Advanced Trainee
Advanced Trainee – Geriatric Medicine - Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital (4th August 2025 - 1st February 2026)
Remuneration: As per ‘Public Hospital Medical Officers (State) Award’
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26451
If you possess a passion for caring for our most vulnerable and frail elderly community then this exciting opportunity to join the medical team in the Geriatric Department at our hospital is waiting for you. You will join the specialist team of Geriatricians to deliver a holistic patient centered care. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team, in a brand new purpose build Geriatric Ward and learn from our highly skilled and dedicated Geriatric Specialists to ensure Hornsby’s continued grade ‘A’ rating in providing clinical excellence to the community
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is a major metropolitan teaching hospital. Patients can access a range of services including coronary care, intensive care, orthopaedics, general medicine, surgical, obstetric, respiratory, rehabilitation, paediatric, maternity and emergency care. The hospital also provides a wide range of outpatient services including allied health, dental and podiatry clinics, child, adolescent and family health, drug and alcohol, health promotion and rehabilitation and aged care. An acute mental health service is co-located at Hornsby Hospital. The new $265 million Stage 2 redevelopment was officially opened in June 2022.
For more information https://www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/Hornsby/Pages/default.aspx
What you'll be doing
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the planning, delivery and coordination of patient care.
- High level communication skills, including the ability to convey, and adapt verbal and written information to a clinical and non-clinical audience
- Demonstrated good organisational and time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
- Demonstrated high level independent clinical skills and judgement, with the ability to make sound decisions and problem solve with an awareness of limitations and ability to learn independently and modify behaviour accordingly.
- Previous experience in and willingness to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and training.
- Demonstrated interest and commitment to further education and practice in Geriatrics.
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For role related queries or questions contact Mirza Jahan on Nabila.Jahan@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 15th July 2025