Trainee - Unaccredited Position [Australia]

 

Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN) is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes with one purpose in mind - to help young people live their healthiest lives.

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Learn more about our network here: http://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/professionals

Employment Type: Temporary
Remuneration: Public Hospital Medical Officers (State) Award
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM19571

The Paediatric ENT Surgery Trainee - Unaccredited Position at Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick (SCH), is available for the 2024 Clinical Year, from 05 February 2024 to 02 February 2025.

The position provides an opportunity to further develop paediatric ENT skills in the spheres of clinical care, surgical procedures, education and supervision under the supervision of consultant paediatric ENT surgeons. Responsibilities include providing surgical ENT support to the patients of paediatric Staff Specialists and Visiting Medical Officers, and emergency support to the patients in all clinical areas of Sydney Children’s Hospital (SCH) including the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, inpatient and outpatient areas. There is a consultative role for neonates at the Royal Hospital for Women (RHW) and a cross appointment to Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH). The Trainee will have a role in teaching junior medical officers, nurses and undergraduates.

Please refer to the position description for further information. This position is not accredited by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS).

Selection Criteria:

• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category

• Minimum three years postgraduate experience

• Between two and four years ENT experience

• Possession of primary FRACS (successful pass in GSSE). Evidence of having passed the GSSE is essential.

• Evidence of clinical and/or laboratory research and demonstrated ability to teach. Please provide an example

• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with other health professionals

• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team to ensure the appropriate management of the patient. Please provide an example

• Proven ability to organise, plan and manage competing tasks. Please provide an example

Information and Application:

1. Click here for the Position Description

2. Find out more about applying for this position. Your application must include a current resume and responses to the application questions and criteria in the online application form. Please ensure you complete and submit your application prior to the closing date. Some positions are dependent on external funding and will only be appointed once funding is confirmed.

*Interviews will be conducted virtually via videoconference on Friday 11th August 2023*

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up, to assist in preparing your application.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. This is a Category A position.

Contact Information:

1. For role related queries or questions, please contact the SCH Chief Resident Medical Officer via telephone on 02 9382 1760 or email schn-sch-crmo@health.nsw.gov.au.

2. For technical support, please contact the Customer Service Team on 1300 443 966, select option 1, then option 2. Please also refer to the applicant guide for additional information.

Applications Close: Tuesday 8th August 2023 (11:59pm)

• Please note that recruitment agency applications are unable to be accepted

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