Trainee - Unaccredited Position

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various
**Remuneration**: Per AHO Medical Officers Agreement
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM23691

Applications are invited from Junior Medical Officers with at least four years post graduate experience and who have shown a demonstrated interest in Urology and are intending or exploring a career in this field via RACS in the future. Working in a complex environment where there are competing priorities and strict deadlines. Developing strong working relationships with a multidisciplinary workforce. Understands and is committed to organisational mission and goals. Demonstrating initiative to resolve issues. Sharing information and learning experiences with colleagues. Developing and exhibiting good communication skills. Demonstrating a commitment to personal development as a professional.

This is a split role whereby the trainee would be appointed at St Vincent's Public Hospital for six months and then swap to do research at Kinghorn Centre on Prostate Cancer for the other six months.

**Where you'll be working**

St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney (SVHN) forms part of the NSW region of St Vincent’s Health Australia which is the largest diversified health care organisation within Australia’s not for profit and Catholic health care sectors. SVHN comprises some of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious hospitals; these include St Vincent’s Hospital and Sacred Heart Hospice. Along with three co-located research institutes - the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research - we work in close partnership with other research bodies, universities, and health care providers.

St. Vincents Hospital is a major public hospital and a principal tertiary referral hospital. St Vincents specialises in heart/lung transplantation; bone marrow transplantation; cardiology; neurosurgery, cancer; clinical genomics, HIV medicine; palliative care, respiratory medicine; mental health; and drug and alcohol services, aged psychiatry, homeless health and prisoner health. We are a clinical and education leader with a national and international reputation in medical research

Centrally located in Darlinghurst, it sits on the edge of Sydney’s business district. St. Vincents follows the philosophy of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries in its service to all regardless of race, nationality or creed. St Vincent’s Health Australia provides compassionate healthcare to people from all walks of life, but reflecting our mission, we are especially committed to people from vulnerable and marginalised backgrounds.

The Hospital has a long-standing reputation for treating the highest acuity and complex patient loads, attracting referrals on a state-wide and national basis. The Hospital is a teaching hospital of the UNSW and University of Notre Dame and has academic associations with the Australian Catholic University, Sydney University and the University of Technology, Sydney.

**What you'll be doing**
- The purpose of the position is to obtain diverse experience in matters clinical, research, educational and administrative to work towards a future training role in Urology for F.R.A.C.S.- The Unaccredited Trainee will have the ability to participate in the on-call urology roster. There are two positions working as Unaccredited Trainee for six months and rotating as Honorary for the other 6 months to do Prostate Cancer Research at Kinghorn Centre.- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
- Completion of at least four (4) years post graduate experience.
- Demonstrated interest in Urology as a career. Evidence of intent to join a vocational training program for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (GSSE, Publications etc) and the Urology Training Program
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) and computer skill.
- Demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem solving skills as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated commitment to self-directed learning and demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgement and expertise
- Demonstrated experience in a variety of surgical specialties in particular Urology.
- Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia

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**Applications Close**:17, October 2024