Career Medical Officer

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Employment Type: Temporary Various Remuneration: - As per Award Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: CAM29993 Position Tagline https://youtu.be/55EA9xcYJJA Where you'll be working Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital What you'll be doing The primary purpose of a Career Medical Officer (CMO) in Anaesthesia at Blacktown-Mt Druitt Hospitals is to provide anaesthesia and perioperative medicine services, under appropriate supervision. Anaesthetic Career Medical Officers will be expected to: • Utilise clinical knowledge and skills to manage patients intra-operatively and peri-operatively. This includes the management of low to high complexity anaesthetic / surgical / patient factors with appropriately graded supervision depending on the situation. • Deliver anaesthesia, peri-operative care and pain management services inside and outside the operating rooms at Blacktown and Mount-Druitt Hospitals. • Participate as a multidisciplinary team member across key areas of anaesthesia, including: o General Anaesthesia and Sedation o Regional Anaesthesia o Airway Management o Pain Medicine o Obstetric Anaesthesia o Peri-operative Medicine o Resuscitation o Trauma and Crisis Management • The CMO is expected to provide high quality care to patients. Individual practitioners’ scope of practice may be expanded over time following recredentialing based on a demonstrated commitment to ongoing personal and professional development * MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia. * Minimum of three (3) years of Anaesthetic experience with experience in ICU and emergency medicine. * Able to work in Anaesthesia under appropriate supervision, and to work weekends and after-hours in the specialty area. * Ability to work in Anaesthetics, within a complex clinical environment, displaying excellent clinical skills, judgement and expertise. * Demonstrated ability to work cohesively within multi-disciplinary teams, even during complex and stressful situations. * Demonstrated ability to prioritize workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment. * Commitment to participating in development opportunities to further develop skills and knowledge in anaesthesia. * Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management. Need more information? 1) Click here for the Position Description 2) Find out more about applying for this position For role related queries or questions contact Tejas Chikkerur on Tejas.Chikkerur@health.nsw.gov.au Applications Close: 04, August 2026