Trainee - Unaccredited Position

NSW Health; Grafton; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Fitness discounts

Professional growth

Team culture

Career opportunities

Job summary

Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) invites applications for an Unaccredited Trainee in Orthopaedics based at Clarence Health Service in Grafton. The role focuses on safe, high-quality care for orthopaedics patients under supervision, with increasing independence as skills grow, aligned with RACGP training requirements.

Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team in a region renowned for lifestyle and community, with opportunities for professional development and support.

Qualifications

• Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a supervised environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team with an understanding of roles within the healthcare team.
• Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated good organisational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to self-education.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, high quality care and assess/manage orthopaedic surgery patients under supervision.
• Progressively increase independence in patient management under supervision by AMO.
• All patients are under the care of a specialist medical practitioner with clear communication to the responsible clinician.
• Support training requirements with RACGP/RC audience as applicable.

Skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Quality improvement

Self-learning

Job description

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.

You care. We care.Learn more about NNSWLHD here.

Where you'll be working

The Clarence Health Service includesGrafton Base Hospital. Asa 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.

VisitNorthern NSW Local Health Districtfor more information on living and working in this area.

Relocating to the region?

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.

Learnmore atwww.nsw.gov.au/welcomexperience

Join our team and you’ll enjoy:

• 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

The primary purpose of the Unaccredited Trainee in Orthopaedics is to provide safe and high quality care, assess and manage, under supervision, orthopaedic surgery patients. The trainee needs to be aware of their limitations and work in a collegiate and collaborate manner.
Decision making and supervision will be at the appropriate level according to the trainee’s skills, knowledge and experience. The medical officer will be expected to adopt a progressively more independent approach to patient management according to their experience, under the guidance of and at the discretion of the appropriate Attending Medical Officer (AMO). All patients managed within the hospitals of the health service are under the direct care of a specialist medical practitioner. All decisions regarding their care are to be clearly communicated with the specialist responsible for that care.
The position supports meeting the requirements for training with the Royal Australian College of Surgeons.

• Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role (please address these in your response)
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a supervised environment
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team with an understanding of the roles of the doctor and other members of the healthcare team
• Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, family members and other 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