• APT General Medicine• Mornington Peninsula Location• Salary Packaging Benefits• Salary range $133,500 - $173,500Who We Are and What We Stand ForPeni.....
• APT General Medicine
• Mornington Peninsula Location
• Salary Packaging Benefits
• Salary range $133,500 - $173,500
Who We Are and What We Stand For
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.
The South East Collaborative for Advanced Training In General and Acute Care Medicine
The South East Collaborative is a regional network of health services that acts as a singular conjoint recruiting body for NEW trainees entering into GACM advanced training in 2024. The GACM SE Collaborative comprises Alfred Health, Monash Health, Eastern Health, Peninsula Health and other hospitals affiliated with these health services. Candidates who are successfully recruited to the SE Collaborative (as an employee at one of the aforementioned health services) can expect to have a 36-month training program that gives you access to a variety of rotations in accredited roles across the collaborative with the core aim of delivering a diverse and balanced mix of learning experience that sets up your consultant career and fulfils RACP AT requirements.
Other benefits of applying to work in the SE Collaborative include guaranteed exposure to multiple future employers before you become a consultant physician, opportunity to access a broad range of educational resources across myriad health services from beginning to end, a wide selection of training rotations to match your career interests, and seamless transition from one registrar year to the next. Please contact any of the following key leaders and/or refer to the on-line application pages for each health service if you would like more information.
Dr Nicole Hancock, Alfred Health: n.hancock@alfred.org.au
Dr David Lau, Eastern Health: David.Lau@easternhealth.org.au
Dr Gary Yip, Eastern Health: Gary.Yip@easternhealth.org.au
Dr Stephanie Jones, Monash Health: Stephanie.Jones@monashhealth.org
Dr Travis Churchill, Peninsula Health: TChurchill@phcn.vic.gov.au
What You Will Be Doing
Joining a fantastic team in General Medicine at Peninsula Health.
We care about people and pride ourselves on creating a positive and friendly working environment. We value excellence in clinical care coupled with leadership qualities and a strong team spirit. We encourage and actively support involvement in academic activities like teaching and research.
General Medicine is a large and busy Department, with 5 General Medicine Units at Frankston Hospital as well as another Medical Unit at Rosebud Hospital, staffed at senior level by a very strong team of 6 full-time consultant physicians (many with sub-specialty interests) plus 4 VMO consultants.
A number of Advanced Physician Training positions in general and acute care medicine will be available in 2023. The 6 month General Medicine rotations provide comprehensive broad exposure to a wide range of inpatients, and includes General Medicine clinic as well as opportunities to attend a sub-specialty clinic of interest.
Peninsula Health is accredited for 24 months of core training and 12 months of non-core training in General Medicine. Potential 6 month specialty rotations include: Cardiology, Intensive Care, Gastroenterology, General Medicine E (acute), Peri-operative Medicine, Endocrinology, Oncology, Infectious Disease (pending) and a Senior Medical Registrar role.
There is ample opportunity for the successful applicant to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education, and develop clinical research projects.
Key Responsibilities
• Under direction, provide appropriate medical care to patients and assist more senior doctors in complex cases.
• Build and expand personal skill levels to ensure that clients receive the best possible service reflecting up to date evidence based professional practice
• Be aware of and work in accordance with organisational policies and procedures including occupational health and safety and relevant legislative requirements.
• Demonstrate positive workplace behaviours and relationships at all times.
All rotations meet the CORE training requirements of the RACP PREP Advanced Training curriculum in General and Acute Care Medicine.
Trainees participate in a professional development program to enhance skills in clinical leadership and this supports practice across all the roles in the program and particularly in the night clinical lead role.
Senior clinicians with a range of backgrounds, clinical practice and non-clinical interests provide supervision and mentoring.
Flexible Training
Flexible and part-time training opportunities are available in our program and the collaborative as a whole. We have a range of roster structures for part-time training that we can discuss with successful applicants.
Please indicate your interest in part-time training in your application cover letter.
Application Advice
1. Trainees who have commenced training in General and Acute Care Medicine (continuing trainees)
For 2024, external continuing trainees will be considered directly by Peninsula Health (not as part of the SE collaboration) and we will be reviewing applications from the date this advertisement is launched. Please do not delay your application until the closing date.
Please download and complete the cover letter template (attachment in the advert below) and upload with your on-line application.
Applications for continuing trainees close: 8 August (you are advised NOT to leave your application until the closing date)
Initial offers: will occur through July and August.
2. New Trainees
Applications from new APTs are invited once you have the clinical examination results and have met the eligibility criteria to commence APT by February 2024.
Please download and complete the cover letter template (attachment in the position description) and upload with your on-line application.
Interviews will be undertaken for NEW applicants with a panel from the SE collaboration during late July and August.
Applications for NEW trainees close: 8 August 2023
First round offers: 3 September 2023
Second Round offers: 26 September 2023
What You Need
We anticipate you will have:
• MBBS or equivalent
• General, Limited or provisional registration as a Medical Practitioner
• Relevant experience in clinical management
• Completion of Clover Clinical systems training at commencement of employment
clinical knowledge, skills and experience in contemporary medical and evidence based practice
• Ability to work as an effective member of an inter disciplinary team
• Successful completion of RACP Written and Clinical Examinations
What Next
Apply Now!
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.
Additional Requirements
Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with disabilities.
To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:
https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/
This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.
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