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Employment Type: Temporary Full TimeRemuneration: -Hours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: CAM26217Living in our regionHunter New England is a large, diverse area and is roughly the size of England. This beautiful area has appealed to many an urban professional who is seeking a relaxed lifestyle. You can indulge your passion for the great outdoors, while still maintaining a fulfilling career. Hunter New England Health offers a wonderful family environment with excellent public and private schools, first-class universities, and the only regional medical research institute in Australia.

Health professionals across HNE Health are involved in extensive clinical and laboratory research programs, many of them in conjunction with our Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI). Hunter New England Local Health District’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce has grown from 190 staff in 2008 to 730 staff in 2018. Learn more about Newcastle NSWWhere you'll be workingNewcastle's John Hunter Hospital is a tertiary referral hospital, teaching hospital and community hospital featuring fifteen operating theatres, 550 adult beds and 101 paediatric beds. We are the busiest ED in the state and a major trauma centre for Northern NSW.

John Hunter Hospital is a great place to develop your career as we are delivering services to people of all ages, from birth to childhood and adulthood. What You'll Be DoingRehabilitation Medicine Trainees provide high quality Rehabilitation services and provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice in a complex clinical environment in inpatient and outpatient areas in the public health organisations within the Network.

Working under an appropriate level of supervision by consultants, The Trainee will gain increasing clinical autonomy and accountability as team leaders throughout the course of the three-year training program, building on their skills and attributes with the goal of progressing through the training program.

Trainees Undertaking The Care Of Rehabilitation Patients Should Ensure That They Operate Within Their Own Level Of Expertise Within a Collaborative Clinical Care Model And To Seek Consultation With The Treating Physician When Appropriate, In The Following ActivitiesClinically assess patients, incorporating consultation/history taking, examination, and formulation of a differential diagnosis and management planDiscuss diagnoses and management plans with patients and their families or carersDocument the progress of patients in multiple settingsPrescribe medications tailored to patients’ needs and conditionsTransfer care of patientsChoose, organise and interpret investigationsAssess and manage acutely unwell patientsPlan, prepare for, perform, and provide after care for important procedures.

MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia. Ability to provide leadership, and resolve conflictDemonstrated ability to work with appropriate and initiative and independence within a supervised complex clinical environment.

Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team which include other medical staff, Allied health staff and ward staff to ensure the appropriate management of the patientDemonstrated Rehabilitation experience with a good understanding of the principles of Rehabilitation MedicineGood communication skills, with the AMO, other team members, other medical teams, and familiesInterest in completing the Training program of the AFRM( RACP ) If commenced training making satisfactory progressCurrent driving licenseNeed more information? Click here for the Position Description Find out more about applying for this positionFor role related queries or questions contact Linda Leary on Linda. Leary@health. nsw. gov.

auApplications Close: 05, August 2025