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Employment Type:TemporaryPart TimeRemuneration: 110,986.00 - 139,187.00Hours Per Week:31Requisition ID:CAM26328Advanced Trainee Medical Retina Westmead HospitalWhere you''ll be workingWestmead Hospital is a key facility of one of Australias 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. Westmead Hospital provides approximately 638 acute overnight, 30 day only and 52 subacute beds. The Westmead Health Precinct currently under development is envisaged to be the biggest 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 areaWestmead Hospital is a leading centre of research, training and specialisations 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 highly specialised medical and surgical services.The Westmead Hospital Emergency Department (ED) operates 24 hours, 7 days per week and manages all types and levels of illnesses and injuries. As one of six major trauma centres in the state, the ED also cares for people with the most severe physical injuries.Westmead Hospital ED presentation numbers are among the highest in the stateCritical care services within Westmead Hospital are provided by the Intensive care unit and the medical and surgical high dependency units. Other specialist services that provide a high dependency level of care for patients within their clinical specialty wards include the Coronary Care Unit, Renal and Pancreas Transplantation and HaematologyOver 120 different outpatient clinics for a number of different specialities and services provide ambulatory care to approximately 5,000 attendances per month.Westmead Hospital is one of Australias largest centres for postgraduate training to specialist levels in all fields with over 100 PhD students and other postgraduate students supervised by Westmead Hospital scientists and clinicians. Westmead is home to internationally recognised institutes of health research, the most prominent being the Westmead Millennium Institute. The Westmead Millennium Institute is one of the largest medical research institutes in Australia, conducting research into a wide range of human disorders affecting both adults and children, including infectious and immune diseases, cancer and leukaemia, liver and metabolic diseases, eye and brain related disorders and heart and respiratory disorders.What you''ll be doingThis position is for an accredited ophthalmology trainee proceeding to the final (5th) year of training in Australia or New Zealand to become our Medical Retinal Advanced Trainee. A Part-time position is available, based at Westmead Hospital. This position will be actively tailored to the specific sub-specialty area of medical retina.To provide training in the advanced management of patients with all medical retinal conditions, including advanced OCT and angiographic imaging, and newer intravitreal medical therapeutics. The Advanced trainee will work on medical retina clinical trials and clinical research. The Advanced trainee will also take an overview role in prioritising patients referred for retinal management, based on urgency. There is an opportunity to also continue a weekly or fortnightly cataract surgery session. Employee Benefits Fitness Passport, Salary PackagingFor Further Information Please refer to the Position Description. Your application must include a current resume and responses to the application questions and criteria in the online application form. For role related queries or questions contact Associate Professor Andrew White on andrew.white@sydney.edu.au OR Practice Manager Andrew Bamford 0427669935 andrew.bamford@health.nsw.gov.au WSLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of AustraliaMinimum RANZCO accredited Ophthalmic training 4 years; generally in Australia or New Zealand (or equivalent elsewhere).Provide advanced management of patients with medical retinal conditions and other ophthalmic conditionsDevelop comprehensive skills in advanced ophthalmic surgery, imaging, diagnostic and clinic-based management procedures, including fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography.Work with other members of the team: Head of Department, VMOs, Staff specialists, Other trainees, Paramedical staff, Administrative, Orthoptic and Nursing staff in managing patients attending this serviceSatisfactory general ophthalmic surgery skills in cataract surgery to be able in many cases to work independently.Interpret ophthalmic imaging modalities including radiography and CT/MRI scanning.Understand the role of paramedical staff Orthoptists, nurses and social workers in the care and management of the ophthalmic patient.Need more information?1) Click here for the Position Description2) Find out more about applying for this positionFor role related queries or questions contact Andrew Bamford on andrew.bamford@health.nsw.gov.auApplications Close:05, August 2025NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. 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