Trainee

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various

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

**Requisition ID**: CAM16084

Canterbury Hospital offers four (5) anaesthetic medical officer positions accredited with ANZCA for 12 months of independent training. There are no external rotations. Emphasis is on providing a broad range of clinical experience, including obstetric and paediatric anaesthesia, under the supervision of an enthusiastic staff of anaesthetic consultants. Service responsibilities include participation on the hospital MET team, the acute pain service, pre-anaesthetic clinics and overnight medical officer cover of the HDU. In addition to clinical teaching, the Department provides a weekly tutorial session, and actively encourages attendance at external courses. The position may be suitable for Intensive Care trainees seeking 12 months
anaesthetics experience.

**Where you'll be working**
Canterbury Hospital is part of the Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), which services approximately 1.42 million people (20% of the NSW population). Local government areas covered by the hospital include Canterbury, Ashfield, Burwood and Strathfield and parts of Marrickville. SLHD is the most ethnically diverse area health service in Australia, with 39% of the population speaking a language other than English. Canterbury Hospital caters for a local population of 220,000 people, of which 66% come from non
- English speaking backgrounds. The main language groups of the local communities are Greek, Italian, Arabic, Vietnamese and Chinese. The hospital is a 215 bed metropolitan acute general hospital, providing services in general medicine and surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, aged care and rehabilitation. There are over 42,000 Emergency Department attendances annually.

**What you'll be doing**

The primary purpose of a Basic Trainee in Anaesthesia is to provide anaesthesia services, under supervision, as part of the basic training program of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. Basic Trainees are required to extend their clinical assessment knowledge and skills to manage anaesthesia for common medical conditions of moderate complexity and optimise outcomes for patients through appropriate consultation and supervision. Basic Trainees will participate as a multidisciplinary team member across key areas of anaesthetics, including:

- anaesthesia and sedation
- regional anaesthesia
- airway management
- pain medicine
- perioperative medicine
- resuscitation
- trauma and crisis management
- Sydney Local Health District’s vision incorporates NSW Health Core Values and a commitment to equity, health improvement, timeliness and efficiency, recognising that evidence-based service delivery requires highly skilled and valued staff supported by research, education and state-of-the-art technologies._
- Our strategic priority under this vision is our commitment to excellence in Patient and Family Centre Care. Staff are supported to ensure patients, their families and carers are considered as partners in care to achieve optimal patient outcomes and best possible healthcare experience._

Qualifications - External
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Adept ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services.
- Adept verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment.
- Commitment to participating in training and development opportunities to further develop skills and knowledge in the area of anaesthesia.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.

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- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Adept ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services.
- Adept verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment.
- Commitment to participating