Senior Resident Medical Officer

*Positions are available at Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, and The Children's Hospital at Westmead*

Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN) is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes with one purpose in mind - to help young people live their healthiest lives. Learn more about our network here: https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/

Paediatric Senior Resident Medical Officer (SRMO) positions are available at The Children’s Hospital Westmead and Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, for up to 12 months, commencing within the current 2024 Clinical Year.

The Paediatric SRMO position is designed to give interested JMOs the opportunity to pursue up to 12 months of special skills training in paediatric medicine. This will provide an exposure to general aspects of medical care of infants, children and adolescents and will serve as a solid foundation of paediatric knowledge for use in your future clinical practice. The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, along with our training network sites, provides a high caliber of education for all junior trainees. 

During this appointment, the SRMO will:
• Experience working in diverse medical specialties with a broad focus in Paediatrics and Child Health
• Complete training rotations as part of requirements for network training within a range of hospitals and health services
• Perform interventions under supervision appropriate for level of training 
• Undertake duties that will be performed at more than one place of work
• Become clinically proficient in the care of children 
• Build on skills gained during medical degree to develop the professional qualities and attitudes and behaviours needed

Paediatric SRMOs will rotate through three month terms which provide the trainee with the widest paediatric experience. Rotations may include General Paediatrics, Paediatric Emergency, Paediatric Surgery, Relief or Paediatric Subspecialties. General medicine terms may occur at one of the rotational sites within the Eastern and Western Paediatric Training Networks - please refer to the attached list for further details.

Selection Criteria:

1. MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
2. Completed two years postgraduate clinical training.
3. Demonstrated interest or experience in paediatrics.
4. Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team which includes other medical staff, allied health staff, nursing staff and other ward staff to ensure the appropriate management of the patient. Please provide an example.
5. Demonstrated experience in taking comprehensive patient history, performing clinical examination and accurate documenting treatment in patient’s record. Please provide an example.
6. Ability to demonstrate accurate decision-making and to seek further advice in accordance with level of experience and showing an awareness of limitations. Please provide an example.
7. Proven ability to organise, plan and manage competing tasks. Please provide an example.
8. Ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment. Please provide an example.

Information and Application:

3. Find out more about applying for this position. Your application must include a current resume and responses to the application questions and criteria in the online application form. Please ensure you complete and submit your application prior to the closing date. Interviews will be conducted virtually via videoconference.

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. Please provide proof of booster vaccination if available. This is a Category A position per NSW Health Policy Directive: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases.

Contact Information:

1. For role related queries, please contact:

2. For technical support, please contact the Customer Service Team on 1300 443 966, select option 1, then option 2. Please also refer to the  for additional information

Applications Close: Sunday 24th March 2024 (11:59pm Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time)

*Please note that recruitment agency applications are unable to be accepted