Trainee - Unaccredited Position

3 weeks ago


Port Kembla, Australia Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Full time

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various
**Remuneration**: $85,668.00 - $133,834.00
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM17114

An exciting opportunity exists to join Addiction Medicine Drug & Alcohol Services at Port Kembla Hospital.

**Where you'll be working**

Port Kembla District Hospital is a 57 bed facility which specialises in Rehabilitation, Aged Care and Palliative Care Services. The hospital also provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Port Kembla, located 10mins from Wollongong, and an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in and around Wollongong.

**What you'll be doing**

The ISLHD Drug and Alcohol Service provides broad-based training and experience in Addiction Medicine and is a training site for the Chapter of Addiction Medicine (FAChAM). The Addiction Medicine Unaccredited Trainee will, under supervision, provide medical assessment and access to treatment programs for Drug and Alcohol dependent people residing in the Illawarra (regional) and Shoalhaven (regional and rural) communities. This position will target marginalised drug users who may have co-morbid medical or psychiatric conditions and a wide range of training opportunities will be available including:

- Core addiction specialty learning
- Pain management
- Substance use in pregnancy
- Consultation and Liaison
- Education and research

The successful applicant will gain exposure and experience in the following areas under appropriate supervision:

- General Medical and Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Consultation Liaison.
- Outpatient Clinic: in which the principle focus is on individuals receiving Hepatitis Treatment program.
- Drug and Alcohol outpatient settings including assessment and ambulatory withdrawal management service including alcohol pharmacotherapy treatment.
- Tailoring the patient’s withdrawal management treatment to one of the following options available; hospital, community residential or outpatient or supported home withdrawal management.
- Prescribing maintenance pharmacotherapies for opiate dependent clients.
- Involvement in research opportunities.

This position is suited to General Practice Trainees (with a special interest in addiction), BPT trainees who may wish to complete their FAChAM training, or an experienced Trainee seeking a new opportunity within the
Department. The clinical care will be delivered with consultation and inclusion of the multidisciplinary team within the
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District D&A Service. The position is community based and provides service delivery across the District.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

**Please note**: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

**All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to commencement with NSW Health OR provide an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status prior to securing this role. Please also provide proof of booster vaccination, if available**.

**Selection Criteria**:

- MBBS or equivalent, Current general registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated superior written and verbal communication skills including interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, think critically, problem solve and make sound clinical decisions
- Demonstrated understanding of evidence based practice and contribution to best practice models of care/principles
- Computer literacy
- Current unrestricted NSW Class C Drivers Licence
- A minimum of two (2) full years of postgraduate experience

Need more information?

**Applications Close: 6 January 2023



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