Information Pack
Local Health Network/s: WCHN
Registration Requirements: General Registration*
Post Graduate Year: PGY2+
Expression of Interest Guideline: click HERE.
*Applicants must be registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with General Registration. See the Applications Requirements tab below for full details.
About the Program
The Prevocational Resident Program (PRP) at Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN) suits Trainees preparing for General Practice, entry to a Paediatric or Obstetrics and Gynaecology training program, or those seeking further experience in these speciality areas prior to deciding upon a final career path. PRP positions at WCHN offer candidates a chance to gain further prevocational experience in both Paediatrics (Medicine and Surgery) and Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
PGY2 doctors can spend 12 months at WCHN and meet the requirements for AMC Prevocational Framework.
Most applicants will be expected to fill roles in both Paediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. A number of applicants may be offered rotations for a 12-month period in paediatrics (medicine and surgery) or paediatric surgery only depending upon workforce demand.
Paediatric rotations are available in General Paediatrics, Paediatric Emergency, Medical Services (Relieving and after hours), neonatology and Paediatric Surgery including General Surgery, Neurosurgery/Craniofacial Surgery, ENT, Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedics.
No terms have guaranteed availability. Successful candidates will have an opportunity to indicate their term preferences. The ranking candidates receive through the recruitment process will determine their allocation to rotations.
Women’s and Children’s Health Network
The Women’s and Children’s Health Network is South Australia’s leading provider of specialty care and health services for women, babies, children and young people and their families in South Australia. WCHN recognises the importance of early intervention in reducing the risk of poor physical and mental health, social and emotional problems later in life that pose significant cost to our health system and society as a whole. WCHN’s mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of families and communities by providing integrated care and support.
Rotations at WCHN
Paediatric rotations are available in Paediatric General Medicine, Paediatric Emergency, Neonatology and Paediatric Surgery (including General Surgery, Urology, Neurosurgery/Craniofacial Surgery, ENT, Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedics).
In Obstetrics and Gynaecology successful candidates work across the Women’s Assessment Service, Antenatal Gynaecology Ward, Delivery Suite, Postnatal Ward and Women’s Outpatients Clinic. Your roster will include working across a 7-day rotating roster including after hours (evening and night shifts) and weekends. These shifts provide opportunities to operate in theatre on Obstetric and Gynaecology cases. There are limited opportunities for terms in both Gynaecology and the Pregnancy Advisory Centre. TMOs working in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for 6 months also have the opportunity to complete the Certificate of Women’s Health through RANZCOG. Applications for the Certificate are coordinated through the unit and positions may be limited.
Final rotations are at the discretion of WCHN and will be advised following successful appointment to a position.
The MEU will work with successful applicants to ensure they are allocated rotations that meet their training requirements and career goals. The table below indicates likely rotation combinations for different TMOs.
GP Trainees are allocated Paediatric and O&G rotations as a priority.
OG Aspirants
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Paediatric Training Aspirants
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GP Aspirants
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Surgical Aspirants
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