AddressRemuneration: -
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM21904
Position Tagline
The Provisional Fellow position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Canterbury Hospital will be responsible for the care of patients under the supervision of Visiting Medical Officers and Staff Specialists. The Fellow will assist with the organization, ongoing education and performance of the junior medical staff, including rostering, and will contribute to the clinical workload in the department. There may be opportunity for experience in managing a higher complexity caseload within the broader clinical stream in Sydney Local Health District.
Where you'll be working
Canterbury Hospital is a 215-bed metropolitan acute general hospital, providing services in Emergency Medicine, General Surgery and Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care. Canterbury Hospital caters for a local population of 220,000 people. The Canterbury area is home to a culturally and linguistically diverse community. Just under half (48%) of Canterbury residents were born overseas and just under half (47%) reported Chinese, Lebanese or Greek ancestry. Many residents of the Canterbury community have arrived in Australia relatively recently. Just fewer than 67% of Canterbury residents do not speak English at home which is almost three times higher than the NSW average (22%). The predominant languages spoken are Arabic, Greek, Mandarin, Bengali, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Urdu, Italian, Indonesian, Korean and Nepali. On average, around one third (33%) of Mandarin, Korean, Cantonese and Vietnamese speakers do not speak English well or at all. The majority of humanitarian arrivals that have settled in Sydney Local Health District, have done so in the Canterbury area. Most arrived from Afghanistan, although a significant number of Burmese and Rohingyan refugees have also settled in the area. Humanitarian arrivals often have complex health problems related to either their prior limited access to healthcare and/or their individual experiences of persecution or trauma. Aboriginal people make up 1.1% of the district’s population, compared with 2.9% of the state’s population.
Population projections indicate a 39% increase in population between 2016 and 2031
What you'll be doing
Sydney Local Health District's vision incorporates NSW Health Core Values and a commitment to equity, health improvement, timeliness and efficiency, recognising that evidence-based service delivery requires highly skilled and valued staff supported by research, education and state-of-the-art technologies.
Our strategic priority under this vision is our commitment to excellence in Patient and Family Centre Care. Staff are supported to ensure patients, their families and carers are considered as partners in care to achieve optimal patient outcomes and best possible healthcare experience.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated commitment to training towards specialist qualifications in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- Ability to communicate with women from all backgrounds, and their families.
- Ability work as part of a medical team.
- Ability to take responsibility, show initiative and desirable to have administrative experience or talent.
- Interest in quality improvement, and ability to participate in an education program and conduct research.
