The Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Senior Resident Medical Officer program offers interested and committed SRMOs the opportunity to work at an advanced level and rotate through key disciplines that are relevant to both further specialist training and rural general practice.
In particular, the rotations in anaesthetics, emergency medicine, mental health and obstetrics & gynaecology are accredited for rural generalist training and those in paediatrics and intensive care may be eligible for accreditation. Each of these terms offers the SRMO the opportunity to enhance their skills and better prepare them for both specialist training and rural general practice training.
The SRMO positions in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Medicine are suitable for applicants wishing to obtain further general experience in preparation for a specialist or rural general practice career pathway.
The length and mix of rotations will be by negotiation and dependant on health service requirements and individual training needs.
The SRMO will provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment.
Responsibilities will be governed by the level of experience.
Where you’ll be working

The Wagga Wagga Health Service has undergone a $431 million redevelopment. It was delivered in three stages and completed in 2021. The health campus includes:

• a 325 bed referral hospital called Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. Opened in 2017, it supports over 40,000 emergency presentations, 1,100 births and approximately 11,000 operations each year.
• a 24 hour Emergency Department equipped with telehealth cameras to connect the team in Wagga Wagga with other specialists or GPs across the state through the Critical Care Advisory Service, ensuring you get the care you need.
• a purpose-built Health Services Hub which opened in 2021. The new facility, linked to the Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, offers a range of important services from a single site.The multi-storey building accommodates acute aged care inpatient beds, rehabilitation inpatient beds, an older person’s mental inpatient unit, Hospital in the Home, expanded renal dialysis unit, expanded oral (dental) service, 60 clinic rooms and treatment spaces for allied health, outpatient, and community health services. There is also a Staff Hub and 30 staff meeting rooms of varying sizes with an electronic booking system and the latest presentation technology; a new lecture theatre and two nearby conference rooms, new clinical education and training spaces, including a simulation room and skills area and facilities for virtual training; a library, a dedicated Aboriginal meeting room and cultural courtyard; cafe; new multi-faith space; and facilitiies for corporate volunteers. There is also secure parking for fleet vehicles under the Health Services Hub.
• a specialised Mental Health Unit, which opened in 2013, to provide a large modern and comfortable facility. Community mental health services are co-located on the campus in the new Health Services Hub.

Wagga Wagga Health Service provides services including critical care, medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric, and rehabilitation care. We also provide mental health and community health services. We work with a team of specialists which include cardiovascular, gastroenterology, renal medicine, obstetrics, orthopaedics, psychiatry and paediatrics. There is also the provision of a full range of allied health and support services such as oral health, physiotheraphy, occupational therapy, sexual health and violence prevention and response services.