Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
What the work is
Provides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical and surgical services related to the care of women and their babies during pregnancy and childbirth, and to disorders of the female genital, urinary, rectal and reproductive organs.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Provides prenatal care and monitors the health of pregnant women and their babies throughout pregnancy, labour and delivery
- Diagnoses and treats medical conditions and disorders related to pregnancy, childbirth and the female reproductive system
- Performs surgical procedures related to the female reproductive system and provides post-operative care
- Performs diagnostic tests and conducts periodic examinations to detect and prevent gynaecological disorders
- Interprets medical imaging results of female pelvic organs, and of pregnant women and their babies
- Provides guidance to patients on family planning and reproductive issues
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a hospital imaging department that supports the emergency department, wards and local GPs. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A scan that looked ordinary gives a clear answer, and a patient gets the right care sooner
- A trainee finally sees what you have been pointing at on the screen
- A referring doctor rings back to say your report changed their plan
Hard days
- A queue of urgent scans grows while a worried family waits in the corridor for news
- You spot something nobody was looking for and have to decide how to raise it
- Long hours alone in a dim room with a screen, a phone and a pager that never stops
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
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Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 264933, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.