Unaccredited Trainee – General Medicine, Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) - Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital
Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: As per ‘Public Hospital Medical Officers (State) Award’
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29338
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital has expanded with the Stage 2 redevelopment, which means that employment opportunities exist for Medical Officers. If you are a Medical Officer who is looking to enhance your clinical skills in our Medical Assessment Unit, work with the latest medical equipment and brand new state-of-the-art medical wards, then Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital is the place for you. Our ‘A’ grade rating for JMO Wellbeing, is a result of the collaborative, flexible and supportive environment we provide our Junior Medical Officers.
Where you'll be working
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is a major metropolitan teaching hospital. Patients can access a range of services including coronary care, intensive care, orthopaedics, general medicine, surgical, obstetric, respiratory, rehabilitation, paediatric, maternity and emergency care. The hospital also provides a wide range of outpatient services including allied health, dental and podiatry clinics, child, adolescent and family health, drug and alcohol, health promotion and rehabilitation and aged care. An acute mental health service is co-located at Hornsby Hospital. The new $265 million Stage 2 redevelopment was officially opened in June 2022.
For more information https://www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/Hornsby/Pages/default.aspx
What you'll be doing
The Medical Assessment Unit’s General Medicine Trainee is expected 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 general medical management of patients admitted to specialist departments as well as to participate on the After Hours and on-call medical roster.
The trainee will also have the opportunity to rotate through to other acute medical wards including; Respiratory, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Cardiology and General Medicine.
