Western Sydney Local Health District

Reference number

CAM29993

Occupation

Anaesthesia

Work type

Various

Location

Sydney - Greater West

Salary Information

$147664 - $220018

Closing date

04 August 2026 at 11:59pm

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 (
- 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 workplace, 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?

about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Tejas Chikkerur on [email protected]

Applications Close: 04, August 2026

📌 Career Medical Officer (Sydney)
🏢 Western Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney