Trainee - Unaccredited Position

Trainee – Unaccredited Position – Intensive Care, Hornsby Ku‑Ring‑Gai Hospital Employment Type: Temporary Full Time Remuneration: As per ‘Public Hospital Medical Officers (State) Award’ Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: CAM27677 An exciting opportunity to join the Intensive Care Department at Hornsby Ku‑ring‑gai Hospital. If you are a Medical Officer looking to enhance your clinical skills, work with the latest medical equipment and brand new state‑of‑the‑art medical wards, then Hornsby Ku‑Ring‑Gai Hospital is the place for you. Our ‘A’ grade rating for JMO Wellbeing is a result of the collaborative, flexible and supportive environment we provide our Junior Medical Officers. Where you'll be working Hornsby Ku‑ring‑gai Hospital is a major metropolitan teaching hospital. Patients can access a range of services including coronary care, intensive care, orthopaedics, general medicine, surgical, obstetric, respiratory, rehabilitation, paediatric, maternity and emergency care. The hospital also provides a wide range of outpatient services including allied health, dental and podiatry clinics, child, adolescent and family health, drug and alcohol, health promotion and rehabilitation and aged care. An acute mental health service is co‑located with Hornsby Hospital. The new $265 million Stage 2 redevelopment was officially opened in June 2022. What You’ll Be Doing The primary purpose of the position is to manage Hornsby Ku‑ring‑gai Hospital patients requiring intensive care, those at risk of clinical deterioration requiring intensive care, plus pre‑ and post‑intensive care evaluation, as directed and overseen by supervising consultants. You will develop expertise in medical practice in a complex clinical environment. Critically ill patients include patients with life‑threatening single and multiple organ system failure, those at risk of clinical deterioration as well as those requiring resuscitation and/or management in an intensive care unit. Trainees in unaccredited positions in the Intensive Care Department work under supervision, assisting to manage, diagnose and treat the disturbances associated with severe medical, surgical, obstetric and paediatric illness and the conditions that cause them. This may include management of deteriorating and seriously ill patients outside the intensive care unit as well as the intra‑hospital transport of critically ill patients. Qualifications Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role Adept ability to work collaboratively within multi‑disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services Adept ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise. Adept verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences Adept ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment Commitment to participating in training and development opportunities to further develop skills and knowledge in the area of intensive care medicine Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management. At least three years' post‑graduate experience in public hospital service (or equivalent). For role related queries or questions contact Simon Abel on Applications Close: 18, December 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr