Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM30297
An exciting opportunity to join the Medical team in the Geriatrics Department at Ryde Hospital. Rewarding career opportunities are available at NSLHD and offer a flexible career with a diverse and interesting case mix where medical staff are involved in all aspects of a patient's care.
Where you'll be working
Ryde Hospital is currently undergoing an exciting $479 million Redevelopment that will transform the delivery of healthcare for the Ryde local community. The Redevelopment will result in new and enhanced health facilities and services including emergency, critical care, inpatient, community, ambulatory care services and more.
What you'll be doing
To provide effective clinical management of patients, under appropriate supervision, including patient assessment, making treatment decisions, performing procedures and maintaining adequate medical records; and to develop expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment. This includes supervised medical management of patients admitted to specialist departments in consultation with the Geriatrician and Attending Medical Officer (AMO). The Geriatric Medicine Advanced Trainee is expected to adopt a progressively more independent approach to patient management according to their experience, under the guidance of, and at the discretion of the Attending
Medical Officer (AMO) and consultants of the Geriatric Medicine Department. The Advanced Trainee will spend 12 months in the Geriatric consult liaison role (including ward consultation and support, Orthogeriatrics and Perioperative care) with outpatient clinic and community visiting exposure.
