Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Position Classification: JMO Trainee
Hours Per Week: 38 hours per week
Location: Dubbo, NSW
Western NSW Local Health District is an equal chance employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our advertised positions.
Unaccredited Trainee – Obstetrics & Gynaecology
A position is currently available for an Unaccredited Trainee in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Dubbo Health Service. You will provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment. You will have an Obstetrics role, Gynaecology outpatient and surgical role.
The incumbent responsibilities in Obstetrics would be to take part in Antenatal clinics along with trainees and Staff Specialists, to cover the labour ward on a 1:4 roster out of hours.
There are three routine lists per week and contain a variety of surgical procedures, including advance laparoscopic surgery and pelvic floor surgery as well as complex intra-abdominal operations.
Dubbo Health Service is a major rural referral Hospital and part of the Western NSW Local Health District. It provides a range of acute inpatient and ambulatory care services including general medical and surgical, maternity, gynaecology, paediatrics, rehabilitation, critical care, mental health, renal dialysis, oncology, palliative care, hospital in the home and diagnostic services.
The Health Service also offers a wide range of primary and community health services including child and family health services, mental health services and antenatal and postnatal services.
Benefits
- Country living with a meaningful career path
- Flexible work practices (as appropriate to the position and negotiated with your manager)
- Opportunities for learning and development, including in-house training with My Health Learning and the NSW Health RTO
- Professional growth and accelerated career progression
Requirements
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Completion of at least Three (3) postgraduate years of medical practice.
- Valid NSW Working with Children check.
- Cleared National Police check.
- Aged Care Check for Australian Government funded positions.
To Apply
Please address the following Selection Criteria:
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Must have Australian experience or be eligible for Competent Authority pathway.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a supervised environment and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Effective oral, written and computer skills and demonstrated good organisational time management skills.
- Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to self-education.
- Ability and willingness to deliver patient care and preparedness and ability to participate in a shift and on-call roster.
- Demonstrated orientation to rural/regional practice through life experiences, medical school and/or residency, outlining evidence of commitment to the provision of health care in a rural setting, preferably with experience of rural or regional medicine.
The Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) is working in partnership with the Western NSW Local Health District to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants wishing to apply for this role.
Applicants holding a visa with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable Australian/New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident is identified.
NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.
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