Trainee - Unaccredited Position

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various

**Remuneration**:
- **Hours Per Week**: 38

**Requisition ID**: CAM17510

**Living in our region**
Hunter New England is a large, diverse area and is about the size of England. This beautiful area has appealed to many an urban professional seeking a more relaxed lifestyle and to indulge a passion for the great outdoors, while still maintaining a fulfilling career.
HNE Health also offers a wonderful family environment with excellent public and private schools, first-class universities and the only regional medical research institute in Australia. Health professionals across HNE Health are involved in extensive clinical and laboratory research programs, many of them in conjunction with the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI).
Hunter New England Local Health District’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce has grown from 190 staff in 2008 to 730 staff in 2018.
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**Where you'll be working**

This position is with the Northern Paediatric Training Network in NSW. This health district comprises of a number of hospitals located in metropolitan, regional and rural locations. Our base hospital is the John Hunter Children’s Hospital, a tertiary paediatric hospital located in Newcastle, NSW. The JH Children’s hospital provides subspecialty and general multidisciplinary care for children with complex medical and surgical conditions. We are also a major trauma centre and have the largest Level 4 surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in NSW. Learn more about HNEkidshealth

**What you'll be doing**

This is a 6 month unaccredited position within our Northern Network and if successful you will be expected to provide effective medical services and management of children and adolescents under supervision, whilst developing your clinical skills in a complex clinical environment.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Minimum of 3 years postgraduate experience, plus minimum of 6 to 12 months recent Paediatric training.
- Ongoing commitment to further education and professional development. This includes demonstrated ability to teach and willingness to participate in the teaching of Medical Students, Junior Medical Staff and other clinical staff. Please provide an example
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team to ensure the appropriate management of the patient. Please provide an example.
- Demonstrated experience in taking comprehensive patient history, performing clinical examinations and accurate documenting treatment in patient’s record. Please provide an example.
- Ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment. Please provide an example.
- Awareness and currency of General Paediatrics practices in NSW Health.

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**Applications Close: 17 March 2023