GENERAL MEDICINE ADVANCED TRAINEE | STUNNING COASTAL NSW | ACCREDITED DEPARTMENT

GENERAL MEDICINE ADVANCED TRAINEE | STUNNING COASTAL NSW | ACCREDITED DEPARTMENT | 1 ½ DRIVE FROM SYDNEY

Challis Recruitment are seeking General Medicine Advanced Trainee’s for positions within 1 ½  hours’ drive from Sydney in a beautiful coastal location.

FAST FACTS:

• Multiple General Advanced Trainees required
• The hospital has been transformed into a state-of-the art facility with a $200 million, redevelopment to meet the growing needs of the community
• Sunny coastal location just a 1 ½ hours drive from Sydney that boasts pretty seaside towns, quiet beaches and National Parks
• The hospital is an acute major metropolitan hospital providing inpatient and outpatient and emergency services to the northern part of the NSW Central Coast.
• This is a lifestyle change with all the convenience you need, you are close to local primary schools, high schools both public and private and multiple day care centres, not to mention lakes, beaches, shops and transport. This is a great place for families.

POSITION:

• The primary purpose of the position is to provide quality care to patients in a complex clinical environment.
• Medical Officers will work under an appropriate level of supervision according to their level of competence to evaluate, diagnose, treat and provide consultation to patients of all ages presenting in any condition and will work in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings.
• You may be required to work at the different facilities and locations with the NSW public health system as part of Central Coast Local Health District.
• This General and Acute Care Medicine Advanced Training position with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is a training role offering clinical leadership development and two years of training within the Hospital. Core terms in GENERAL MEDICINE, acute terms in the Intensive Care Unit and Acute Medical Unit and subspeciality terms in Cardiology, Geriatrics, Geriatric Rehab, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Addiction Medicine, Medical Oncology and in the near future, Respiratory are available.
• The Advanced Trainee will manage their acute sub-specialty and general medical patients with advice and supervision of their consultants in order to provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment in inpatients and outpatient areas in the public health organisation.
• Responsibilities include: Taking a leadership role in coordinating the admission, management and discharge planning of patients seen in or admitted to his / her team, and ensuring that the admission and plans are documented and communicated effectively. The day-to-day assessment and management of the patients in his/her team, communicating with them and their family the nature of their condition and its treatment. Communicating and coordinating care with their team, arranging consultation with other staff when appropriate, then arranging discharge and liaising with local medical officers and other community based care modalities. Communicating effectively and efficiently decisions concerning the patient(s) in consultation with their immediate supervisor and admitting medical officers. Participation in the afterhours and relief roster under the supervision of the on call physician.
• Provision of a leadership role in the development of quality programs for General Medicine and sub-specialty teams. In particular, the role will have a high level of involvement in coordinating and effective handover at each of its points, and a high level of involvement in clinical governance sponsored activities inclusive of root cause analysis, coordination of the mortality and morbidity meetings for the Physicians group, and other related investigations.
• Provision of clinical leadership in current organizational priorities inclusive of antimicrobial stewardship, hand hygiene, VTE prevention, the risk minimization of high risk medications, the introduction of a medication management plan and the implementation of the Eurotam Directive to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure to our patients. Provision and coordination of high quality education, supervision and support to prevocational and basic physician trainees. Presentation at grand rounds to a level as detailed within the section Position Requirements that follows. The role includes core terms in General Medicine as well as terms in Intensive Care, Medical Assessment Unit, Cardiology, Drug and Alcohol, Geriatrics, Rehabilitation, Geriatric Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Medical Oncology based on preference and operational services. Position descriptions for each rotation are available.

THE HOSPITAL:

The hospital has approximately 300 beds and is a teaching hospital. Inpatient services include GENERAL MEDICINE, general surgery, cardiology, drug and alcohol, mental health, and intensive care.
 

KEY RESPONSIBILITES, ACTIVITIES, AND DUTIES:

• Under appropriate supervision, provide day to day care in such a manner as to ensure the provision of high-quality clinical services to hospital patients.
• Under appropriate supervision, assess and manage the patients’ conditions under your care.  
• Communicate patient-relevant information in a timely and clear manner to patients and their families/carers and all staff involved in the patient’s care, to facilitate shared decision-making and timely information transfer.
• Ensure accurate documentation in relation to patient care, whilst maintaining confidentiality and privacy, to ensure timely and efficient communication, and that patient records are effective and accurate for current and future use. This includes preparing treatment plans, correspondence with other treating practitioners, entry into medical records, referrals, discharge summaries, reports, certificates and any other documentation in relation to patient care and management.
• Teach other more junior clinical staff, to ensure an optimal learning environment, promote growth and development of others, and to develop skills in teaching. Teaching may include participating in/assisting with/leading formal education sessions, providing learning experiences on the job, case presentations, giving constructive feedback and informal instruction, undertaking formal/informal assessments, role modelling and mentoring.
• Supervise other more junior clinical staff, to enable them to develop the competence and knowledge required for responsible practice, promote team building and a supportive environment, enhance their performance, monitor their welfare, and contribute to development as a supervisor. Supervision includes clinical supervision, checking work is conducted to standards, providing constructive feedback and guidance, contributing to professional development, assisting to solve problems, and clinical workload management.
• Contribute to research projects to contribute to scholarly knowledge that leads to better patient outcomes and to develop skills and understanding of the quality research including research methods, ethics, managing conflict of interest, obtaining informed consent, recruiting and supervising participants, and understanding scientific principles.
• Participate in the Department’s quality assurance activities to ensure that appropriate standards are maintained, gaps in safety and quality standards are identified, and to contribute to the continual improvement of the department and the service provided by the hospital. This includes audit activities, morbidity and mortality meetings, quality improvement programs, peer review, relevant committee participation, root cause analyses, infection control reporting, and complaints investigations.
• Actively monitor and manage own mental and physical wellbeing, reporting concerns and seeking assistance when needed.
• Create a personal training or development plan, participate in available educational experiences, and actively seek to learn and obtain feedback in order to develop and understand your own skills, knowledge and capability; and therefore to exercise judgement and know when to seek assistance.
• Demonstrated commitment to Caring for the Coast vision, goals and strategies, with demonstrated behaviours which align with the NSW Health CORE values and CCLHD Values and behaviours charter.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
 

• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
• Completion of at least four postgraduate years and either successful completion of the examination requirements of the RACP, or equivalent, and be eligible to undertake subspecialty training in General Medicine in Australia; or eligible to sit the DCE in 2020 but were unable due to COVID-19.
• Demonstrated commitment to GENERAL MEDICINE training program and relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, including providing leadership and direction to ensure appropriate management of patients
• Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise, with demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
• Demonstrated time management, problem solving skills and excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and computer skills, with minimum of 30 words per minute. Along with evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to self-education.
• Demonstrated understanding of how the District is Caring for the Coast and how this role would contribute.

FURTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• • Model the NSW Health CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
• • Participate in after-hours rosters including nights and weekends OR Participate in a 24/7 roster and may be rostered day to day, evening or night shifts across a seven day roster
  • Move between services and geographical locations to deliver patient care
  • Participate in ward rounds and clinical handover, to transfer information, accountability and responsibility for a patient or group of patients, following the ISBAR protocol, National Australian Standards. Clinical handover happens within and between Medical, Surgical, Emergency, Paediatric and Critical Care teams.
  • Complete mandatory training as required by the hospital, local health district or specialty network, and NSW Health
  • Attend all applicable organization-wide, hospital, department, and role orientation sessions
• • Abide by all conditions/provisions of employment as outlined in the relevant Award
  • Conduct all required responsibilities and tasks of the role in a manner that is consistent with legislation, local and state-wide delegations, procedures, policies and manuals, which include but are not limited to the following areas:
    • NSW Health Code of Conduct
    • performance management and development
    • work, health and safety
    • records management
    • confidentiality and privacy
  • All staff are expected to take reasonable care that their acts and omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, that they comply with any reasonable instruction that is given to them and with any policies/procedures relating to health or safety in the workplace, as well as notifying any hazards/risks or incidents to their managers.
• For accredited training roles, comply with the relevant specialist medical college’s training and examination requirements.
• Act as role model and promote a culture and supporting practices that reflect the organisational values through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients/clients/employees.
• Comply with supervision requirements as set out by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• The Workplace Based Assessment (WBA) Program is offered at CCLHD to Junior Medical Officers successful in gaining a CCLHD position. To be eligible to apply to the program candidates will need to secure a contract with CCLHD in the first instance. The WBA Program consists of 12 x Mini-Clinical Examination Assessments, 6 x Case Based Discussion Assessments, 7 x Direct Observation of Procedural Skills, 5 x Term Assessments and 2 x 8 Multi-Source Feedback Forms at Level 1 under direct supervision of an assessor in the following clinical areas: Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Mental Health and Obstetrics & Gynaecology. A WBA Position Description will be provided to successful candidates, in addition to their CCLHD position-based Position Description.
• Where, as part of this position, the Junior Medical Officer is required also to provide services in a private facility, the medical officer should do so as an employee of NSW Health. The provision of services in private facilities by medical officers who at that time are employees of NSW Health should only occur for training purposes and, in respect of each medical officer involved, require the prior written approval from the relevant District (TMF indemnity cover may not be available if such approval has not been obtained).

THE LOCATION:

This Hospital is located an hour and a half from Sydney and is surrounded by beautiful beaches. This location is enriched with sparking waterways and national parks which offer amazing outdoor activities.

If outdoors is not your thing there is still plenty to do here particularly in golf courses and spas along with exceptional food and wine locations.

Being located outside Sydney means the cost of living is more affordable with all the luxury. Travelling to Sydney is easy and quick but also this location is also a gateway to other fantastic coastal getaways, it’s a complete lifestyle change with all the convenience you need, you will be close to local primary schools, high schools both public and private and multiple day care centres, not to mention lakes, beaches, shops and transport. This is a great place for families!
 

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