Advanced Trainee

Description:

Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: $110,986 - $139,187
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26490
Retrieval & Emergency Medicine Advanced Trainee (0.5 FTE each) – Full-Time Temporary (1.0 FTE)
Join the largest Local Health District in NSW as part of a dynamic team at John Hunter Hospital a Level 6 tertiary referral, major trauma, and teaching hospital. This is a fixed-term full-time opportunity, split equally between Retrieval and Emergency Medicine (0.5 FTE each).
John Hunter Hospital, located in the Hunter New England Local Health District, is the region’s largest hospital, with over 650 beds and growing. We proudly serve a diverse population of more than 900,000 people across the Hunter, New England, and Lower Mid North Coast. Our strong academic and research partnerships include close collaboration with the Hunter Medical Research Institute and the University of Newcastle.
As the only trauma centre in NSW outside the Sydney metropolitan area, John Hunter Hospital also houses the state's busiest Emergency Department. Our team delivers both primary and tertiary trauma care to the Hunter Valley and provides tertiary trauma services to the Central Coast, New England, and Mid North Coast regions.
The Hunter Retrieval Service (HRS) has been delivering critical inter-hospital retrieval services for over 25 years. Teams include a senior intensive care nurse alongside a Consultant or Senior Trainee in Emergency, Anaesthetics, or Intensive Care. In coordination with NSW Ambulance paramedics, HRS provides high-level medical care at pre-hospital scenes (e.g. motor vehicle accidents) and during complex inter-hospital transfers. HRS also plays a crucial role in statewide rescue operations including Search and Rescue and helicopter winch missions.
This dual-role position is ACEM-accredited, fulfilling requirements for Emergency Medicine Training and Special Skills Training. The successful applicant will rotate between the Retrieval and Emergency roles in two-week blocks. Shifts are scheduled across a 24/7 roster.
Where you'll be working
Newcastle is the second-largest city in New South Wales, offering a relaxed lifestyle and a lower cost of living compared to Sydney. Set along a stunning coastline and network of estuarine lakes, the city boasts average commute times of just 20 minutes. It is conveniently located: approximately two hours by car from Sydney, one hour by air from Melbourne, 40 minutes from the renowned Hunter Valley wine region, and 90 minutes from the beginning of the NSW North Coast.
The region also features world-class universities, high-quality primary and secondary schools, and excellent sporting and recreational facilities, all while maintaining strong professional, academic, and global connections.
While your primary base will be in the Hunter Region, work with the Retrieval Service will extend to rural and regional pre-hospital locations (e.g., roadside emergencies) and smaller peripheral hospitals. Transport modalities include both road and rotary wing. Key locations include John Hunter Hospital and the Belmont Helicopter Base.
What You'll Be Doing
This dual-role position provides an exceptional opportunity to gain advanced experience and training across both Retrieval and Emergency Medicine. The role is structured as a full-time temporary position, evenly split between:
Retrieval Medicine (0.5 FTE) - You will become an integral member of the Hunter Retrieval Service, which encompasses both pre-hospital and inter-hospital retrieval operations. This component offers valuable exposure to critical care transport and emergency response in varied environments.
Provide advanced medical care to critically ill and injured patients requiring retrieval from pre-hospital settings (e.g. roadside incidents) or inter-hospital transfers. Deliver both on-site and remote clinical support via road and rotary wing aircraft, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, including intensive care nurses, paramedics, and other emergency services. Principal retrieval locations include John Hunter Hospital and the Belmont Helicopter Base, with missions extending to rural and regional areas.
Emergency Medicine (0.5 FTE) - In the Emergency Department at John Hunter Hospital, you will manage a broad spectrum of acute presentations in a major trauma and tertiary referral setting.
Provide frontline assessment, stabilisation, and management of patients presenting to the ED across a 24/7 roster. Work under supervision and alongside senior clinicians as part of a collaborative and supportive emergency team. Contribute to high-quality patient care, teaching, and clinical decision-making in a dynamic, high-acuity environment.
This position is accredited for both Emergency Medicine Training Time and Special Skills Training Time with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) and includes alternating two-week blocks in Retrieval and Emergency Medicine.
General Registration: MBBS or equivalent, current general registration with the Medical Board of Australia.Significant experience in Critical Care Medicine (within the disciplines of Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care) - Advance Trainee or above.Physical and psychological ability to function competently in the pre-hospital and inter-hospital environments, including helicopter winching and HUET. Ability when rostered on call to be on site within 30 minutes from time of first call.Demonstrates ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills (at the required level of competency) and judgement and expertise.Demonstrates teamwork, time management and problem-solving skills as part of a multidisciplinary team with a commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.Ability to demonstrate sound decision making and awareness of when and who to seek further advice of for the patient. Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, medical, nursing colleagues, allied health, ward staff and administration to ensure the appropriate management of the patient.Demonstrated commitment to relevant training program and related medical experience in relevant specialities. Working towards completion of relevant College examinations.A professional attitude and flexibility in work role with a preparedness and ability to participate in after- hours rosters to deliver patient care in Hunter Retrieval Service.
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For role related queries or questions contact Jo-Anne Hiles on JoAnne.Hiles@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 6, July 2025