Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: $117,745 to $147,664
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29995 - CCLHD Rehabilitation Advanced Trainee
AGENCY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS POSITION
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 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine provides medical consultation services across three sites – Gosford, Wyong and Woy Woy Hospitals. These services include inpatient wards at Wyong and Woy Woy, acute consults at Gosford and Wyong, and outpatient clinics at Gosford, Wyong and Woy Woy. The Department also provides medical review for the Amputee Clinics at Woy Woy and Wyong in consultation with APC prosthetics.
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 $200 million expansion close to completion that will deliver a new Emergency Department, ICU, Paediatric unit, Theatres and inpatient units allowing the further development of clinical services.
What you'll be doing
- Medical Officers will work under an appropriate level of supervision according to their level of competence to evaluate, diagnose, treat and provide consultation to patients of all ages presenting in any condition and will work in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings.
- You may be required to work at the different facilities and locations with the NSW public health system as part of Central Coast Local Health District which includes Gosford, Wyong, Woy Woy and Long Jetty Hospitals.
- The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine on the Central Coast is accredited by the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (RACP) as a training facility.
- The Rehabilitation department provides adult inpatient rehabilitation services at Wyong Hospital, inpatient consultation service to Gosford Hospital, Wyong Hospital, Woy Woy Hospital and Long Jetty Health Care Centre, and community services through various specialised outpatient clinics and a community rehabilitation team.
