NSW Health co-ordinates an annual Junior Medical Officer (JMO) recruitment campaign where most vocational and non-vocational positions are advertised for positions starting in the following clinical year.
There are two formal rounds of JMO recruitment each year - the main round and, for positions that remain vacant after this round, a second round. To find out more about important dates for these recruitment rounds, please visit our Campaign dates.
Other JMO vacancies that are available outside of the campaign period can be viewed throughout the year and offer limited contract periods. These are referred to as 'ad hoc positions' and vacancies can be viewed on the JMO Career Portal.
When applying for a position, you will be asked to provide:
If your application is successful, you will be contacted for an interview. Interviews are conducted either virtually or in person - for scheduling queries please contact the person listed on the interview invitation. Depending on the interview process, you may be asked to select a date and time online, or this may be allocated for you.
The application process requires you to complete declarations and provide consent to pre-employment screening checks.
Pre-employment checks are initiated in accordance with the current NSW Health Employment Screening policies. Checks include, but are not limited to:
You are required to nominate at least two referees including a current supervisor. If you do not have a current supervisor or you haven't worked for that person for very long, you can provide your previous (most recent) supervisor.
You will be invited to provide referee details via email when you are invited to interview for the first time in the recruitment campaign (or earlier in the process if the Job Owner requires it). Once you enter your referee details, your referees will be emailed asking them to complete the reference check online. Referee reports submitted by your two referees will be used for all positions that you apply for during the campaign.
Conditional offers are sent from 12pm on the 'email offer' date listed on the Campaign dates page and continue to be sent daily at regular intervals. A conditional offer is a binding offer that will provide key information about the position but will not include a letter of appointment.
When you receive an offer, you will have 48 hours from the time and date of the email to accept or decline the position. If you wish to discuss the option of delaying your decision, you must contact the Convenor for advice. Failure to accept/decline the position or obtain approval to delay your decision may result in your job offer being withdrawn.
If you receive more than one offer, you need to accept one and decline all others (unless you are accepting two part-time roles, or roles where the dates don't overlap). You should contact the Convenor if you wish to discuss your offer.
If you have already accepted a position but subsequently become eligible for a more desirable position, you will need to notify the Convenor of the other to inform them of your decision. You will be unable to accept the subsequent position until you have declined the previous offer.
Once you accept your conditional offer, pre-employment checks will be conducted and a letter of offer prepared and sent via email.
If you attend an interview and are not offered a position, you may be placed on an eligibility list (you will be advised via email). An eligibility list may be accessed for up to 18 months and allows facilities to fill vacancies without the need for further interviews.
