Advanced Trainee
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- Emergency Medicine
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- Sydney Local Health District
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- CAM24733 Requisition #
Remuneration: -
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM24733
Sydney Local Health District is seeking a highly motivated Advanced Trainee to join the Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH).
Where you'll be working
Royal Prince Alfred is the principal teaching hospital of the University of Sydney and offers speciality services from its main campus as well as from Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopaedics, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and Dame Edith Walker Hospitals. RPAH is one of Australia's leading hospitals, providing an extensive range of diagnostic and treatment services. Its specialities include cardiology, obstetrics and gynaecology, cancer, respiratory medicine, neurology, liver and kidney transplants.
The Emergency Training Network includes rotations to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, The Canterbury Hospital, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Bankstown Hospital, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Liverpool Hospital and Dubbo Base Hospital.
What you'll be doing
The primary purpose of an Advanced Trainee in Emergency Medicine is to provide high quality medical care under appropriate supervision to undifferentiated patients presenting to the Emergency Department.
Trainees undertaking the care of medical patients should ensure that they operate within their own level of expertise within a collaborative clinical care model and to seek consultation with their colleagues when appropriate. Advanced Trainees work under a level of supervision according to their competence in the following activities:
- Taking a leadership role in coordinating the admission, assessment, management, and discharge planning of patients
- Communicating assessment and management decisions to other staff involved in the patient’s care
- Communicating with the patient / family regarding the patient’s condition and management plans
- Coordinating diagnostic tests and consultations with other medical specialists
Arranging the patient discharge process and liaising with local medical officers and community based care modalities for optimal post discharge care
What we can offer you:
- Supportive, collegiate and diverse work environment
- Ongoing professional development and career opportunities
- Salary packaging and fitness passport for eligible staff including utilizing SLHD gym facilities
- Wellbeing, advocacy, mentorship and support opportunities exclusively for medical staff through SLHDs multifaceted workplace program MDOK.
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.
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role and demonstrated ability to work with appropriate independence, commensurate with a level of a Specialist Trainee, within a supervised complex clinical environment.
- On a training pathway with the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine and are either eligible, or will be eligible by the start of the 2025 Clinical Year to be an Advanced Trainee with the College.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the planning, delivery and coordination of patient care.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, family members and others members of the health care team.
- Demonstrated good organisational and time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to self education. Previous experience in and willingness to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and training.
- Ability and willingness to work at the facilities within the Network to deliver patient care, on a flexible rotating roster including day, afternoon and night shifts.
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For role related queries or questions contact Jonathan Hayman on Jon.Hayman@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 05, August 2025
