Intern

INCENTIVES OFFERED 

Elligibility Requirements:

To be eligible for this position you must be a graduate from an Australian or New Zealand AMC accredited medical school.

To apply for a Rural Preferential Recruitment (RPR) Prevocational Training position in NSW you must: 

1. Have successfully completed a Medical Intern Recruitment Application online for a NSW intern position.

2. Meet eligibility and the NSW Health priority list criteria for medical graduate recruitment.

3. Be expected to complete your medical degree this year or have completed your degree in the past two years.

4. Have not previously worked as a doctor.

More about RPR:  https://www.heti.nsw.gov.au/education-and-training/courses-and-programs/medical-graduate-recruitment/rural-preferential-recruitment

The applicant must have a commitment to rural practice and rural communities

Purpose of the role
The purpose of the position is to provide effective medical services to patients, while developing expertise and skills in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment in both inpatient and outpatient areas in the public health organisation.

Our District 
Hunter New England Health (HNE Health) provides a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast regions.

·         920,370* people, including 52,990* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

·         169,846 residents who were born overseas

·         Employs 16,033 staff

·         Is supported by 1600 volunteers

·         Spans 25 local government areas

Is the only district in New South Wales with:

·         A major metropolitan centre

·         A mix of several large regional centres

·         Many smaller rural centres and remote communities within its borders

Where you'll be working

A spectacular meeting point of coastal beauty and hinterland wonder, the Manning Valley is a gem on the NSW North Coast. Cruise the beautiful river, swim at stunning beaches and find bushwalks, waterfalls and lookouts along the way.

Manning hospital routinely operates 164 treatment spaces and treats approximately 25,000 inpatients, 33,000 Emergency Department patients and 90,700 outpatients each year.

Offering terms in general medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, intensive care, anaesthesia, emergency medicine, general surgery, urology, oncology, orthopaedics, mental health, rehabilitation medicine and rural/remote general practice.

Learn more about Manning

Manning Base Hospital

Manning Valley Tourism 

What you'll be doing

The position provides medical services to patients, while developing expertise and skills in medical practice, in a complex and supported clinical environment in inpatient and outpatient areas in a NSW public health organisation.  The position supports medical graduates of AMC accredited universities to meet the requirements for general registration as set out by the Medical Board of Australia, allowing general registration as a medical practitioner to Australian and New Zealand medical graduates registration standard on completion of intern training. 
The medical officer will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, under the supervision of senior medical officers to:

·         Coordinate the admission, management and discharge planning of patients 

·         Undertake initial assessment of the patient including patient history, physical examination, formulating an initial management plan and ordering appropriate investigations

·         Communicate and co-ordinate care with the team, arranging consultation with other staff when appropriate

·         Communicate directly with patients and their carers

·         Arrange discharge and liaison with local medical officers and other community-based care providers

·         Follow-up and reviewed ordered investigations.

The Medical Officer will provide care to all patients according to Good Medical Practice: A Code of Conduct for Doctors in Australia and demonstrate ethical behaviours and professional values including integrity; compassion; empathy; and respect for all patients, society and the profession. Interns are expected to take increasing responsibility for patient care as they progress, while recognising the limits of their expertise and scope and involving other professionals as needed to contribute to patient care.