Westmead Hospital
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    Operating since 1978, Westmead Hospital is a specialised tertiary referral hospital for the western Sydney metropolitan area, serving one of the largest growing population areas in NSW. Westmead Hospital is the major teaching hospital of the University of Sydney for medical and dental students and is one of Australia’s largest centres for postgraduate training at specialist level in all fields. The hospital includes a dental school, and a unit for emotionally disturbed children, Redbank House. Westmead is home to internationally recognised institutes of health research, including the prominent Westmead Institute for Medical Research.Other services include acute intervention medicine, aged care, neurology, rehabilitation, allied health, brain injury, cardiac, chronic care, radiology, pathology, a 24 hour emergency department, surgery, intensive care service, neonatal intensive care service, mental health, renal, transplant surgery and outpatient services.Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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    What’s it like working at Westmead Hospital?

    AI summary of recent reviews

    Employees at Westmead Hospital appreciate the effective teamwork and supportive colleagues, as well as the opportunities for learning and skill progression offered by this major teaching hospital. The diverse environment and the chance to interact with a large patient demographic are also valued. The work environment is described as friendly, with a reasonably new building.

    However, there are some potential challenges, such as limited parking available for staff, a very busy and demanding environment with high workloads and pressure, potential issues related to management and communication within the organisation, and challenges in managing patients, particularly those with complex health conditions or language barriers.

    Recent reviews

    5.0
    Assistant in Nursing
    Mar 2020
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Good communication through out shifts
    The good thingsTeam work is very effective
    The challengesDiversity environment sometimes makes work very difficult
    2.0
    Nurse
    Feb 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    A lot of politics between the nurses.
    The good thingsThe good things were a reasonably new building.
    The challengesThe challenges were politics between nurses affecting morale.
    5.0
    Clinical Nurse Educator
    Nov 2019
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Great place to work, lots of things to learn and the career path is excellent.
    The good thingsLove the work and the working environment
    The challengesNot enough parking for staff. No free parking around the hospital.
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