Description:
Note : This is an honorary/unpaid position.
Nepean Hospital is a major referral and teaching hospital of the University of Sydney. Nepean Hospital is recognised as comprising one of the largest and busiest maternity care facilities in Western Sydney. The tertiary level public hospital provides care for approximately 4000 births per year, including high risk antenatal care, and services the state’s highest population of high-risk groups such as Aboriginal and Pacific Islander women.
The primary purpose of the position is to provide quality obstetric and gynaecological care to patients in a complex clinical environment whilst developing higher professional maturity and professionalism during the RANZCOG Advanced Training Program, with the goal of obtaining FRANZCOG.
The goals of this training are to enhance existing skills in the management of gynaecological and early pregnancy problems and to advance skills in ultrasound and gynaecological and laparoscopic surgery. This will also allow the medical officer to gain further experience in organising the structure of teaching and research activities.