South Western Sydney Area Health Service

Medical Officers Recruitment 2003 - 2004

South Western Sydney Area Health Service (SWSAHS) provides public hospital and community based health services for approximately 730,000 residents of the Local Government Areas of Bankstown, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Liverpool, Wingecarribee (Southern Highlands) and Wollondilly. These seven regions cover an area of 6,237 sq km.

SWSAHS is one of the largest and fastest growing health services in NSW and employs more than 8,500 people in our public hospitals, community health services, clinics and other support services.

The Area Health Service serves a diverse population with a broad range of ethnic groups, varying ages and socio-economic status. The population of South Western Sydney is a diverse mix of cultures and language groups with approximately 28.5% of the population being born in a non-English speaking country.

SWSAHS offers excellent opportunities for postgraduate training within its hospitals in a wide range of specialties. Strong education programs are provided in each of our hospitals with good access to library and research facilities.

SWSAHS is an exciting place to work. It has recently received an increase in funding of  $300 million over four years. This includes $26.2 million in 2004/05 financial year, increasing to $112 million per annum by 2007/08. These funds will support new health plan, the South Western Sydney Health Network: The Way Forward, will see an increase in medical, nursing and allied health staff in critical areas such as emergency, intensive care and after-hours inpatient care.

The services of each hospital and healthcare facility will be enhanced and redefined to form a clinical network to give patients the best specialist care available. There will be additional academic appointments and a new health research institute. A single phone call system will be implemented for inter-hospital acute patient transfer, supported by a centralised system for safely transporting patients. Stage two of the Liverpool Hospital’s building program will be expedited. The plan boosts resources to areas of need such as Campbelltown and Camden. Subspecialty services at Campbelltown Hospital will be enhanced in key areas including cardiology, neurology and respiratory medicine. The capacity of acute services in Campbelltown Hospital will expand with the addition of intensive care beds and high dependency beds. The newly established renal dialysis service at Campbelltown Hospital will be progressively expanded from 6 to 10 chairs. Information systems will be enhanced to support clinicians, managers and quality improvement.

Each hospital in SWSAHS will be a centre of expertise in a specific area and will work in a complementary way with all other public hospitals in south western Sydney.

Liverpool Hospital will continue to be the tertiary referral hospital, providing a comprehensive range of high level emergency, medical, surgical, mental health, maternity, paediatric and newborn services. Research infrastructure will centred at Liverpool Hospital and it will maintain its leading role as the academic centre for SWSAHS.

Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital will continue as a principal referral hospital operating its services mostly at level 5, providing services for a mix of complex and routine patients. It will be the centre for colorectal surgery and plastic surgery, and with Liverpool Hospital it will be a major provider of upper gastro-intestinal surgery and level 6 gastroenterology.

Campbelltown Hospital will progressively develop towards principal referral hospital status operating its services mostly at level 5. Sub-speciality capabilities in medicine and surgery will be developed. Campbelltown will be the hub for academic general medicine, include a centre for heart failure and be a lead site for SWSAHS in paediatrics and ambulatory care. It will be a major centre for colorectal surgery and adult/adolescent acute and non-acute mental health.

Camden Hospital will maintain a complementary role with Campbelltown Hospital, offering rehabilitation, normal risk obstetrics, palliative care, emergency department and an extensive day surgery program with ambulatory care.

Fairfield Hospital will continue as a major metropolitan hospital operating its services mostly at level 4. It will be the centre for elective orthopaedic surgery and elective short stay, day only low risk surgery. Fairfield Hospital will develop with Braeside Hospital as a centre for rehabilitation and aged care. Its emergency department will be partnered with Liverpool Hospital and will have senior medical cover 12 hours a day, 7 days week.

The closing date for applications is Friday 20th August, 2004. The interview period commences Wednesday 25th August and concludes on Friday 17th September, 2004.

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