Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: -
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29250
Where you’ll be working
Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Services is a major teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre based on the Randwick Hospitals Campus. We provide excellent healthcare to SESLHD and specialist health and medical services to NSW. We have 450 inpatient beds and almost 3,000 staff. We connect with various universities, including the University of NewSouth Wales, and our premier medical facilities enable leading research and learning opportunities for our staff.
The Emergency Department
Prince of Wales Hospital provides a 24-hour emergency service that cares for adults over 16 years of age who have a serious illness or injury and need immediate treatment. We aim to provide the best care possible to all patients who visit our ED. We use the NSW Health triage system to ensure we are treating those with the most urgent needs first. Each year we care for more than 64,000 patients in our Emergency Department.
Where you’ll be based
Randwick is a metropolitan hub in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. There is a vibrant, multicultural community in Randwick, with diverse dining options and regular entertainment hosted by our local council. For those fond of coastal living, Randwick is a walk away from Coogee Beach. A short drive takes you to the famous Bondi Beach and Centennial Parklands. Cycling paths and public transport are readily available, with Sydney’s light rail connecting the campus to Sydney’s CBD just 7 kilometres away.
What you'll be doing
The primary purpose of a Trainee Stage 1 in Emergency Medicine is to provide safe and high quality care, assess and manage, under supervision, patients presenting to the Emergency Department and admitted to inpatient wards when rotating to inpatient specialities. The trainee needs to be aware of their limitations and work in a collegiate and collaborate manner. The position supports meeting the requirements for provisional training with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM).
