Western Sydney Local Health District

Reference number

CAM29550

Occupation

Neurosurgery

Work type

Various

Location

Sydney - Greater West

Salary Information

$117745 - $147664

Closing date

04 August 2026 at 11:59pm

Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: 117,745.00 - 147,664.00
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29550

Where you'll be working
Westmead Hospital has a busy Neurosurgical unit with two RACS accredited training positions and 6 specialists. The unit deals with a very large work load of trauma, vascular, skull base, spinal and general neurosurgery. This has expanded to include a rotation to the Westmead Private and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

The successful applicant will assist in relevant surgical procedures and learn to undertake basic emergency operations, participate in ward rounds, meetings and general inpatient care. They will participate in the on call roster at Westmead Hospital, and may rotate for a period to Westmead Private Hospital and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead

Westmead Hospital is a key facility of one of Australia’s largest major health and medical research precincts and is the principal referral hospital for Western Sydney Local Health District providing district level health services to Parramatta, Holroyd and The Hills Shire LGAs including tertiary and quaternary services to greater Western Sydney, greater metropolitan Sydney, rural NSW and other states. The Westmead Health Precinct currently under development is envisaged to be the largest hospital building project undertaken in Western Sydney and will transform the iconic but ageing Westmead Hospital into an innovative, contemporary, and integrated centre that will continue to deliver high quality healthcare and expand the education, health, and research capability of the area.

Westmead Hospital is a leading centre of research, training and specialisation in all fields of Medicine and Dentistry, providing services in Cardiology,



Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Kidney and Pancreas transplantation, Cancer Care, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Neonatal Intensive Care, Trauma, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Critical Care, Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Adult Acute Psychiatry (networked with the co-located Cumberland Hospital) as well as other specialised medical and surgical services.

Westmead Hospital is also the principal referral centre for other metropolitan hospitals within the district including Auburn Hospital, Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital.

Intensive care service in Westmead hospital includes 36 general, and 10 post cardiothoracic surgical ICU beds. General ICU bed numbers have expanded by 50% in early 2020. Cardiothoracic ICU has also recently moved into a newly built ICU pod. Common ICU admissions include complex medical cases such as sepsis, severe respiratory or cardiac failure, complicated bone marrow transplant, and surgical cases including trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, cardiothoracic, ENT, plastic surgery, urology, upper GI, hepatobiliary, and colorectal procedures.

What you'll be doing
The primary purpose of the role is to provide effective clinical management of surgical patients, under appropriate supervision, whilst developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical setting. The Neurosurgery unaccredited trainee is the key person who works closely with all members of a multi-disciplinary team and deals with matters of an urgent or sensitive nature, whilst exercising discretion, sensitivity and maintaining confidentiality.





Decision making and supervision will be at the appropriate level according to the Neurosurgery unaccredited trainee's skills, knowledge and experience. They will be expected to adopt a progressively more independent approach to patient management according to their experience, under the guidance of and at the discretion of the appropriate Attending Medical Officer (AMO). All patients managed within the hospitals of the health service are under the direct care of a specialist medical practitioner. All decisions regarding a patient's care are to be clearly communicated with the specialist responsible for that care.

The Unaccredited Neurosurgery Trainee will share terms across Westmead Hospital and Westmead Private Hospital and may rotate to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. The positions are full time, Monday to Friday with rostered on-call on the Neurosurgery Trainee roster (with supervision.) The role will predominantly be to support the SET Trainees in assessment of emergency patients, seeing consults and assisting in the operating theatres as well as the routine functioning of the unit

- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Completion of at least 2 years post graduate experience ideally with previous exposure to Neurosurgery in an Australian, New Zealand or comparable jurisdiction teaching hospital environment.
- Demonstrated experience in neurosurgery or related fields.
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to clinical excellence.
- Previous experience in Intensive Care or High Dependency units.
- Basic surgical skills
- Commitment to quality improvement and patient safety

Need more information?

about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Dr Mark Dexter on [email protected]

Applications Close: 04, August 2026

📌 Trainee - Unaccredited Position (Sydney)
🏢 Western Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney