Junior doctors from Australia and abroad are being invited to develop their skills in the country's largest public health system, with applications set to open this week for NSW Health's 2025 Junior Medical Officer (JMO) recruitment campaign.
JMOs who have completed their first two postgraduate years of medical practice will be able to apply from tomorrow, Tuesday, 16 July 2024.
In 2024, NSW Health employed more than 5,800 Junior Medical Officers through the annual recruitment campaign. The government continues to invest in our medical workforce and has increased doctor numbers by 246 from 15,578 to 15,824 this year.
As Australia's largest health system, our Junior Medical Officers have the opportunity to work with some of the most experienced and skilled medical professionals in a variety of clinical settings.
NSW Health offers a wide variety of vocational and non-vocational positions and specialty training programs, where Junior Medical Officers can gain valuable experience and progress their professional careers.
The recruitment campaign offers these junior doctors positions in a range of specialties including general medicine, intensive and emergency care, pain management, psychiatry, pathology and more.
The main round of Junior Medical Officer recruitment closes Tuesday 6 August 2024.
Second round advertising will open Monday 30 September 2024 and close Friday 17 January 2025.
For more information and to apply, visit the 2025 Junior Medical Officer recruitment campaign page on NSW Health.
Quotes attributable to Premier Chris Minns:
"This is a great opportunity for junior doctors across Australia to work for the largest public health system in the country, gaining hands on experience with the best of the best in the medical profession and building a better NSW for all."
Quotes attributable to Minister for Health Ryan Park:
"These Junior Medical Officers will have the opportunity to work with world-class senior clinicians, completing rotations across different settings and geographic locations and working within our state-of-the-art facilities.
"Those recruited will start in their new roles in February 2025 and will be offered positions in a range of specialties including paediatrics, emergency medicine, psychiatry, geriatrics, general medicine and more.
"The NSW Government is focused on supporting postgraduate education and training for the state's Junior Medical Officers to ensure that our medical workforce can continue to meet the unique and growing health needs of the people of NSW."
