Renal Medicine Registrar

**Description**

**‘Creating exceptional health care together.’**
- POSITION DESCRIPTION**Position Title**:Renal Medicine Registrar***

**Employment Type**:Full Time
**Classification**: REG 1 - 4
**Salary**: $112,917 $141,084 (Plus 11.5% Super)
**Location**:The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
**Section**: Medicine**Closing Date**:18 December 2024**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.**To be eligible for this position you must be PGY 4 + at the commencement date of the role**

**POSITION OVERVIEW**:

- The CHS Division of Medicine provides a range of medical specialties and allied health services. A strong emphasis is placed across all sections on accessible and timely care, delivered to a high standard of safety and quality. This is underpinned by the Division’s commitment to research and training. The Division works in partnership with professional colleagues, consumers, and a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.- Division of Medicine provides a range of medical specialties and allied health services. A strong emphasis is placed across all sections on accessible and timely care, delivered to a high standard of safety and quality. This is underpinned by the Division’s commitment to research and training. The Division works in partnership with professional colleagues, consumers, and a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.- The Renal Network offers a range of services for patients with various stages of renal impairment across ACT and Southern NSW. These include inpatient and outpatient services such as acute haemodialysis, satellite and home dialysis, Chronic Kidney Disease program, Renal Supportive Care program, renal transplantation, dialysis access, glomerular disease and general nephrology services. This team has a multidisciplinary approach with an emphasis on research and evidence-based practice and is committed to partnering with patients to provide excellent care. This position is based at Canberra Health Services and reports to the Director of the Renal Service.**DUTIES**:

- Under limited direction of the Renal Unit Director, you will:
1. Provide competent and efficient clinical management of patients requiring all aspects of renal care. While conducting clinical duties, this will include assessment and management of acute renal presentations to the Emergency Department, in-patient care, diagnosis and management of patients in renal outpatient clinics and satellite dialysis areas, ward consults and clinical handover.
- Participate in the supervision, training and professional development of junior medical staff.

3. Assist in the progression of training in renal including participation in the RACP PREP Advanced Training program, timely completion of assessments and involvement in research.

4. Contribute to clinical audit and participate in changes that improve quality and safety of patient care.
- Comply with the policies and requirements of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the policies of Canberra Health Services.
- 6. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.**ABOUT YOU**:
**Behavioural Capabilities**
- Enthusiasm for clinical excellence
- Ability to work collaboratively in a clinical team
- Sound written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to continued professional development, including ongoing teaching and learning

**Position Requirements/Qualifications**:
**Mandatory**:

- Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- An Australian MBBS medical degree.- Success in FRACP part 1 (Written and Clinical) Examinations.- Current Basic Life Support skills and Advanced Life Support skills.CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing requi