Basic Physician Trainee

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various
**Remuneration**: $110,986 - $139,187
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM24983

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Illawarra Medical Network as a Basic Physician Trainee.

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The Illawarra Medical Network (IMN) is the newest Basic Physician Training (BPT) Network in New South Wales consisting of three sites Wollongong, Shellharbour, and Bulli hospitals. The Network embodies the CORE values of NSW health, values growth mindsets, and respect for rich cultural diversity and caring responsibilities. The Network’s goal is to provide a balance between service provision and training with a supported and facilitated training experience to enable a trainee’s growth and development into a capable and confident physician, while understanding and respecting individual circumstances. The Network strives to align your experience with the values, policies and procedures of NSW Health’s Health and Education training Institute (HETI) and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed base of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Cancer Care Centre and the Illawarra Shoalhaven Health Education Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services. The IMN is structured so that the examination year of training is spent based at Wollongong hospital with access to the variety and complexity of cases and education opportunities at the main referral hospital. The IMN rotations at Wollongong include Acute General Medicine, Medical Assessment Unit, Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Haematology, Medical Oncology, Neurology, Geriatrics, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology and Intensive Care Medicine. Opportunities with the Acute General Medicine services collaborating with other district based services provide exposure to Pharmacology, Rheumatology, Palliative Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine, Peri-natal Medicine, Sexual Health Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Toxicology, Eating Disorders and Mental Health.

Wollongong is located 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.

Shellharbour Hospital is a 197 bed, acute facility providing a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services. The inpatient services include aged care, medical, surgical, mental health and acute medical assessment inpatient beds, plus a day surgery unit. The hospital also provides emergency services, elective surgical services, general medical, antenatal and primary family health care, satellite renal dialysis, as well as adolescent and adult mental health services. The IMN rotations at Shellharbour are based in acute general medicine and aged care.

Shellharbour is located on the picturesque South Coast of NSW, located over an hour’s drive south of Sydney, and has a rapidly growing population. Surrounded by pristine beaches, renowned fishing/diving spots and rolling hills in the countryside, Shellharbour is rapidly growing with many family friendly attractions. Shellharbour hospital is a 20 minute drive from Wollongong.

The Bulli Aged Care Centre associated with Bulli Hospital opened in August 2020 and is an innovative collaboration between ISLHD and the Illawarra Retirement Trust. The new $50.4 million Centre of Excellence has been specifically tailored to meet the requirements of the local population. Bulli Hospital works closely with the Aged Care Specialist team at Wollongong Hospital to ensure a safe and timely transfer of patients who have completed an acute episode of care and require additional assessment, Sub-Acute medical management and planning for ongoing care needs. Bulli Hospital also provides an urgent care centre for the local community, inpatient rehabilitation, and inpatient palliative care services outpatient Geriatric Services via the Geriatric Outpatient Therapy unit. This service is supported by a Geriatrician, Advanced Trainee in Aged Care, specialist nursing staff and Allied Health. The IMN rotation at Bulli hospital is in aged care and rehabilitation with collaborative education and training with the advanced trainees in aged care, rehabilitation, and palliative care at this site. Bulli Hospital is a 15-minute drive from Wollongong.

Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in and around Wollongong here.

**What you'll be doing**

The primary purpose of the Basic Physician Trainee (BPT) is to provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice in a complex clinical environment in inpatient and outpatient areas in the public health organisations within the Network.
Basic Physician Training roles consist of rotations th