Provisional Fellow

at  Northern NSW Local Health District

The Provisional Fellow in Anaesthesia is expected to demonstrate a high level of knowledge and skills, including:

• Anaesthesia and sedation
• Regional anaesthesia
• Simulation training and education
• Airway management
• Pain medicine
• Perioperative medicine
• Resuscitation
• Trauma and crisis managemen

This position offers an excellent program and pathway for senior trainees to transition into consultant practice. Special emphasis is placed on developing clinical autonomy, organisational skills, administrative and rostering requirements and supervision of junior trainees.

• Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role, which meet the ANZCA criteria to fill a Provisional Fellow position (please address these in your response).
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a supervised environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team with an understanding of the roles of the doctor and other members of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrated advanced written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, family members and other members of the health care team.
• Demonstrated advanced organisational and time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to self-education

The primary purpose of a Provisional Fellow in Anaesthesia is to provide safe and high quality Anaesthetic services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in Anaesthesia practice, in a complex clinical environment within inpatient and outpatient areas in the public health organisation. The position allows the development of skills required for in dependent practice and the opportunity to acquire subspecialist experience in a variety of areas including regional anaesthesia and simulation. Non-clinical sessions are available for education, research and administrative and leadership roles as appropriate.
Decision making and supervision will be at the appropriate level according to the trainee’s skills, knowledge and experience. The medical officer will be expected to adopt a progressively more independent approach to patient management according to their experience, under the guidance of and at the discretion of the appropriate Attending Medical Officer (AMO). All patients managed within the hospitals of the health service are under the direct care of a specialist medical practitioner. All decisions regarding their care are to be clearly communicated with the specialist responsible for that care.

The Provisional Fellow in Anaesthesia is expected to demonstrate a high level of knowledge and skills, including:

• Anaesthesia and sedation
• Regional anaesthesia
• Simulation training and education
• Airway management
• Pain medicine
• Perioperative medicine
• Resuscitation
• Trauma and crisis management

This position offers an excellent program and pathway for senior trainees to transition into consultant practice. Special emphasis is placed on developing clinical autonomy, organisational skills, administrative and rostering requirements and supervision of junior trainees.

• Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role, which meet the ANZCA criteria to fill a Provisional Fellow position (please address these in your response).
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a supervised environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team with an understanding of the roles of the doctor and other members of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrated advanced written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, family members and other members of the health care team.
• Demonstrated advanced organisational and time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to self-education.

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For role related queries or questions contact Elizabeth Whale on Elizabeth.Whale@health.nsw.gov.au