Trainee

Description:

Western Sydney Local Health District is responsible for the provision of health services to the local government area. The District has individual facilities located at Westmead, Cumberland, Auburn, Blacktown and Mount Druitt.

All hospitals provide a range of both in-patient and outpatient services to clients both from within the boundaries of the District and cross border flows.

The primary purpose of the position is to provide quality Obstetric and Gynaecological care to patients in a complex clinical environment whilst developing higher professional maturity and professionalism.

The training opportunities available in the position of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unaccredited Trainee include:

• Education via regular structured and unstructured teaching and education
• Access to support for research, audits and patient safety and quality improvement projects.
• Development of procedural/operative skills and knowledge in the care of women with obstetric and gynecological conditions.

Hospital Orientation occurs at the beginning of each term for all doctors new to the individual hospital.

The department of O&G provides an orientation manual to all medical staff working in the department.

For Hospital Orientation most hospital programs include similar features. Included are examples of topics covered in orientation at each hospital. Hospital Orientation covers the following: Hospital Tour, RSU services (pay, timesheets etc), Medico legal issues, Occupational Health and Safety, Pharmacy, Deteriorating patient and medical emergency calling system, Death Certificates and Cremation Certificates, Computer access, Teaching schedule, Infection control, Patient Flow.

The Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unaccredited Trainee is expected to supervise junior doctors and students.

They are supervised by the training supervisors and the other consultants as indicated.

• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia.

• PGY 4 or greater

• Has completed at least 24 months training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (SRMO and above). Please list your experience (year, role, hospital, country).

• Please list which obstetric and gynaecological procedures you can perform independently.

• Please list which obstetric and gynecological procedures you can perform with minimal supervision (ie supervisor in room but not performing procedure with you).

• Please list your research experience including posters/publications and presentations. Please demonstrate how you have been involved in teaching and leadership roles

• Please describe what further education and professional development you have sought in the field of obstetrics and gynecology (this can include courses/conference or online education resources)

• Please describe your willingness to participate in the overtime roster (including night roster), and willingness to rotate between district and rural hospitals