Advanced Trainee

Employment Type: Temporary – Various
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM27796

Role: Advanced Trainee – Rehabilitation Medicine (Spinal Cord Injuries)

Please Note: This advertisement is for a 6-month contract spanning 3 August 2026 to 31 January 2027.

Where you’ll be working

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

Our role would be based at Prince of Wales Spinal Injuries Unit – the only co-located Acute Spinal Rehab facility in the country – inclusive of experience reviewing patients from the Community in Specialist outpatient clinics.

What you'll be doing

Our successful candidate would gain experience in all aspects of Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation across acute and sub-acute rehabilitation. As an Advanced Trainee, your goal would be to progress through the AFRM Training program towards obtaining Fellowship. Your objectives would be to:

• gain learning and experiences in general and specialised terms, utilising evidenced based rehabilitation medicine principles 

• perform comprehensive rehabilitation assessments which include patient assessment, making treatment decisions, performing procedures and maintaining adequate medical records; and developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment.

• supervise general medical management of patients admitted/referred to the Department of Rehabilitation and build an integrated care plan with interdisciplinary teams and the department to achieve best patient outcome. 

• participate in consultative and outpatient services in a variety of ambulatory care settings which may include hospital facilities and private consulting rooms. 

• liaise closely and effectively with consultants to allow the doctor to demonstrate their level of ability and understanding of patient care and enable you to expand your areas of responsibility. All patients managed within the hospitals of the health service 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.

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.

We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au.