Advanced Trainee

ACEM Accredited Special Skills terms in Burns and Anaesthetics for Advanced Trainees to work in the Emergency Department at Concord Hospital

About Concord Hospital

Concord Repatriation General Hospital is proud of its healthcare service excellence and leadership in critical care.  Concord is part of a Network of hospitals and healthcare services within Sydney Local Health District. Building on its proud heritage of caring for the Veteran community, the hospital now services the local communities located in the inner west of Sydney.  As a teaching hospital of the University of Sydney, Concord offers a comprehensive range of specialty and sub-specialty services.

Concord Hospital is committed to ensuring the community has equitable access to high quality patient-centred care that is timely, evidenced based, culturally appropriate and efficient.  The hospital provides this care in partnership with highly committed staff who are supported by leading edge research, education and technologies.

The Department of Emergency Medicine

The Emergency department has 32 beds spread across acute, sub-acute, fast track and short stay areas. Redevelopment is in progress to install an ED CT scanner and redevelop fast track, and will complement recent upgrades to the resuscitation bays.

Our Department is a receiving centre for major burns, is a primary PTCA centre for STEMI and has an acute stroke service. Our patient population is a cohort with complex medical conditions and high acuity presentations.

ACEM has recognised the site as a major referral hospital and is accredited  for 18 months of advanced training. Our weekly education program has been redesigned to provide exam teaching and core content delivery. Our fellowship exam program is delivered by experienced and passionate FACEM’s tailored to the needs of the individual.

We offer rotations to develop a range of skills required as part of ACEM training. Our trainees have access to Concord ICU and anaesthetics terms, trauma at RPA and a Canterbury Paediatric ED rotation to develop core skills. We also offer special skills terms in ultrasound and burns.

Burns (special skills term)

This unique ACEM accredited rotation consists of a 0.5 Burns and a 0.5 ED component over a 6 month term. It is the only one of its kind in Australia! The ED burns registrar is integrated into the burns team and involved in all aspects of burns care. This provides opportunity to develop special clinical skills, teaching and quality improvement work and is an important link between the ED and burns unit.

Ultrasound (special skills term)

This rotation enables consolidation of advanced ultrasound skills under the guidance of dedicated supervisors. It is made up of a 0.5 ultrasound and a 0.5 ED component over a 6 month term. Trainees will be supported to accomplish accreditation in multiple CCU units and integrate ultrasound skills in practice.

Anaesthetics  and  ICU

There are 3 month terms available at CRGH for ICU and anaesthetics that would allow an advanced trainee to satisfy part of the critical care component of FACEM training.

We work as a team and you will be well supported with consultant cover from 8am to midnight and on-call overnight. The rest of the ED team includes a supportive nursing team and allied health professionals. A registrar representative attends senior medical staff meetings and our mentoring program provides additional opportunity to support professional development.

What we can offer you:

·         A supportive, collegiate, and diverse work environment

·         Protected  education time to support professional and career development

·         Convenient location near transport facilities with onsite parking available.

·         Salary packaging and fitness passport for eligible staff including utilising SLHD gym facilities

·         Wellbeing, advocacy, mentorship, and support opportunities exclusively for medical staff through SLHDs multifaceted workplace program MDOK 

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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.