Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: $117,745 - $147,664 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29403
Begin Your Career now as an Advanced Trainee in Cardiology
There is one central advertisement for Cardiology Advanced Training (AT) positions in New South Wales for 2027.
Applicants are required to apply via the JMO ROB Recruitment platform only.
The Cardiology medical officer will have successfully completed FRACP Part 1 and be enrolled with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and be eligible to undertake subspecialty training in Cardiology in Australia.
The 3 year training is accredited as Core training in Cardiology by the Specialty Training Committee (STC) of the RACP. For those with the completed clinical exam, this position is a 3 year appointment contingent on satisfactory progress in years 1 and 2.
Please note: If you are requested to supply names and contacts of your referees prior to interview, this does not necessarily guarantee an interview or progression to that stage.
What you'll be doing
The Advanced Trainee will provide effective clinical management of patients, working under the supervision of Specialist Cardiologists to care for patients presenting or referred with potential cardiac disease, whilst developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment. The role includes patient assessment, making treatment decisions, performing procedures, maintaining adequate medical records, organising and interpreting appropriate investigations.
The Advanced Trainee will medically manage conditions such as acute and chronic coronary disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease including endocarditis, and hypertension, with initial management of arrhythmias and pericardial disease, basic adult congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension, and prevention of heart disease; and undertake supervised general medical management of patients admitted to the Cardiology department.
The Advanced Trainee will undertake dedicated terms for procedures including coronary angiography, echocardiography, electrophysiology and other procedural and clinical aspects relevant to Cardiology. Networked positions may include rural, regional or outer metropolitan rotations.
The Advanced Trainee is a key person who works closely with all members of staff and must:
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Work as part of, and contribute to a multi-disciplinary team.
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Deal with matters of an urgent or sensitive nature.
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Must have the ability to exercise discretion, sensitivity and maintain confidentiality.
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Work co-operatively within a team environment and actively contribute to team activities including pro-actively participating in team meetings and decision making processes.
The Advanced Trainee will be expected to make independent decisions on patient care. They will duly consult with the responsible consultant Cardiologist in a timely manner, according to the clinical urgency.
Where you will be working
The appointing hospitals are accredited for core training in Cardiology, as approved by the STC in Cardiology of the RACP and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Each centre will provide training in essential clinical and procedural aspects of Cardiology as required by the Cardiology curriculum. Some centres will require trainees to rotate to other centres as part of their training. Applicants should contact the responsible person/head of department at each hospital or facility to which they are applying in order to about their specific training programs in Cardiology.
Qualifications - External
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Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
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Demonstrates commitment to ongoing Advanced Training education, excellent theoretical knowledge and clinical judgement, research and teaching in Cardiology with a commitment to continuous quality improvement.
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Demonstrates ability to provide empathetic and expert clinical care
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Demonstrates ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary clinical team - diligence, punctuality, organization, record keeping, time management, problem solving skills, team work.
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Demonstrates excellent communication (verbal and written) with patients, their families, medical and non-medical colleagues.
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