Basic Physician Trainee

locations NSW - Sydney, CBD, Inner West and Eastern Suburbs
time type Full time
posted on Posted 4 Days Ago
job requisition id JR136313
Job Description: Position Title: Basic Physician Trainee
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Maximum fixed term up to 31 January 2027)
Hours per week: 38
Position Grade: Resident Medical Officer/Registrar
Salary: As per the Agreement
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Medical Officer Agreement 2009

About us:
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

Benefits of working at St Vincent's include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent's Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance

About the role:
The St Vincent's South West Network encompasses, Campbelltown Hospital and Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital. We combine a long standing tradition of excellence in patient care and physician training in the most rapidly growing and dynamic medical environment in NSW, with an established centre of rural health excellence . St Vincent's Hospital
Is a major public teaching hospital and a principal tertiary referral hospital. St Vincent's specialises in heart/lung transplantation; bone marrow transplantation; cardiology; cancer; HIV medicine; respiratory medicine; mental health; and drug and alcohol services. Centrally located in Darlinghurst, it sits on the edge of Sydney's business district. St. Vincent's follows the philosophy, mission and values of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries. The Hospital has a long-standing reputation for treating the highest acuity and complex patient loads, attracting referrals on a state-wide and national basis.
Campbelltown Hospital  
Provides a dynamic environment for Basic Physician Trainees to work and train and is located within the most ethnically diverse health area within Australia. It is a 306 bed hospital providing intensive care, cardiology, maternity, gynaecology, paediatrics, palliative care, respiratory and stroke medicine, surgery and emergency medicine and broad aged care services to the Macarthur community. Campbelltown has an excellent tutorial series and several of the Consultants on staff are examiners with the College of Physicians. Campbelltown Hospital is an examining site for the Clinical Exam for the College of Physicians.
Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital
Is a 294 bed general facility servicing a provincial population of more than 269,000 people. The Hospital is accredited for basic physician training and has been a secondment hospital for trainees for over 20 years. The Hospitals diagnostic support facilities are without peer in regional NSW, and the co-location of the Greater Murray Rural Clinical School (UNSW) provides the latest technology, library and educational support. A trial clinical exam is held at Wagga Wagga and several of the Consultants on staff are examiners with the College of Physicians. Wagga Wagga is an examining site for the Clinical Exam for the College of Physicians.
What you'll be doing:
The primary purpose of the Basic Physician Trainee (BPT) is to provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice in a complex clinical environment in inpatient and outpatient areas in the public health organisations within the Network.
Basic Physician Training roles consist of rotations through medical departments, working under an appropriate level of supervision by consultants. Rotations have different levels of responsibility and team structures. BPTs will gain increasing clinical autonomy and accountability as team leaders, building on their skills and attributes with the goal of entering an Advanced Training program. 
BPTs undertaking the care of medical patients should ensure that they operate within their own level of expertise within a collaborative clinical care model and to seek consultation with the treating physician when appropriate, in the following activities:
Clinically assess patients, incorporating consultation/history taking, examination, and formulation of a differential diagnosis and management plans
Discuss diagnoses and management plans with patients and their families or carers
Document the progress of patients in multiple settings
Prescribe medications tailored to patients' needs and conditions
Transfer care of patients
Choose, organise and interpret investigations
Assess and manage acutely unwell patients
Plan, prepare for, perform, and provide after care for important procedures
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children's Guardian. For more information and how to apply, please visit the Office of the Children's Guardian website www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/working-with-children-check
The vacancy is open to Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens who hold a valid New Zealand passport, Australian permanent residents and those non-residents deemed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to be eligible to work in Australia only.

Our Culture:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022 ). Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the 'Selection Criteria' as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent's Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.

Selection Criteria: Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent's Health Australia.
Demonstrated recent relevant experience in clinical medicine and ability to work in a complex clinical environment
Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills in dealings with patients, team members and supervisors along with demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem-solving skills in a clinical setting within a multidisciplinary team
Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning, teaching, research, quality improvement and clinical leadership in medicine
Proven ability to apply clinical knowledge and concepts in practical situations in the context of multiple competing priorities
MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
A minimum of two (2) full years of postgraduate experience by the start of the clinical year
Current registration as a Basic Physician Trainee with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (or eligible for) and intent to obtain Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:Review the following documents: Job Description: Position Title: Basic Physician Trainee
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Maximum fixed term up to 31 January 2027)
Hours per week: 38
Position Grade: Resident Medical Officer/Registrar
Salary: As per the Agreement
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Medical Officer Agreement 2009

About us:
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

Benefits of working at St Vincent's include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent's Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance

About the role:
The St Vincent's South West Network encompasses, Campbelltown Hospital and Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital. We combine a long standing tradition of excellence in patient care and physician training in the most rapidly growing and dynamic medical environment in NSW, with an established centre of rural health excellence . St Vincent's Hospital
Is a major public teaching hospital and a principal tertiary referral hospital. St Vincent's specialises in heart/lung transplantation; bone marrow transplantation; cardiology; cancer; HIV medicine; respiratory medicine; mental health; and drug and alcohol services. Centrally located in Darlinghurst, it sits on the edge of Sydney's business district. St. Vincent's follows the philosophy, mission and values of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries. The Hospital has a long-standing reputation for treating the highest acuity and complex patient loads, attracting referrals on a state-wide and national basis.
Campbelltown Hospital  
Provides a dynamic environment for Basic Physician Trainees to work and train and is located within the most ethnically diverse health area within Australia. It is a 306 bed hospital providing intensive care, cardiology, maternity, gynaecology, paediatrics, palliative care, respiratory and stroke medicine, surgery and emergency medicine and broad aged care services to the Macarthur community. Campbelltown has an excellent tutorial series and several of the Consultants on staff are examiners with the College of Physicians. Campbelltown Hospital is an examining site for the Clinical Exam for the College of Physicians.
Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital
Is a 294 bed general facility servicing a provincial population of more than 269,000 people. The Hospital is accredited for basic physician training and has been a secondment hospital for trainees for over 20 years. The Hospitals diagnostic support facilities are without peer in regional NSW, and the co-location of the Greater Murray Rural Clinical School (UNSW) provides the latest technology, library and educational support. A trial clinical exam is held at Wagga Wagga and several of the Consultants on staff are examiners with the College of Physicians. Wagga Wagga is an examining site for the Clinical Exam for the College of Physicians.
What you'll be doing:
The primary purpose of the Basic Physician Trainee (BPT) is to provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice in a complex clinical environment in inpatient and outpatient areas in the public health organisations within the Network.
Basic Physician Training roles consist of rotations through medical departments, working under an appropriate level of supervision by consultants. Rotations have different levels of responsibility and team structures. BPTs will gain increasing clinical autonomy and accountability as team leaders, building on their skills and attributes with the goal of entering an Advanced Training program. 
BPTs undertaking the care of medical patients should ensure that they operate within their own level of expertise within a collaborative clinical care model and to seek consultation with the treating physician when appropriate, in the following activities:
Clinically assess patients, incorporating consultation/history taking, examination, and formulation of a differential diagnosis and management plans
Discuss diagnoses and management plans with patients and their families or carers
Document the progress of patients in multiple settings
Prescribe medications tailored to patients' needs and conditions
Transfer care of patients
Choose, organise and interpret investigations
Assess and manage acutely unwell patients
Plan, prepare for, perform, and provide after care for important procedures
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children's Guardian. For more information and how to apply, please visit the Office of the Children's Guardian website www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/working-with-children-check
The vacancy is open to Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens who hold a valid New Zealand passport, Australian permanent residents and those non-residents deemed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to be eligible to work in Australia only.

Our Culture:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022 ). Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the 'Selection Criteria' as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent's Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.

Selection Criteria: Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent's Health Australia.
Demonstrated recent relevant experience in clinical medicine and ability to work in a complex clinical environment
Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills in dealings with patients, team members and supervisors along with demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem-solving skills in a clinical setting within a multidisciplinary team
Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning, teaching, research, quality improvement and clinical leadership in medicine
Proven ability to apply clinical knowledge and concepts in practical situations in the context of multiple competing priorities
MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
A minimum of two (2) full years of postgraduate experience by the start of the clinical year
Current registration as a Basic Physician Trainee with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (or eligible for) and intent to obtain Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:Review the following documents:Position Description
Job Demands Checklist and Health Declaration Form
Contact Details:Director of Physician Training, Dr Veronica Tung, (02) 8382 1111, ****** Alternate Contact:Closing Date:19 April 2024 11:59pmReconciliation Action Plan:At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https ://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at ****** View Reconciliation Action Plan
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locations NSW - Sydney, CBD, Inner West and Eastern Suburbs
time type Full time
posted on Posted 22 Days Ago
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Become a healthcare superheroAbout UsSt Vincent's Health Network Sydney (SVHNS) comprises St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Sacred Heart Health Service, St Joseph's Hospital, Auburn, and St Vincent's Correctional Health Service, Parklea.
Part of the NSW-based arm of St Vincent's Health Australia, SVHNS provides significant training and research activities housing several specialty units that are internationally recognised as centres of excellence. These include heart and lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health and drug and alcohol services.
We strive to not only meet the health needs of vulnerable populations, but to enable them to flourish as an acknowledgement of human dignity and as a commitment to justice.
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