Western NSW Local Health District – Orange NSW
Remuneration: $110,986- $139,187 per annum
Location: Orange NSW
Trainee – Rehabilitation Medicine
Orange Health Service
This position offers twelve (12) months of accredited training in Rehabilitation Medicine. The trainee will provide a consultative and educational service on all matters associated with rehabilitation, as part of a multidisciplinary team. In particular, the trainee will provide assessment of the medical, physical, functional, psychological and social needs, with a view to providing appropriate rehabilitation opportunities as well as assessment for resettlement support of patients back into the community.
Orange Health Services is a 270-bed major non-metropolitan referral hospital, serving a population of 300,000. It constitutes the largest Rural Campus in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the regional trauma centre for Western NSW and has a fully FACEM staffed ED. The Intensive Care Unit is the referral unit for the Local Health District. It is a level 5 unit and is staffed accordingly. There are a comprehensive range of specialist services including almost all medical and surgical services, with the exception of spinal, burns, cardiothoracic and neurosurgical. Of note, there are services such as interventional cardiology, and endovascular suite, and excellent on-site digital radiology, including a 3T MRI and 2 LINACs for radiation oncology. Orange Health Service also has acute specialists in cardiology, renal, gastroenterology, respiratory medicine, haematology, neurology, ophthalmology and specialists in medical and radiation oncology. There are also local specialists in palliative care, nuclear medicine and dermatology.
Just three and a half hours from Sydney, Orange is one of Australia’s leading wine growing regions, with a love of fine food and coffee, and a burgeoning café culture. With good schools, and thriving farming and mining communities young professionals and families alike are drawn to this unique Australian Country Town. Perhaps unexpected is Orange’s involvement in the Arts with a vibrant musical and theatrical scene and is a fixture for touring international and Australian theatre and orchestral companies. Orange is rich in festivals highlighting local produce and featuring celebrity chefs from Sydney and Melbourne, while also having 3 “Hatted” restaurants in the area. The hospital is very much at the heart of the town, and new staff will find themselves welcomed by a friendly, cosmopolitan community.
Orange Health Service is a teaching hospital associated with the University of Sydney and Charles Sturt University. There is an excellent record of success in college professional exams and also future placement with metropolitan hospital training programs.
What we can offer you
* Country living with a meaningful career path
* Flexible work practices (as appropriate to the position and negotiated with your manager)
* Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
* Opportunities for learning and development, including in-house training with My Health Learning and the NSW Health RTO
* Professional growth and accelerated career progression
Where you’ll be working
You will be based at Orange Health Service, a part of the Western NSW Local Health District. For more information on living and working in our beautiful region, visit our website Western NSW Health Careers.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Position Classification: Trainee
Hours Per Week: 38 hours per week
Applications Close: 6 August 2024
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