Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: $117,745 to $147,664
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29946 - Central Coast Local Health District - Radiation Oncology - Unaccredited Trainee
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has an opportunity for suitably trained and experienced medical officers interested in working on the Central Coast. We value our staff as our most important resource and strive to provide support and development opportunities throughout your career with us and we invite you to be part of our community.
The Radiation Oncology department at Gosford Hospital is located at the Central Coast Cancer Centre and provides excellence in patient care for residents of the Central Coast and surrounding areas. The Cancer Centre prides itself on its multidisciplinary team of medical specialists, radiation therapists and physicists, nurses, cancer care coordinators, allied health practitioners and administrative staff, ensuring a supportive and patient-centered approach to cancer care.
The Radiation Oncology department has four full-time staff specialists and four VMOs (who visit the center on a weekly basis) providing clinical care across all major oncological subspecialties except for Paediatric oncology. The CCCC is equipped with three state-of-the art Varian linear accelerators and an orthovoltage unit. We offer a full range of sophisticated external beam radiotherapy techniques including Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH), Stereotactic radiotherapy, Intensity Modulated (IMRT) and Volumetric Arc Therapies (VMAT).
The department is part of the RANZCR Northern NSW Radiation Oncology Training Network.
The Northern NSW Radiation Oncology Training Network comprises 9 accredited training sites which include Westmead- Blacktown, Nepean, Royal Prince Alfred, Royal North Shore, Lismore, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Newcastle and Gosford. Advanced Trainees are required to rotate to a site other than their “home” hospital for a minimum of 12 months of the 5-year program, prior to sitting their final RANZCR examination (College stipulated). Six months of the 12-month rotation is at a regional site.
The NSW Central Coast is positioned between Sydney and Newcastle, with a population that is expected to grow from the current approximate 300,000 to 450,000 before 2030. Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) provides over 700 beds across its network facilities comprising Gosford Hospital, Wyong Hospital, Long Jetty Continuing Care Unit, Woy Woy Hospital and various Community Health Centres and Services. CCLHD has strong connections with Royal North Shore Hospital and is affiliated with the University of Newcastle.
Gosford Hospital is the principal referral hospital and a trauma centre for the Central Coast, with approximately 500 inpatient beds and 24-hour access to its Emergency Department and Operating Theatres. Inpatient services include Coronary and Intensive Care, General Medicine, Neurology, Renal, Geriatrics, General Surgery, Obstetrics, Mental Health, Paediatric and Emergency services. Outpatient and community services include Allied Health, Dental, Podiatry, Nursing, Child and Adolescent and Family Health, Drug and Alcohol, and Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Wyong Hospital is an acute major metropolitan hospital providing inpatient, outpatient and emergency services to residents in the northern part of the NSW Central Coast. Wyong Hospital has approx. 300 inpatient beds and provides a range of medical, surgical and critical care services. Specialty services include Intensive Care, Coronary Care, Drug and Alcohol, Gastroenterology, Stroke, Mental Health, Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics, Vascular, Urology and Cancer services. Wyong Hospital is further developing its role as a district general hospital for a growing population with a recently completed $200 million expansion that has delivered a new Emergency Department, ICU, Paediatric unit, Theatres and inpatient units allowing the further development of clinical services.
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