Trainee - Stage 2 - 4

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Employment Type: Temporary Various Remuneration: $117, 745.00 - $147, 664.00 Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: CAM30332 About The Opportunity Campbelltown Hospital is recruiting for a Advanced Trainee Ultrasound. Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care & Healthier Communities. The Emergency Department at Campbelltown has moved in to a brand new facility with capacity for 107 beds once fully commissioned. We are currently accredited as a Tier One facility with ACEM. ED sees approximately 90,000 adult and paediatric presentations per year with a varied, complex and interesting case mix. The admission rate is approximately 35% and 28% of our caseload is paediatrics. We have a broad-based, experienced and enthusiastic FACEM team (now numbering over 20 FTE of consultants with additional PEM VMOs on most evenings) providing extended hour’s coverage to ED 7 days per week with excellent opportunities for supervised training in a challenging and busy department. Both DEMTs are now ACEM Examiners and can provide expert preparation for both the Primary and Fellowship Examinations with dedicated programs for both examinations with excellent success rates. As a department, we pride ourselves on an outstanding and comprehensive 12-month education program which aligns with the FACEM Curriculum. Trainees have access to a whole day of protected teaching every fortnight. Each day is has a general theme, with integration of POCUS and simulation based education. All presentations are recorded and can be accessed on our education website (www.ctnededucation.com.au, password protected) for future reference. This education website has been locally developed, including transition modules for doctors at different stages of their career. We also have our own accredited point of care ultrasound course (SonoTown) which is accredited for ACEM (COPD) and for CCPU with ASUM. Campbelltown ED also facilitates quarterly multi-disciplinary core emergency skills days, aim to improve medical and nursing competency in airway management, regional anaesthesia, line and drain placement and procedural sedation. This forms part of a comprehensive procedural competency pathways that are unique to our facility. Campbelltown ED also facilitates daily resus drills every morning and airway management drills every afternoon, Monday to Friday. It is an excellent department to further your critical skills in a supportive and education-focused environment. We look forward to you joining our team. Where You'll Be Working At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background and people with a disability to apply. What you'll be doing The Ultrasound 'Special Skills' position in Emergency will support one trainee at a time and will be for 6 months with the time divided 50/50 between Emergency Ultrasound and Emergency Medicine, running two 6-month positions in a 12 month period. The roster will be made up of four 10-hour shifts per week divided equally between emergency ultrasound and emergency medicine. The Emergency Department at Campbelltown is accredited for 24 months of advanced training as an Urban District Hospital with ACEM. The ultrasound component of the position will include training in a broad range of both diagnostic and procedural applications for ultrasound in Emergency Medicine and will be supported by regular sessions in the Department of Radiology. We encourage our trainees to enrol in the CCPU via ASUM. We have been accredited by ASUM to sign off ten modules of the CCPU. * MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia. * Minimum of 3 years full time equivalent post graduate years and significant experience in an Australian Emergency Department or equivalent. * Has qualified as an Advanced Trainee as per the requirements by ACEM or expects to have met the criteria by commencement of employment. Demonstrated commitment to and satisfactory progress in the ACEM Training program. * Demonstrated effective communication skills, clinical skills, judgment and expertise, teamwork, time management and problem solving skills in the clinical setting. * Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management. * Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to self-education, experience and willingness to teach junior medical staff. * Ability and willingness to work at the facilities within the Network to deliver patient care. 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 Richard Cracknell at Richard.Cracknell@health.nsw.gov.au Applications Close: 04, August 2026