Position Details
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Remuneration: –
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM27366
Living in our region
Hunter New England is a large, diverse area and is roughly the size of England. This beautiful area has appealed to many an urban professional who is seeking a relaxed lifestyle. You can indulge your passion for the great outdoors, while still maintaining a fulfilling career. Hunter New England Health offers a wonderful family environment with excellent public and private schools, first‑class universities, and the only regional medical research institute in Australia. Health professionals across HNE Health are involved in extensive clinical and laboratory research programs, many of them in conjunction with our Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI). Hunter New England Local Health District's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce has grown from 190 staff in 2008 to 730 staff in 2018.
Where you'll be working
Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital is a tertiary referral hospital, teaching hospital and community hospital featuring fifteen operating theatres, 550 adult beds and 101 paediatric beds. We are the busiest ED in the state and a major trauma centre for Northern NSW. John Hunter Hospital is a great place to develop your career as we are delivering services to people of all ages, from birth to childhood and adulthood.
What you'll be doing
To provide a high standard of clinical care to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in the practice of General and Acute Care Medicine, whilst fulfilling the requirement of the RACP for Advanced Training in General and Acute Care Medicine. To provide effective clinical management of patients, under appropriate supervision, including patient assessment, making treatment decisions, performing procedures and maintaining adequate medical records; and to develop expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment. This includes supervised general medical management of patients admitted to specialist departments.
Qualifications and Responsibilities
* MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia.
* Eligible for Advanced Training in General and Acute Care Medicine, RACP by successful completion of both written and clinical examinations.
* Demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem‑solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary clinical team.
* Demonstrated competency in clinical skills including effective assessment, care planning, care provision, case management and management of unstable patients.
* Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment using excellent clinical skills (at the required level of competency) and judgement and expertise.
* Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) with patients, their families, and medical and other health professional staff.
* Demonstrated commitment to General Medicine Advanced Training program. Applicants with a clear stated interest in General Medicine or Dual Training or who are already in an Advanced Trainee position in General Medicine should state this.
* Demonstrated commitment to education, research and teaching.
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Applications Close: 25, November 2025
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