The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) offers doctors in training the work-life balance you’re looking for without compromising on career opportunities.
The Eyre Peninsula and Far North is a beautiful part of the world with breathtaking coastlines, pristine beaches, and friendly, vibrant local communities, where you will have access to a wide range of clinical experiences in regional hospitals and local medical practices.
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Port Lincoln Hospital is the largest hospital in the Eyre and Far North and provides a base for medical services within the region. The 48-bed facility provides a range of services including a 24-hour Emergency Department, Special Care Unit, renal dialysis, medium-level chemotherapy, maternity and birthing service, operating facilities, paediatrics clinic, palliative care service, allied health services, pharmacy and dental. Community health services operate from the hospital under the banner of Community Health Connect, providing an extensive range of services for the community.
The Medical Education Unit is based at the hospital and offers a clinical simulation facility for training and education.
Associated Practices
Boston Bay Family Health Practice
Lincoln Medical Centre
Investigator Clinic
Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service
Ceduna District Health Services
The Ceduna Hospital has 15 acute inpatient beds, 2 dialysis chairs and 38 high- and low-level aged care beds.
Services include emergency, surgical, general medicine, obstetrics, renal dialysis, diagnostic radiology and outpatients.
The residential aged care service is provided within the hospital at the Kuhlmann Wing and Ceduna Senior Citizens village. Located adjacent to the GP family practice, the hospital works collaboratively to provide their patients with the best quality care.
The Ceduna region offers an ideal training environment for individuals interested in Aboriginal Health, with 24% of the population identifying as Aboriginal.
Cummins District and Memorial Hospital
The Cummins Hospital has 12 acute inpatient beds and 8 aged care beds.
Services include emergency, general medicine, surgical care, day surgery, palliative care, and outpatients. Community and Allied Health Services are based on the hospital grounds.
The Miroma Place Hostel is separate from the hospital but conveniently located next door and provides a home-like setting for people with low levels of care.
Tumby Bay Hospital and Lower Eyre Health Service
Tumby Bay Hospital has 16 acute inpatient beds and 22 aged care beds including the Uringa Hostel located next door.
Services include emergency, general medicine, and outpatients.
The Eyre Peninsula and Far North is a beautiful part of the world offering breathtaking coastlines, pristine beaches, and friendly, vibrant local communities. The region is renowned for seafood and surfing and is home to shark cage diving.
With award-winning restaurants, and the ability to experience the food journey from paddock (or ocean) to plate, it’s a great place to eat and relax. It’s also a good place to take a tour, snorkel with sea lions, swim with dolphins, paddleboard, fish or hike. Visit koalas and kangaroos or take a 4WD tour through the Port Lincoln and Coffin Bay National Parks.
Port Lincoln has a strong sporting culture, with multiple ovals, sporting clubs, indoor swimming, and recreation centres.
Port Lincoln regularly ranks among the most welcoming cities in Australia.
Trainee Medical Officers in the Eyre Far North are able to obtain a wide range of clinical experience in general practice, emergency, medical inpatients, anaesthetics, obstetrics and Aboriginal Health while working in the region. Part of their learning includes weekly tutorials covering a range of essential medical skills and knowledge.
In addition to term rotations, trainees have access to a state-of-the-art simulation facility including SimMan 3G Plus and SimNewbie. The high-fidelity simulation equipment allows you to practise skills in neonatal care and advanced life support in a life-like but less threatening space. Multidisciplinary sessions are facilitated throughout the year to simulate the Emergency Department environment.
EFNLHN and the Flinders and Upper North LHN (FUNLHN) collaborate four times ayear for joint simulation sessions, allowing for networking and team building.
Rural Generalist Program South Australia (RGPSA) provides an annual simulation day with all the regional prevocational doctors across the regions.
The EFNLHN Medical Education Team is committed to supporting training and education for regional clinicians. We encourage and support prevocational doctors attending workshops hosted in our region and beyond.
Each term rotation is supervised by a term supervisor, responsible for the orientation and training of the trainee. Supervisors provide continual feedback throughout the rotation and complete mid and end-of-term formative assessments as required. During rotations, trainees work with a range of clinicians, locums and consultants providing additional support, supervision and teaching.
The Medical Education Unit based in the Port Lincoln Hospital provides further support throughout the training year. Director of Clinical Training Dr Alison Lydeamore, Medical Education Officer Kaylee Brown, and Medical Administration Officer Ellie Jessop will facilitate orientation, accommodation, career guidance, counselling and simulation bookings during the training year.
As an SA Health employees you will also have access to the Employee Assistance Program as a source of confidential counselling and support.
The Eyre Far North Local Health Network has accredited terms for Trainee Medical Officers in:
Port Lincoln Hospital
Emergency
Medical Inpatients
General Surgery
General Practice and Obstetrics (Lincoln Medical Centre)
General Practice and Anaesthetics (Lincoln Medical Centre)
Rural Generalism – General Practice, Emergency and Aged Care (Investigator Clinic)
Ceduna Hospital
Rural Generalism
Cummins Hospital and Lower Eyre Family Practice
General Practice and Emergency
Tumby Bay Hospital and Tumby Bay Medical Clinic
Rural Generalism
Interns are rostered to predominantly 5-day rosters with occasional weekend work dependent on rotations. Overtime is strictly limited to ensure an appropriate work-life balance while rostering remains flexible. Throughout rotations, opportunities may arise out of hours, and Interns are expected to discuss changes in work schedules with their allocated term supervisor.
Trainee Medical Officers in the Eyre Far North are able to obtain a wide range of clinical experience in general practice, emergency, medical inpatients, anaesthetics, obstetrics, radiology exposure and Aboriginal Health while working in the region. Part of their learning includes weekly tutorials covering a range of essential medical skills and knowledge.
In addition to term rotations, trainees have access to a state-of-the-art simulation facility including SimMan 3G Plus and SimNewbie. The high-fidelity simulation equipment allows you to practise skills in neonatal care and advanced life support in a life-like but less threatening space. Multidisciplinary sessions are facilitated throughout the year to simulate the Emergency Department environment.
EFNLHN and FUNLHN collaborate four times a year for joint simulation sessions, allowing for networking and team building.
Rural Generalist Program South Australia (RGPSA) offers an annual simulation day with all the regional prevocational doctors across the regions.
The EFNLHN Medical Education Team is committed to supporting training and education for regional clinicians. We encourage and support prevocational doctors attending workshops in our region and beyond.
Each term rotation is supervised by a term supervisor, responsible for the orientation and training of the trainee. Supervisors provide continual feedback throughout the rotation and complete mid and end-of-term formative assessments as required. During rotations, trainees work with a range of clinicians, locums, and consultants providing additional support, supervision, and teaching.
The Medical Education Unit based in the Port Lincoln Hospital provides further support throughout the training year. Director of Clinical Training Dr Alison Lydeamore, Medical Education Officer Kaylee Brown, and Medical Administration Officer Ellie Jessop will facilitate orientation, accommodation, career guidance, counselling, and simulation bookings during the training year.
As an SA Health employee you have access to the Employee Assistance Program as a source of confidential counselling and support if needed.
The Eyre Far North Local Health Network has accredited terms for Trainee Medical Officers in:
Port Lincoln Hospital
Emergency
Medical Inpatients
General Surgery
General Practice and Obstetrics (Boston Bay Family Health Practice)
General Practice and Anaesthetics (Boston Bay Family Health Practice)
Rural Generalism – General Practice, Emergency and Aged Care (Investigator Clinic)
Aboriginal Health (Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service)
Emergency/ Radiology
Ceduna Hospital
Rural Generalism
Cummins Hospital and Lower Eyre Family Practice
General Practice and Emergency
Tumby Bay Medical Clinic and Tumby Bay Hospital and Lower Eyre Health Service
Rural Generalism
RMOs are rostered to predominantly 5-day rosters with occasional weekend work dependent on rotations. Overtime is strictly limited to ensure an appropriate work-life balance while rostering remains flexible. Throughout rotations, opportunities may arise out of hours, and RMOs are expected to discuss changes in work schedules with their allocated term supervisor.
For information about the intern application process, please refer to the SA Health Careers website.
