NEUROSURGERY, TRAINEE UNACCREDITED POSITION, NEPEAN HOSPITAL

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (02-Feb-2026 up to 2 years)
Remuneration: $97,993 - $139,187
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26412
The Neurosurgical Department at Nepean Hospital provides services to adult patients with a wide variety of neurosurgical conditions. The department also provides emergency care to children who present to the Emergency Department with severe injuries whilst transfer for definitive care is progressed.
Adult conditions that form the majority of the surgical workload are craniotomy for primary or secondary tumours, intracerebral haemorrhage, clipping of cerebral aneurysm, drainage of subdural haematoma, insertion of VP shunt and a complete range of spinal problems requiring cervical lumbar or thoracic surgery. Operations such as ACDF, Laminectomy, Discectomy, and Spinal Fusion are routine. Trauma contributes to the patient load and often includes the requirement for surgical treatment of spinal and cranial trauma. Typical and commonly performed operations include Craniotomy for Haematoma, insertion of EVD, insertion of ICP monitor, and various spinal operations including fixation.

• Preoperative and post-operative care including assessment, organisation of operating list, operating equipment, and booking postoperative care beds.
• Communicating and coordinating care with their team, arranging consultation with other staff when appropriate, arranging discharge and liaising with local medical officers and other community based care modalities.
• Outpatient initial review and follow up consults.
• Participating in the afterhours and overtime roster.
• Receiving calls for acute referrals from Emergency Department, neighbouring hospitals and General Practitioners.
• Neurosurgery has a dedicated operating theatre 3 days a week along with the other elective units. There is ample opportunity to attend operating theatre to assist with operations.
• When appropriate Trainees will be given the opportunity to operate as primary operator under direct supervision of Site Supervisors/delegated senior clinicians as part of skills development.