Overview
Statewide NSW Health Pathology trainee post in forensic pathology aimed at meeting RCPA training requirements in Forensic Pathology; the NSW Forensic Medicine training program includes Forensic Medicine Newcastle, the Forensic Medicine and Coroner's Court Complex at Lidcombe and Forensic Medicine Wollongong, and trainees may rotate between sites.
The programme
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- Contracts of up to 4 years (per NSW Health advert for the 2026 clinical year)
- Start
- February (2026 clinical year advert)
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Training toward Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) Fellowship in Forensic Pathology
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- MBBS or equivalent, registered with the Medical Board of Australia; evidence of general registration and 24 months of clinical experience; demonstrated vocational interest in forensic pathology
- International applicants
- Not stated on official page
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA); Working with Children Check; DNA reference sample may be required
How to apply
- Deadline
- Advert (requisition CAM25131) now closed; check NSW Health Careers for the next intake
- Application method
- Online via NSW Health Careers (jobs.health.nsw.gov.au) with responses to selection criteria
Funding
- Funding
- Not stated on official page
Official sources
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