The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is 'exceptional care, healthier lives'. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

This contract is for an ASAP start up from  1 February 2027. Preferred candidates may request a 6-month or 12-month contract to accommodate their training requirements.

About our Role

This position is an accredited Addiction Medicine training position including a possible rotation to the Public Health Unit.

Our Advanced Trainees in Emergency Medicine - Toxicology provide high quality medical care under appropriate supervision to undifferentiated patients presenting to the Emergency Department with medical and surgical emergencies as well as patients with established admissions to ward areas.

Toxicology is accredited with ACEM as a Special Skills Term. This 6- or 12-month position would best suit an Advanced Trainee looking to obtain the necessary clinical and practical skills in Emergency Medicine and clinical toxicology and is working towards the fellowship FACEM exam or Trainees who have completed their FACEM part-two exams looking to gain further experience in clinical toxicology and have an interest in pursuing research as a career path.

Trainees undertaking the care of medical patients should ensure that they operate within their own level of expertise within a collaborative clinical care model and to seek consultation with their colleagues when appropriate. Advanced Trainees work under a level of supervision according to their competence in the following activities:

Taking a leadership role in coordinating the admission, assessment, management, and discharge planning of patients

Communicating assessment and management decisions to other staff involved in the patient's care

Communicating with the patient / family regarding the patient's condition and management plans

Coordinating diagnostic tests and consultations with other medical specialists

Arranging the patient discharge process and liaising with local medical officers and community-based care modalities for optimal post discharge care.

Our Primary Location

is a major teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre based on the Randwick Hospitals Campus. We provide excellent healthcare to SESLHD and specialist health and medical services to NSW. We connect with various universities including the University of New South Wales. Our premier medical facilities enable leading learning opportunities for our staff, with the providing a world-class integrated environment for clinical care, research and education.

We have 450 inpatient beds and almost 3,000 staff. Each year we care for more than 64,000 patients in our Emergency Department and around 50,000 patients are admitted to our Hospital. We also have a busy outpatient service and rural outreach service and provide more than 900,000 occasions of non-admitted patient care each year.