Join NSW’s largest private hospital, working in our world class campus and work with highly skilled, collaborative, compassionate professionals during our emergency medicine traineeship.
Working with us you will find:
- Supportive, highly experienced leaders who prioritise your growth and wellbeing.
- Flexible rostering with a focus on work-life balance
- We support our trainees to thrive, offering a collaborative and progressive setting.
- Great culture with long tenure of our employees.
- Clinical environment with rapid and easy access to multiple investigative modalities.
- Direct interaction with inpatient consultants who are keen to be involved in patient care.
- Thorough teaching program covering the procedural skills and medical expertise covered by the fellowship curriculum over a two-year cycle. This includes workshops, lectures, case-based discussions, quizzes and simulations.
Taking care of people is our reason for being.
At the Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAH), fondly known as ‘the San’, taking care of people is our reason for being. It’s what drives us to deliver exceptional outcomes for our patients and it’s a shared sense of purpose that extends to everyone who works here too.
When you work for the San, you’ll feel valued and supported by our strong commitment to learning, flexibility, great benefits and a positive culture of teamwork and cooperation.
Some of the exceptional benefits we offer include
- As a not-for-profit, we offer salary packaging that can reduce the amount of tax you pay, which can leave you with thousands of dollars more in your pocket.
- Discounted gym membership for you and your family using Fitness Passport
- Great on campus amenities including cafés, gift shop, florist and even a hairdresser
- Plus, so many more.
What you’ll be doing in this role
We are currently recruiting for Emergency Registrar Advanced Trainees priority in EC, with rotations offered in Ultrasound, ICU or Anaesthetics for 6 months in the later part of up to a two-year contract. That is a total of 12 months accredited Emergency training available (ACEM trainee). Our Anaesthetic, ICU and Ultrasound terms are accredited for 6 months part-time by ACEM. Other training opportunities may be made available inclusive of paediatrics at Sydney Children’s Hospital, medical administration and medical terms.
This position at the Sydney Adventist Hospital provides an exciting opportunity to work in a busy private department with first-class facilities and a great team of medical, nursing and allied health staff.
Trainees will have the opportunity to pick between the following options post first year in Emergency Care (EC), to make the second year complete:
- 0.5-1.0 FTE in the emergency department if other terms are not sought.
- Six-month rotations in combined Ultrasound and Urban District ED– 3 months accredited ultrasound, 3 months accredited ED.
- Six-month rotations in Anaesthetics/Urban District ED (accredited as Core Critical Care) – 3 months accredited Anaesthetics, 3 months accredited ED.
- Three-to-six months ICU term.
The emergency department at the SAN offers:
- Minimal rostered Night Shifts across the 28-day roster compared to other facilities.
- TS4 level accredited opportunities– with specific focus on leadership and management training and opportunities to contribute to the department with protocol development, M&M presentations, and teaching opportunities.
- 8 hours per fortnight paid teaching time.
- Two days protected directly supervised ultrasound training per week for US trainees.
- Two days protected anaesthetic time per week, supervised 1:1 with consultant anaesthetists for anaesthetic trainees. Opportunity to get paediatric airway experience and advanced airway experience in the use of double lumen tubes.
- 3-6 months ICU rotation during the year.
- Enthusiastic FACEMS provide 1:1 teaching.
- Tailored teaching program supervised by experienced DEMTs.
- Department subsidised trainee yearly subscription to Up To Date, Rosh Review and The Emergency Medicine Manual (Online) by Robert Dunn.
- Seven paid days of study leave in one FTE year.
- Flexible roster patterns with a focus on work-life balance and trainee wellbeing:
- Regular wellbeing activities
Who we are looking for:
Essential requirements:
- Current ACEM trainees post primary examination (TS2, TS3 or TS4)
- Must hold current AHPRA registration.
- Must have Australian Work Rights, as visa sponsorship is not available for this role
Desirable requirements:
- Demonstrated commitment to training in emergency medicine.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work independently within a supervised clinical environment using excellent clinical skills, judgement, and expertise.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.
- Great interpersonal skills with compassionate and professional communication with patients, their family, and your colleagues.
- Demonstrated systematic approach to department management with ability to prioritise tasks, take initiative and problem solve to safely manage critically unwell patients.
- To be adaptable to a team-oriented and fast-paced work environment.
- Be willing to undertake relevant ongoing professional development.
About Adventist Healthcare
We are NSW’s largest and most comprehensive private hospital (700+ beds) with a dedicated team of 2400 team members, over 1000 medical officers and 300 volunteers. As a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare organisation advancing healthcare since 1903, we have a proud history of delivering outstanding care and we are at the forefront of our field with best in-class technology and game-changing research.
What to expect
Successful candidates will be required to complete a range of pre-employment checks and assessments. These vary and could include professional references, a national police check, working with children check, vaccination evidence, among others.
How to apply
If you see yourself in this role and meet all the essential requirements above, we’d love to hear from you.
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