Trainee - Unaccredited Position

**General Surgery, Trainee Unaccredited Position, Nepean Hospital**

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time (until 03-02-2026)
**Remuneration**: $89,095.00 - $139,187.00
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM24340

The General Surgery Trainee Unaccredited Position at Nepean Hospital provides effective clinical management of surgical patients, under appropriate supervision, whilst developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment. The medical officer is the key person who works closely with all members of a multi-disciplinary team and deals with matters of an urgent or sensitive nature, whilst exercising discretion, sensitivity and maintaining confidentiality.

Decision making and supervision will be at the appropriate level according to the medical officer’s skills, knowledge and experience. The medical officer will be expected to adopt a progressively more independent approach to patient management according to their experience, under the guidance of and at the discretion of the appropriate Attending Medical Officer (AMO). All patients managed within the hospitals of the health district are under the direct care of a specialist medical practitioner. All decisions regarding their care are to be clearly communicated with the specialist responsible for that care.

The trainee is accountable for care of surgical patients, as a delegate of the AMO involved in the management of the patient, as part of a multidisciplinary team. The trainee will have supervision appropriate to their level of experience. The duties include but are not limited to:

- Emergency basic life support;
- Undertake initial assessment of patients (including children over the age of 5 years) and
- organise admission when needed.
- Formulate management plans for patients presenting for care, and initiate change to the
- management plan within limitations set out by agreement with the AMO;
- Assist with and undertake surgical procedures in theatres, commensurate with competence
- and as approved by the site Surgical supervisors;
- Arrange diagnostic investigations and consultations with other departments;
- Prescribe appropriate medication and arranging operative treatment or referral for
- consultation where required;
- Regularly review patient progress and communication of any significant changes in the
- patients conditions to the AMO;
- Participate in outpatient services in a variety of ambulatory care settings;
- Participate in ward rounds and patient handover processes at the beginning and end of
- shifts;
- Oversee discharge planning, being responsible for uncomplicated discharge planning;
- Manage transfer of care of patients to community based providers of medical care.

**Essential requirements**
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Demonstrated clinical practice as a registered medical practitioner in the last 2 years in a setting appropriate to the needs of the position.

**Selection criteria**:

- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Demonstrated clinical practice as a registered medical practitioner in the last 2 years in a setting appropriate to the needs of the position.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Advanced 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.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development, self-education and commitment to relevant training program.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.

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**Applications Close**:18, February 2025