2025 Senior Hospital Medical Officer - Obstetrics & Gynaecology
We are offering enthusiastic hospital medical officer’s Obstetrics and Gynaecology experience by joining the Western Health Women’s Health team for 12 months in 2025. Western Health provides women’s health services across our network including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s (JKWC), co-located at Sunshine Hospital, and Bacchus Marsh Hospital, located approximately 40km west of JKWC.
JKWC, a purpose-built women’s and children’s hospital, opened in 2019 and provides Obstetric and Gynaecology services to a large area of Melbourne’s western suburbs. The Obstetric tertiary service provides care to over 6500 pregnant women annually, supported by Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetric Medicine, Obstetric Anaesthesia and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit accepting babies born from 26 weeks gestation. Gynaecology services include general ambulatory and inpatient gynaecology, along with subspecialty units comprising gynae-oncology, urogynaecology and minor & complex minimally invasive surgery.
Bacchus Marsh Hospital, a lower risk and acuity service, joined the Western Health network in 2021. The obstetric service is expected to grow to approximately 1000 births annually whilst the gynaecology service is expanding to support a large number of theatre sessions and extensive ambulatory services.
About the Role
In 2025, we are offering hospital medical officer’s an opportunity to join our O&G senior HMO team for twelve months. The positions are most suited to applicants who plan a career in O&G, either intending to apply to the RANZCOG Integrated Training Program or fulfilling a career in rural procedural General Practice.
This role provides opportunities to gain skills in all areas of O&G and comprises rotations in the following areas at JKWC and Bacchus Marsh hospitals:
- Supervised Elective Caesarean Section (ECS) training – rotation to ECS to develop skills in, and performing, caesarean sections, supervised by an O&G consultant
- Birthing Suite – the SHMO will share responsibility for the acute obstetric service (Birth Suite and Maternity Assessment Centre), gaining skills in primary assessment of the pregnant woman, labour management, operative vaginal delivery and emergency obstetric procedures.
- Outpatient gyanecological care, including general gynaecology outpatient clinic with supervised training in minor gynaecological surgical procedures, eg. insertion of intrauterine devices and hysteroscopy D+C’s; and our Early Pregnancy Assessment Services (EPAS) – managing common issues in the first trimester of pregnancy eg. vaginal bleeding, miscarriage
- Antenatal Clinic including rotations through the Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) unit
- Emergency department O&G (EDOG) - receiving referrals from the Sunshine Hospital Emergency department and reviewing, assessing and formulating plans for acute gynaecological presentations in a supported environment
- Rostered night duty, including inpatient obstetric, gynaecology and peri-operative patient care
- Opportunities to participate in educational, training and audit activities
- Research opportunities in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Opportunity to undertake the Associate Training Program- procedural (formerly DRANZCOG)
- Additional opportunities may be available for participation in other specialist services such as pelvic floor disorders, gynae-oncology, infertility, and endoscopic surgery.
At the completion of the term, applicants can expect to have received:
- Broad exposure to the discipline of O&G in preparation for the FRANZCOG Integrated Training Program
- Opportunities to work at a Junior Registrar level (leave cover etc)
- Support in their career aspirations, including application through the RANZCOG ITP Training Program National Selection process or the Associate Training Program- advanced procedural (formerly Advanced DRANZCOG) (for those on rural GP/ACCRM pathway)
To be successful in this role, the following requirements must be met:
- Completed PGY2+ or above at time of application.
- Minimum 6 months prior clinical O&G experience.
Interested in a career in Women’s Health, including meeting Eligibility Criteria for application to RANZCOG Training Program or the Associate Training program - advanced procedural: https://ranzcog.edu.au/training/specialist-training/applying
The selection process for these positions is highly competitive. The positions are awarded on the basis of curriculum vitae, references and interview. Shortlisting for interview is based on CV and referee report with points awarded to relevant clinical experience, courses, academic awards/honours, research experience and other hospital involvement.
Important note to applicants:
Please ensure that the Referee Assessment Form (attached) is downloaded and forwarded to three (3) Referees for completion.
It is preferable that at least one (1) referee must be from an Australian training hospital and the referee has been involved as a direct supervisor/line manager within the last 24 months.
The completed form is to be returned to Western Health as an email attachment to Jactina Stewart at Western Health jacinta.stewart@wh.org.au prior to the nominated closing date.
Please submit your CV, Cover Letter, and Preferences Form.
Applications close 8/7/24, with interviews offered within 2 weeks.
NB: When submitting your Preference Form, please upload the document via the 'JMS Application Form' option.
Applications close at 11:59pm on 12 July 2024.
About Us
Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.