Northern NSW Local Health District – Cudgen NSW
Department: General Medicine and Relief rotations only alternating across the 5-term year
Location: Tweed Valley Hospital
Working with Northern NSW Local Health District, you can play a part in delivering quality care to our region. More than 280,000 people live within the Northern NSW Local Health District, and around 4.7% of our population are of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. Our health service values the essential role our staff play in delivering innovative ways to respond to the health needs of our patients and clients.
Our staff live and work in some of Australia's most sought-after destinations, where work/life balance is not a buzzword, it's a reality
The Role
Tweed Valley Hospital is seeking Resident Medical Officers and Senior Resident Medical Officers to work on a rotational basis across five clinical terms annually. This program provides our medical officers with quality experience across a comprehensive range of medical and surgical specialities, offering excellent foundation training for your medical career.
Preferences for rotations can be expressed during interview, and final allocations will be confirmed following acceptance. Available rotations include:
* General Surgery (including Colorectal, Upper GI and Breast Surgery)
* Surgical Subspecialities – Orthopaedics, Urology and ENT
* Psychiatry, at either Tweed Valley or Byron Central Hospitals
* Geriatric Medicine
* Medical Administration
All positions include a relieving term, which involves covering after-hours shifts and providing annual leave coverage for other junior medical officers. This role ensures continuity of care whilst giving you exposure to various departments and diverse clinical situations.
Information for International Medical Graduates
We actively encourage applications from candidates eligible for the competent authority pathway. This includes doctors with full registration in Medical Board approved countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Canada.
Competent authority pathway candidates: Please contact us at ***************@health.nsw.gov.au for additional information about opportunities and requirements.
Please note: We are not accepting applications from standard pathway applicants for this recruitment round.
For comprehensive information on IMG pathways, please visit Medical Board of Australia – International medical graduates (IMGs).
About Tweed Valley Hospital
This is an exciting opportunity to join Tweed Valley Hospital, your primary work location and a new, major referral hospital at the heart of the network of hospitals and health facilities across the Tweed-Byron region, also including Murwillumbah District and Byron Central Hospitals. The 723.3 million state-of-the-art hospital opened on 14 May 2024 and will deliver additional health services and bed capacity to meet the growing community's healthcare needs.
Tweed Valley Hospital has:
* currently 280 beds with capability to expand to 430 beds
* expansive outpatient facilities with opportunity to increase available clinics
* a developing interventional cardiology service
* a fully capable emergency department with 42 treatment spaces
* an integrated cancer care service with radiotherapy
* 12 operating theatres
* a dedicated Learning, Development & Research centre located on campus, with modern library facilities
* end of trip facilities (showers etc) and free staff parking
What you'll be doing
Providing clinical care, under appropriate supervision, to patients. Developing expertise in a clinical environment with responsibilities and opportunities for autonomous practice commensurate with the level of experience. Delivering medical service during and after hours. Decision making and supervision will be at the appropriate level according to the trainee's skills, knowledge and experience. All patients managed within the hospitals of the health service are under the direct care of a specialist medical practitioner. All decisions regarding their care are to be clearly communicated with the specialist responsible for that care.
* Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role
* Demonstrated clinical experience in an acute clinical setting
* Demonstrated ability to work independently in a supervised environment and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team with an understanding of the roles of the doctor and other members of the healthcare team
* Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, family members and others members of the health care team
* Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment
* Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management
* Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to self-education
* Valid unrestricted driver's licence for use in NSW/Australia and willingness to travel in the course of employment. Availability and capacity to participate in a 24 hour/seven day rotating roster which includes working all shifts, all days of the week including public holidays
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For role related queries or questions contact Elizabeth Whale on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
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