À propos de ce poste Basic Physician Trainee - now until 31 January 2027 chez St Vincent's Health Australia
Job Description:
Position Title: Basic Physician Trainee
Employment Type: Full Time (Maximum fixed term until 31 January 2027)
Hours per week: 38
Position Grade: Registrar
Salary: As per the EBA
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Medical Officer Agreement 2024
About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance
About the role:
The St Vincent's South West Network encompasses, Bowral, Campbelltown Hospital, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney and Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. We combine a long standing tradition of excellence in patient care and physician training in the most rapidly growing and dynamic medical environment in NSW, with an established centre of rural health excellence.
What you'll be doing:
The primary purpose of the Basic Physician Trainee (BPT) is to provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice in a complex clinical environment in inpatient and outpatient areas in the public health organisations within the Network.
Basic Physician Training roles consist of rotations through medical departments, working under an appropriate level of supervision by consultants. Rotations have different levels of responsibility and team structures. BPTs will gain increasing clinical autonomy and accountability as team leaders, building on their skills and attributes with the goal of entering an Advanced Training program.
BPTs undertaking the care of medical patients should ensure that they operate within their own level of expertise within a collaborative clinical care model and to seek consultation with the treating physician when appropriate, in the following activities:
Clinically assess patients, incorporating consultation/history taking, examination, and formulation of a differential diagnosis and management plans
Discuss diagnoses and management plans with patients and their families or carers
Document the progress of patients in multiple settings
Prescribe medications tailored to patients’ needs and conditions
Transfer care of patients
Choose, organise and interpret investigations
Assess and manage acutely unwell patients
Plan, prepare for, perform, and provide after care for important procedures
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children's Guardian. For more information and how to apply, please visit the Office of the Children's Guardian website www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/working-with-children-check
Our Culture:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022). Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below.
Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria:
Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia
MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
A minimum of two (2) full years of postgraduate experience by the start of the clinical year.
Qualifications and experience as outlined in the Essential Requirements for the role
Demonstrated recent relevant experience in clinical medicine and ability to work in a complex clinical environment
Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills in dealings with patients, team members and supervisors
Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning, teaching, research, quality improvement and clinical leadership in medicine
Demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem-solving skills in a clinical setting within a multidisciplinary team
Proven ability to apply clinical knowledge and concepts in practical situations in the context of multiple competing priorities
Please contact Lauren Gibson [email protected] for any questions and a copy of the position description.
Applications close on 26 October 2026.
Reconciliation Action Plan:
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]
View Reconciliation Action Plan
