Advanced Trainee

BE A PART OF AN EXCITING NEW CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE TWEED VALLEY HOSPITAL – Move planned for 14 May 2024.

Tired of big cities?  Want to start your days sitting on your deck in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and listening to the birds?  Or would you rather have a surf or a walk along the sand before work?  Then here is your opportunity to work in a busy hospital situated on the lower end of the Gold Coast.  Wonderful beaches, world heritage-listed national parks, hinterland villages, great food and fine wine, and excellent public and private schools are all waiting for you in Tweed and the North Coast area.

We will be moving to the new Tweed Valley Hospital (TVH) in early 2024 so here is your opportunity to work in a new hospital with increased services and specialties. This is the largest regional capital health investment funded entirely by the NSW Government. 

A great opportunity exists to be part of the new state-of-the-art hospital, with more beds and increased healthcare services.  TVH will be a major referral hospital at the heart of the network of hospitals and health facilities across the Tweed Byron region.  For more information, please visit https://www.tweedvalleyhospital.health.nsw.gov.au/

TVH will include: 

• more operating theatres and recovery spaces 
• expanded emergency department 
• enhanced medical, surgical and mental health services 
• enhanced ambulatory care services including more outpatient clinics 
• new interventional cardiology service 
• new radiotherapy service as part of a new integrated cancer care service. 

TVH will be a major referral hospital at the heart of the network of hospitals and health facilities across the Tweed-Byron region. It will provide the health services required to meet the needs of the growing population of the region beyond 2032. 

The development will provide the community access to more health services closer to home, which will enable patients to remain near family, friends and existing support networks. It will reduce the need for 5,000 patients to travel outside the region each year to receive treatment. 

The Tweed Hospital/Tweed Valley Hospital is characterised by friendly relations within the staffing structure and we are a cohesive and happy team, united by our desire to care for others. 

What you'll be doing

The primary purpose of the Advanced Trainee in Medical Oncology is to provide effective clinical management of patients, under appropriate supervision by Attending Medical Officers (AMOs), including patient assessment, making treatment decisions, performing procedures, and maintaining adequate medical records; and to develop expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment. This includes supervised general medical management of patients admitted to specialist departments.
 
The Medical Oncology Advanced Trainee will be in an accredited Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) training program within the Medical Oncology Department in a network of hospitals, or an individual hospital. The Advanced Trainee will be assigned to the Medical Oncology Department for the specified term and will undertake specific tasks and responsibilities at that Hospital. The Advanced Trainee will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise junior medical officers (JMOs) and medical students. It is also expected that the Advanced Trainee participates in the clinical meetings and teaching and be subject to training and performance reviews.
 
Decision making and supervision will be at the appropriate level according to the trainee’s skills, knowledge and experience. The medical officer will be expected to adopt a progressively more independent approach to patient management according to their experience, under the guidance of and at the discretion of the appropriate Attending Medical Officer (AMO). All patients managed within the hospitals of the health service are under the direct care of a specialist medical practitioner. All decisions regarding their care are to be clearly communicated with the specialist responsible for that care.
 
These positions are based in NNSWLHD at The Tweed Hospital or Lismore Base Hospital, as the advertised position indicates.
 
There are eleven networks of hospitals, or individual hospitals, as follows. 
Liverpool, Macarthur, St Vincent's, Bankstown, Royal North Shore Network, Prince of Wales, St George & Sutherland, St George Private, Wollongong, Royal Prince Alfred (Lifehouse), Concord, Westmead, Nepean, Blacktown, Orange (2 days a week in one of the three month rotations), Calvary Mater Newcastle, Tamworth, Coffs Harbour, Gosford, The Tweed Hospital, Lismore Base Hospital, Port Macquarie, Orange Base Hospital.

1. Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role (please address these in your response)
2. Advanced ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
3. Advanced ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services.
4. Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences.
5. Advanced ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment with good time management skills.
6. Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
7. Commitment to participating in training and development opportunities to further develop skills and knowledge in the area of Medical Oncology, with a capacity for self-directed learning.

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For role related queries or questions contact Elizabeth Whale on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 4th April 2024