AddressAbout the role
Mater is looking for a full time, fixed term Advanced Trainee in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at the Mater Young Adult Health Centre Brisbane (MYAHCB) for 2025. The primary duties are to provide health assessments and care to young people with substance use concerns in a therapeutic residential facility as well as community follow-up.
The trainee will also provide care to adolescents and Young Adults with chronic health conditions in ambulatory clinics and in-patient settings. The position is supervised by an Adolescent and Young Adult Physician and is an accredited AYA training position with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). The trainee will work as part of multidisciplinary teams with the MYAHCB and be expected to participate in teaching, research and mentoring of junior colleagues.
This is a great opportunity for an advance trainee to gain experience in AYA medicine, including AOD, sexual health, gender health and mental health as well as managing chronic and complex health condition in this population.
Salary: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and salary packaging
What you’ll be doing
This role requires the incumbent to adhere to the Mater behavioral standards including the Mater Mission, Values, Code of Conduct, Mater Credo as well as any other relevant professional and behavioral standards, translating these into everyday behavior and actions, and holding self and others to account for these standards.
- Daily management of AYA patients admitted to the MAYHC
- Ambulatory management of young people with chronic and complex health issues
- Lead the development and implementation of a AYA regional training program
- Participate in MYAHC research and lead their own research project
About you
- Completion of RACP basic physician training, including written and clinical exams
- Current medical registration
- Appointment or completion of appropriate advanced training
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.
We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Flexible working arrangements
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
For further information specific to the position, please contact Dr Simon Denny, Director of Mater Young Adult Health Centre on ***********@mater.org.au
Applications close on the 15th July 2024. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!
Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.
