Advanced Trainee

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time

**Remuneration**: As per the Award

**Hours Per Week**: 38

**Requisition ID**: CAM20656

The St Vincent’s Hospital Geriatric Unit is seeking motivated and dynamic advanced trainees to further their education within our organisation.
The unit covers a geographical area bounded by the City of Sydney and the localities covered by Woollahra and Waverley Councils, extending from the City and Redfern areas through to Bondi and Vaucluse.
The linked services as part of the training experience include the St Vincent’s Hospital Geriatric Unit and Medical Admissions Unit, War Memorial and Sacred Heart Rehabilitation units, as well as the St Vincent’s Community Health service, Geriatric Flying Squad based at War Memorial, Hospital in the Home and Transitional Aged Care Programs. One advanced Trainee is also seconded on a rotational basis to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. We
have a broad range of educational opportunities.
The training experience is covered by 5 positions, 2 inpatient and 2 community based and 1 position at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.

**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 clinical component of the post will offer training in a broad range of clinical settings:
- In-patient care in the 8-bed Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Unit
- In-patient care in the 4-bed Delirium Unit
- In-patient care within the 8-bed Residential Transition Aged Care Programme (TACP) at the Forrest Centre adjacent to WWBH.
- Ortho-geriatric liaison for patients admitted to WWBH following hip fractures. Currently, some 150-200 patients per year are seen by the Ortho-geriatric service.
- Aged Care consultations from across the hospital, including from the hospital’s Emergency Department and Emergency Medical Unit.
- Psychogeriatric Liaison including input into in-patient management at Yathong Lodge, a 16-bed psychogeriatric facility located adjacent to WWBH.
- Out-reach clinical Aged Care services to the wider Murrumbidgee Local Health District.
- Participation in the Acute General Medical On-Call roster at WWBH.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category..
- Completion of at least four (4) full years of postgraduate experience.
- Demonstrated commitment to training in Geriatric Medicine and previous experience in Aged Care Medicine
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised clinical environment using excellent clinical skills, judgement and expertise.
- Good time management and organisational skills and advanced computing skills with excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and demonstrated ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management
- Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to self-education as well as a willingness to teach and support junior medical staff
- Personal integrity and de