Rehabilitation Registrar - Epworth Geelong

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Geelong
Fixed Term Full Time

• Rehabilitation Registrar (Advanced Trainee)
• Commencing February 2019 – 6 months Full Time (38 hours per week)
• Located in Waurn Ponds, Geelong
  

About Epworth Geelong

Epworth Geelong, located adjacent to Deakin University’s Medical School in Waurn Ponds, is developing an environment of world-class health care and education to meet the needs of the expanding population of Geelong and South West Victoria. This new hospital provides exciting career opportunities to doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and support staff. It features contemporary design, cutting-edge medical technology and best practice patient care, whilst offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services.     

Epworth Geelong is one of the newest private hospitals to be built from the ground up and is the most recent development in the Epworth group, the largest not for profit healthcare organisation in Victoria, and is being developed as a state of the art teaching facility. The hospital includes most medical and surgical specialties as well as obstetrics, ED, ICU, complex care unit and special care nursery. 

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Rehabilitation Registrar (Advanced Trainee) to join the team at Epworth Geelong in February 2019.

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Advanced Trainee (Registrar) in Rehabilitation Medicine is a full-time 1.0 EFT (38 hours/week) position based primarily at Epworth Rehabilitation Geelong. The Rehabilitation Registrar Training Position is designed to provide exposure to a wide range of clinical matters pertaining to Rehabilitation in a large complex not-for-profit private hospital setting.

The Rehabilitation Registrar will be part of the Epworth Rehabilitation Team which aims to provide an individualised program for patients to achieve optimal functional potential in physical, psychological, emotional, social and community activities of daily living.

The role will cover a caseload with a broad general casemix. The workload is predominantly musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, neurological and pain management centred within which the number of new admissions varies considerably; maximum 5-6 per day; average 1-3 per day depending on discharges. The Registrar is required to also undertake outpatient clinic review of discharged patients.

The unit has 29 beds, plus a variable number of chronic pain inpatients, but in accordance with the AFRM guidelines, the Registrar's caseload will be fixed at 20 allocated to five of the consultants, and will exclude the geriatric reconditioning and more specialised trauma rehabilitation patients.

This role offers excellent opportunities for developing your knowledge base and experience towards Fellowship.  

To be eligible, you must be a registered candidate with the RACP College Training Program. For further details on this Training Program please refer to https://www.racp.edu.au/trainees/advanced-training/advanced-training-programs/rehabilitation-medicine-general

About Epworth

Epworth HealthCare is a world-class, not-for-profit, private health care group dedicated to providing the best possible outcomes for our patients by providing the best possible care. Across our eight locations patients and staff have access to state-of-the-art diagnostic, surgical and procedural technology, world-class theatres and equipment and benefit from the extensive teaching and research occurring at Epworth every day.

The Epworth Difference is defined by our unique culture and dedication to giving outstanding patient care. From the way we recognise and reward our staff to our attitude toward the patient experience, Epworth is for those with the ambition to get better, give the best possible care and lead their field.

Epworth is a great choice for staff who want to be part of a cutting-edge, fast paced and progressive environment.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check conducted by Epworth and a valid Working with Children Check provided by the applicant.

To obtain more information refer to the attached position description.

Please direct your enquiries to the contact person listed below.

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Enquiries: Mick Vagg
Ph: 0431 488 913
Applications Close: 19/07/2018

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