Advanced Trainee
Advanced Trainee, Palliative Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (03-Feb-2025 to 01-Feb-2026)
Remuneration: $97,993 - $139,187
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM24017
This position provides an opportunity to undertake advanced training in Palliative Medicine within a specialist Palliative Care service. The Advanced Trainee in Palliative Medicine will provide quality healthcare to patients under supervision, while developing a broad knowledge of the principles and practice of Palliative Medicine and a satisfactory level of competence in Palliative Medicine as required for Advanced Training. Terms available are Community term (Term 1) and Consult term (Term 2).
Where you'll be working and what you'll be doing
- Hospital Consult term: Review patients as requested by other medical or surgical units, review the patient within 24 hours or as close to this as possible with an AMO from the affiliated palliative care service hours, communicate with other units the objectives of care and assist in resolving conflicts between therapeutic objectives of units. Hospital Consults rotations may also involve some inpatient work.
- Inpatient term: Daily ward rounds of every patient in the unit, fully admitting or examining all new admissions, discharge planning, together with patient and paramedical staff and family, ensuring appropriate post-discharge follow-up, supervising discharge summaries and communication with the patient’s general practitioner.
- Cancer Term: Working with Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Haematology in clinics and rounds. Palliative Care clinics, rounds and consults as needed.
- Community term: Notify AMO of new referrals on day of assessment, see all new referrals within 3 working days, and within 24hrs for urgent referrals, liaise promptly with the patients general practitioner after each visit, regularly review unstable patients in collaboration with the GP, see patients in all home settings as directed (residential homes, hostels, nursing homes), liaise regularly with the GPs and Care givers as appropriate, provide systematic management of the community case load.
- Outpatient care: Attendance at unit outpatient clinics, assessment of unit patients in the emergency department.
- Participating in 24/7 rotating roster of days, evenings, nights and weekends.
- Participating in an on call roster and weekend ward rounds as rostered.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Demonstrated clinical practice as a registered medical practitioner in the last 2 years in a setting appropriate to the needs of the position.
- Enrolment in a relevant advanced training program including Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine, RACP Palliative Medicine or other subspecialties, Clinical Diploma of Palliative Medicine (RACP), Faculty of Pain Medicine or Family Medicine Program or eligible for advanced training in Palliative Medicine by the possession of a Fellowship in another college recognised by the Chapter of Palliative Medicine.
- This position is subject to an appropriate supervision level which can be supported by the health agency. If the incumbent’s registration conditions include supervision requirements, the level of supervision must be able to be supported by the health agency for this role.
- Valid Working with Children Check, cleared National Police Check.
- To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.
Selection criteria
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Adept ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services.
- Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development and self-education.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
Find out more about applying for this position. Please ensure you attach your curriculum vitae to your submission.
For role related queries or questions contact:
Dr Alan Oloffs, Department Head on 02 4734 2500 or Alan.Oloffs@health.nsw.gov.au
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NBMLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
