Trainee - Stage 2 - 4

NSW Health; Grafton; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Fitness discounts

Career growth opportunities

Team culture

Career start/re-entry options

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking an ED Trainee – Stage 2-4 for the Clarence Valley/ Northern NSW Local Health District. The role focuses on coordinating admission, assessment, management and discharge planning, while liaising with clinicians and families to ensure patient-centered decisions.

The position offers rotation through Emergency Medicine with potential terms in ICU, Paediatrics, Medicine, Retrieval and Anaesthetics, depending on location, and emphasizes education and clinical development within a

Qualifications

• Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.

Responsibilities

• Taking a leadership role in coordinating the admission, assessment, management, and discharge planning of patients.
• Communicating assessment and management decisions to other staff involved in the patient’s care.
• Communicating with the patient / family regarding the patient’s condition and management plans.
• Coordinating diagnostic tests and consultations with other medical specialists.
• Arranging the patient discharge process and liaising with local medical officers and community based care modalities for optimal post discharge care.

Skills

Leadership

Independence

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Time management

Quality improvement

Medical education

Job description

Employment Type:TemporaryVarious

Remuneration: -

Hours Per Week:38

Requisition ID:CAM30600

Live and work in a place of great beauty, enjoy more flexibility and more opportunities

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.

The Clarence Health Service includes Grafton Base Hospital. As a level 3/4 facility providing care to over 13,000 inpatients each year, we work closely with Maclean District Hospital as well as other hospitals in Northern NSW and tertiary hospitals in Southern Queensland to support the healthcare needs of our community.

Whether you are looking for a relaxing tree-change, a family destination or an adventure, the Clarence Valley has something to suit every lifestyle. If you are a surfer, a bushwalker, a rower, foodie or gardener, the Clarence Valley has it all.

The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomexperience

• Salary Packaging and novated leasing - increase your take-home pay
• Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
• Growth – access to professional and personal development
• Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
• Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

What you'll be doing

• Taking a leadership role in coordinating the admission, assessment, management, and discharge planning of patients
• Communicating assessment and management decisions to other staff involved in the patient’s care
• Communicating with the patient / family regarding the patient’s condition and management plans
• Coordinating diagnostic tests and consultations with other medical specialists
• Arranging the patient discharge process and liaising with local medical officers and community based care modalities for optimal post discharge care

The ED Trainee - Stage 2-4 position will be based in NNSWLHD Emergency Medicine departments, with potential opportunities to rotate through terms in ICU, Paediatrics, Medicine, Retrieval and Anaesthetics as part of the ED training program and dependent on location within the LHD.

• Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role (please address these in your response).
• Demonstrated ability to work with appropriate independence, commensurate with a level of a Specialist Trainee, within a supervised complex clinical environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the planning, delivery and coordination of patient care.
• Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, family members and others members of the health care team.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to self education.
• Previous experience in and willingness to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and training.

Applications Close:12, October 2026

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