Clinical Haematology Advanced Trainee

**Description**

**‘Creating exceptional health care together.’**
- POSITION DESCRIPTION**Position Title**:Clinical Haematology Advanced Trainee**Employment Type**:Full Time
**Classification**: Registrar 1 - 4
**Salary**: $112,917 - $141,084 (Plus 11.5% Super)
**Location**:The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
**Section**:Haematology
**Closing Date**:18 September 2024** Please note this position is for an immediate start until 2**nd** February 2025**

**What can we offer you**:

- City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions
- Flexible working conditions
- 11.5% Superannuation
- To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)**About the** role**:
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding regions. More information can be found on the CHS website.- The position is initially for 24 months with extension for a further 24months based on satisfactory progress through the ANZCA training program.**To be eligible for this position you must be PGY 4**
- The purpose of this role to cover a staffing short-fall. It is a full time clinical position only with responsibility for inpatient and outpatient care of Clinical Haematology (malignant and non-malignant) patients as well as clinical haematology on call and some medical registrar after hours shifts.- **DUTIES**:

- Under limited direction of the clinical director you will perform you will:
- 1. Provide competent and efficient clinical management of haematology patients under the supervision and direction of Haematologists. Clinical duties will include assessment and management of acute presentations on the haematology ward, in-patient care, diagnosis and management of patients in the haematology outpatient clinics, haematology consultations and clinical handover. In addition the appointee will need to independently and safely perform marrow biopsies, central venous access device insertion and removal, lumbar puncture with intra-thecal therapy and thoraco-abdominocentesis where required.- 2. Progress in training in the haematology specialty including participation in the relevant teaching program, timely completion of assessments and involvement in research.- 3. Participate in the supervision, training and professional development of junior medical staff.- 4. Contribute to clinical audit and participate in changes that improve quality and safety of patient care.- Participate in the Haematology after-hours and on-call roster & in the general medical registrar and on-call roster after-hour rosters which entails evening shifts. The appointee will be required to undertake outreach clinics, under the supervision of a consultant in regional centres in SE NSW and North Canberra Hospital, Bruce ACT
- 6. Currency in an Advanced Life Support Course to be attained within three months of commencement with annual refreshers.- 7. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.**ABOUT YOU**:
**Position Requirements/Qualifications**:

- An Australian MBBS medical degree or equivalent (must)- Completed the FRACP physicians written and clinical examination (must)- Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). (must)
- Have an understanding of how the National Standards and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
- Fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
- Obtain a Compliance Certificate from OMU (Occupational Medicine Unit) relating to assessment, screening & vaccination processes against specified infectious diseases.- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

**WHAT YOU REQUIRE**:

- These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience:
- 1. Demonstrated clinical competence and sound knowledge in general medicine and haematology at a level commensurate with postgraduate years- 2. Proven commitment to further training in haematology, including success in the FRACP written and clinical examinations (must)- 3. Demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively in a clinical team.- 4. Demonstrated commitment to continued professional development including formal education and self-directed learning.- 5. Possession of sound written and verbal co