October 17, 2024

Sydney Local Health District

Campsie

OTHER & FULL TIME

Advanced Trainee

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Remuneration: -
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM23802

Position Tagline
To provide Paediatrics services to patients who present to Canterbury Hospital under supervision to ensure quality health care for the local community, while developing expertise in Paediatrics in a complex clinical environment.

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

We are seeking high quality, dedicated, enthusiastic trainees to join the Canterbury Paediatric Department. Canterbury Hospital offers trainees a great learning opportunity with diverse exposure to acute and complex paediatric and neonatal conditions. There is a 20 bed Paediatric Ward and 8 bed Special Care Nursery to enable you to gain both paediatric and neonatal exposure and experience. We have a robust paediatric outpatient’s clinic providing exposure to common paediatric and developmental conditions. Canterbury is accredited for Basic training, Advanced Training and Peer Review through the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).

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 r esearch, 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.

Registered as an Advanced Trainee with the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP). Trainees who require Peer review or Top-up training through the RACP are eligible to apply.

Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Demonstrated commitment to teaching and continuing professional development.

Demonstrated interest and involvement in research.

Minimum 5 years post-graduate paediatric experience. Neonatal experience essential.

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For role related queries or questions contact Shalinder Samra on Shalinder.Samra1@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 30, October 2024