Advanced Trainee

**Advanced Trainee, Haematology, Nepean Hospital**:
**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time (03-Feb-2025 to 01-Feb-2026)
**Remuneration**: $97,993 - $139,187
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM23915

**Where you'll be working**:

- Nepean Hospital is a 600-bed tertiary referral hospital located at Kingswood NSW.
- The Haematology Unit has a large outpatient and Inpatient commitment.
- The haematology lab and blood bank performs on-site routine general haematology investigations including bone marrow morphology and flow cytometry.

**What you'll be doing**:
Haematology Advanced Trainees manage patients with a range of haematological conditions, including haemopoietic stem cell transplant patients at some centres, under the supervision of Specialist Haematologists. They will also investigate clinical haematology consultations and attend patients and donors in ambulatory care and outpatient settings.
The position is responsible for liaison with scientific staff, participation in the interpretation and reporting of laboratory investigations with clinical follow up where indicated and the development of protocols for rational investigation of patients. They provide laboratory haematology and transfusion advice to medical staff; perform and report bone marrow biopsies; attend haematology outpatient clinics; participate in development of new laboratory tests and assist in bone marrow harvests in theatre.

**Essential requirements**:

- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated clinical practice as a registered medical practitioner in the last 2 years in a setting appropriate to the needs of the position.
- Completion of at least four postgraduate years and successful completion of the examination requirements of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, or equivalent, and be eligible to undertake subspecialty training in Medical Oncology in Australia.
- Valid Working with Children Check, cleared National Police Check
- Aged Care Check for Australian Government funded positions
- To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.

**Selection criteria**:

- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered, or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated interest in Haematology with at least 4 years of post-graduate experience.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment, and expertise.
- Demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem-solving skills as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated involvement in patient safety and clinical quality improvement activities.

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**Applications Close: 14, November 2024**

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