Obstetrics at Westmead Hospital, Sydney

5000 deliveries per year. Western Sydney's referral centre for high risk obstetrics.

Clinical work will involve obstetric anaesthesia (especially high-risk patients) and management of patients on the labour ward. Also assessment of patients in the fortnightly high-risk clinic, under supervision of a consultant.

Involvement in registrar and resident teaching, audit and/or research activity.

Working hours are 40 hours over 5 days with one day for admin per fortnight. Evening overtime once or twice per fortnight.

One weekend long-day shift per month. 7 nights followed by 5 days off four times per year.

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Contact: Dr Sanjay Sharma

Further information: http://www.westmeadanaesthesia.org/fellowships.html