Basic Physician Trainee

Basic Physician Trainee - Northern Sydney Coastal Network

Employment Type: Various - Temporary Full Time, Temporary Part Time or Temporary Job Share Remuneration: As per Public Hospital Medical Officers (State) Award Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: CAM24830 An exciting opportunity to join the medical team in the Northern Sydney Coastal BPT Network. Rewarding career opportunities are available at NSLHD and offer a flexible career with a diverse and interesting case mix where medical staff are involved in all aspects of a patients care. Where youll be working - Royal North Shore, Northern Beaches, Gosford and Lismore Base Hospitals

The Northern Sydney Coastal BPT Network consists of 4 training sites each with their own unique and valuable training experience. We are a Network built on mutual respect and we place great value on commitment, teamwork and supporting each other as critical to success. We value our trainees as people first whilst striving to support and guide them as they navigate the BPT program and become well-rounded physicians, confident in their ability to provide excellent medical care and management. We pride ourselves on having a culture where education and training is a priority. Clinicians throughout our Network are actively engaged in our BPT program.

The Northern Sydney Coastal BPT Network has training positions in Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Beaches Hospital, Gosford and Lismore Base Hospitals. All are teaching hospitals affiliated with Sydney University and the University of Newcastle. Our metropolitan sites are busy with exposure to a wide variety of presentations and patient populations. Our rural sites offer tremendous opportunity to see a diverse range of clinical medicine where you will start to develop the key decision-making and clinical judgement skills of a physician.

Our training program targets your clinical skills and your professional skills. We value a holistic approach and provide a supportive environment that facilitates your learning, and gets you ready to meet the challenges of your career and the RACP exams. We offer a comprehensive program which supplements your own study program, as well as a mentorship program and other learning opportunities. We take education and training seriously and value the same from our trainees.

What youll be doing The primary purpose of the Basic Physician Trainee (BPT) is to provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice in a complex clinical environment in inpatient and outpatient areas in the public health organisations within the Network. Basic Physician Training roles consist of rotations through medical departments, working under an appropriate level of supervision by consultants. Rotations have different levels of responsibility and team structures. BPTs will gain increasing clinical autonomy and accountability as team leaders throughout the course of the three-year training program, building on their skills and attributes with the goal of entering an Advanced Training program. BPTs undertaking the care of medical patients should ensure that they operate within their own level of expertise within a collaborative clinical care model and to seek consultation with the treating physician when appropriate, in the following activities:

• Clinically assess patients, incorporating consultation/history taking, examination, and formulation of a differential diagnosis and management plans
• Discuss diagnoses and management plans with patients and their families or carers
• Document the progress of patients in multiple settings
• Prescribe medications tailored to patients needs and conditions
• Transfer care of patients
• Choose, organise and interpret investigations
• Assess and manage acutely unwell patients
• Plan, prepare for, perform, and provide after care for important procedures

Merit Selection

NSW Health follows a merit-based recruitment and selection process as per Policy Directive PD2023_04 - Recruitment and Selection of Staff to the NSW Health Service.

Candidates will be assessed against the Essential Requirements and Selection Criteria for this position. Please ensure you read the position description prior to submitting an application. Candidates invited to interview will need to bring originals of qualifications or licenses required for the position for sighting by the panel.

• MBBS or equivalent, current general registration with the Medical Board of Australia.

• This role requires eligibility for or current registration as a Basic Physician Trainee with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and intent to obtain Fellowship of the RACP. What is your current RACP status?

• Qualifications and experience as outlined in the Essential Requirements for the role.

• Demonstrated recent relevant experience in clinical medicine and ability to work in a complex clinical environment.

• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills in dealings with patients, team members and supervisors.

• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning, teaching, research, quality improvement and clinical leadership in medicine.

• Demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem-solving skills in a clinical setting within a multidisciplinary team.

• Proven ability to apply clinical knowledge and concepts in practical situations in the context of multiple competing priorities.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases

To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy PD2024_015, this includes any amendments made from time to time.

Working with Children Check

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by Service NSW. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Service NSW https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-for-a-working-with-children-check

Need more information? For role related queries or questions contact Dr Adrian Lee at adrian.lee@health.nsw.gov.au Applications Close: 4, May 2025