Police are investigating a woman who allegedly worked as an intern at a major Sydney hospital for eight months without appropriate qualifications or AHPRA registration. 

The 27-year-old was first employed by Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital in Sydney’s southwest in January.

However, the hospital discovered on Monday the employee was not registered with AHPRA and as a result “immediately removed [them] from their duties”, a spokesperson said.

7News said it had been told the woman had failed her final year medical school exams.