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 career 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.
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For role related queries or questions contact Tejas Chikkerur on [email protected]
Applications Close: 04, October 2026
📌 Career Medical Officer (Sydney)
🏢 Western Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney
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