Where you'll be working
Tamworth Hospital has 288 beds and is the major Rural Referral Hospital providing services to the North West of NSW. We are the largest hospital outside the Sydney – Newcastle – Wollongong regions servicing a local community of 60,000 and a referral community of 175,000. Tamworth Hospital is a teaching hospital for the University of Newcastle and Joint Medical Program, University of New England and is equipped with an onsite post graduate education complex with clinical skills labs and access to the nearby Education Centre, University of Newcastle. The ED is delineated to Level 5 and offers great experience in leading edge critical care medicine. Tamworth is a trauma centre for the NSW North West of NSW with locally staffed helicopter retrieval service. Tamworth Hospital encourages collaboration and collegiate relationships across multi-disciplinary teams ensuring the best service delivery.
About the role
You will have the opportunity to undertake terms (rotations) in some of the following areas:
* Cardiology
* Gastroenterology
* General Medicine
* Neurology
* Medical Oncology
* Nephrology
* Respiratory
* Endocrinology
The Unaccredited Trainee in General Medicine clinical year consists of 4 terms and includes participation in night General Medicine cover. We are committed to vocational training and career support; term allocations are based on submitted preferences and future aspirations.
Where you will be living
Tamworth boasts a population of 60,000 meaning you will be living a rural lifestyle, in a very liveable inland city halfway between Sydney and Brisbane, and weekends at the coast are within easy reach. Tamworth is a thriving regional city where you will experience the best of both worlds with 6 daily return flights to the closest major capital cities with the knowledge you are living and raising your family under the most ideal circumstances; big wide-open spaces, a welcoming and friendly community, affordable housing, great schools, and endless opportunities for you and your family to pursue past-time passions.
Contact
Please contact Dr Patrick Flynn at *************@health.nsw.gov.au with any role queries.
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