opportunities within the Newborn Services Unit:
- Enhance skills in acute management of neonatal patients in both the delivery room setting, operating theatre and the SCN and NICU.
- Develop knowledge of common newborn clinical presentations - both acute and non-acute.
- Develop procedural skills in relation to the intensive care management of newborn infants.
- Develop skills in relation to the support of preterm newborn infants.
- Participate in unit educational, research and quality activities.
Enquiries to Dr Clare Collins, Head of ***************@wh.org.au
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