Rehabilitation Medicine Advanced Trainee: Fellowship Path

Northern Sydney Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Sydney Local Health District is recruiting an Advanced Trainee in Rehabilitation Medicine at Ryde Hospital, NSW. The role supports learning toward AFRM Fellowship, performing comprehensive rehab assessments, making treatment decisions, and contributing to integrated care within a multidisciplinary team.

The position involves supervision of medical management, documentation, and participation in consultative and outpatient services across ambulatories, under close consultant supervision.

Qualifications

• Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
• Sufficient clinical experience in order to undertake the clinical duties for clinical rotations, and proficiency in basic and advanced life support.
• Advanced ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the planning, delivery and coordination of patient care.
• Advanced communication skills, including the ability to convey, and adapt verbal and written information to a clinical and non-clinical audience.
• Advanced good organisational and time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
• Advanced independent clinical skills and judgement, with the ability to make sound decisions and problem solve with an awareness of limitations and ability to learn independently and modify behaviour accordingly.
• Previous experience in and willingness to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and training.

Responsibilities

• The Advanced Trainee is to perform comprehensive rehabilitation assessments, make treatment decisions, perform procedures, maintain adequate medical records, and develop expertise in medical practice in a complex clinical environment.
• The Advanced trainee will supervise general medical management of patients admitted/referred to the Department of Rehabilitation and build an integrated care plan with interdisciplinary teams and the department to achieve best patient outcome.
• Advanced trainees are expected to participate in consultative and outpatient services in a variety of ambulatory care settings which may include hospital facilities.
• Close supervision and liaison with consultants will allow the Advanced Trainee to demonstrate their level of ability and understanding of patient care and enable individual expansion of clinical responsibility.

Job description

Northern Sydney Local Health District is recruiting an Advanced Trainee in Rehabilitation Medicine at Ryde Hospital, NSW. The role supports learning toward AFRM Fellowship, performing comprehensive rehab assessments, making treatment decisions, and contributing to integrated care within a multidisciplinary team.

The position involves supervision of medical management, documentation, and participation in consultative and outpatient services across ambulatories, under close consultant supervision.