Advanced Trainee

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various - Commencing 3rd Feb 2025
**Remuneration**: $89,095.00 to $139,187.00
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM24066

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Sexual Health**Department at Wollongong Hospital.

**Where you'll be working**
- 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 Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.
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. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong.

Port Kembla District Hospital is a 57 bed facility which specialises in Rehabilitation, Aged Care and Palliative Care Services. The hospital also provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Port Kembla, located 10mins from Wollongong, and 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. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in and around Wollongong.

**What you'll be doing**
- The Illawarra Sexual Health Service provides training for RACP Advanced Trainees in Sexual Health Medicine. The training program includes diagnosis and management of sexually transmissible infections, HIV, hepatitis C, long acting contraception, gender affirming care for transgender clients, genital dermatology, sexual function, early medical termination of pregnancy and the forensic examination and after care for sexual assault.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team with nurses and allied health practitioners. You will be expected to attend clinics in Wollongong, Port Kembla and Shoalhaven on a regular basis. Participation in the sexual assault roster is the only after-hours commitment required. There will be opportunities to undertake some interdisciplinary teaching and research. Close liaison with Public Health and Infectious Diseases is expected. There is no in-patient responsibility however you will be expected to provide advice to other health professionals in community clinics and the hospital setting particularly in relation to the management of sexually transmissible infections including HIV.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

**Please note**: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

**Selection Criteria**:

- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Completion of RACP Basic training or in possession of a relevant Fellowship of another medical college such as RACGP or RANZCOG
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
- Ability to communicate with patients from a wide range of culturally and linguistic backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and members of the LGBTQI community
- Interest or experience in medical education and research
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
- Class C driver's license

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**Applications Close: 17, December 2024