About this role
Advanced Trainee
An exciting opportunity exists to join the General Medicine Department at Wollongong Hospital.
Come for the Lifestyle
Where you'll be working
Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed base of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.
Wollongong is located an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong.
What you'll be doing
To provide a high standard of clinical care to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in the practise of General and Acute Care Medicine, in the context of fulfilling the requirement of the RACP for Advanced Training in General and Acute Care Medicine.
The Division of Medicine provides services primarily across the three main hospitals, the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Shoalhaven Hospitals. Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital. It is the region’s tertiary referral hospital which means it has the capacity to treat specialist and complex cases.
The rotations at Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District include: Core General Medicine (Acute) Wollongong Hospital, Core Sub-specialty rotations in Respiratory, Neurology, Gastroenterology; General Medicine (Acute) at Shellharbour Hospital, Core General Medicine (Acute) Shoalhaven Hospital. The position may be required to work within other facilities which are in an approved arrangement with your employer, including rural locations. These facilities may include other NSW public and private hospitals, and facilities in other States.
Benefits of working with ISLHD
We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:
- Allocated Days Off (ADO) – once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
- Salary packaging – less tax and more take-home pay
- Novated leasing – lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)
- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
- Discounted health insurance is available through a number of different private health insurance providers. Talk to your provider today for more information
- Career progression and professional development
Selection Criteria:
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
- 5 Years experience with 1 year in General Medicine
- Sufficient skills, knowledge and experience to practice as a safe and competent surgical trainee
- Teamwork and leadership skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience in teaching both undergraduate & postgraduate students
- Moderate computer skills
Need more information?
- Click here for the Position Description
- Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Manash Saha on Manash.
Applications Close: 12 October 2026
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