Internship Guide 2020 - Updated

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WESTERN
HEALTH
PREDICTED 2021 INTERNSHIP
POSITIONS
NETWORK TRAINING SITES
Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital, Williamstown
Hospital, Wodonga Hospital, Mildura Base Hospital
ROTATIONS AVAILABLE
General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, General
Medicine Nights, General Surgery, Orthopaedics,
Geriatric Evaluation Management (GEM) /
Rehabilitation, Respiratory Medicine, Infectious
Diseases, Cardiology, Neurology, Urology – Footscray,
Acute Aged Care, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, General
Surgery Nights, Perioperative & Pain Management,
Radiology
BASIC INFORMATION
Western Health manages three acute public hospitals:
Footscray, Sunshine (including Joan Kirner Women’s
and Children’s) and Williamstown Hospital. It also
operates the Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care
at Hazeldean and a range of community-based
services. We care for a culturally diverse population
of more than 800,000 people. We have more than
6,700 employees who are driven by our values of
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and
Safety’ (CARES).
Western Health is a large and complex organisation
that provides a diverse range of health care services
to one of the fastest-growing populations in Australia.
The health service also has a strong philosophy of
working with its local community to deliver excellence
in patient care. A positive patient experience is at
the centre of everything Western Health aims to do,
and the service relies on the efforts of its dedicated
employees and volunteers to deliver the overall goal
of the organisation.
The health service also strives to become an employer
of choice by offering excellent career opportunities
and employee conditions in order for its staff to find
the right work/life balance for their career pathway.
REASONS TO APPLY
Western Health is an organisation that is expanding
to meet the needs of a growing, diverse community.
Here, every intern participates in a week-long
orientation program at the beginning of each year.
This is a highly interactive program based on sound
educational principles.
Western Health also places great value on
postgraduate medical education. Daily education
sessions are offered, including professional meetings,
Grand Rounds, seminars and tutorials. A mentoring
program has also been introduced to see that the right
partnership is encouraged and undertaken. If junior
doctors know which specialty they wish to pursue,
the health service tries to match them with a mentor
from that discipline. If Junior Doctors remains unsure,
the health service will match them with a mentor who
can offer them insight into the choices faced early in
a medical career.
Western Health is dedicated to providing training and
career opportunities to its Interns. At Western Health,
interns can pursue many different specialty areas as
a PGY2+, including Critical Care (Anaesthetics/ ICU),
Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Paediatrics, Surgery and Medicine.
CONTACT DETAILS
Carolyn Ward
HMO Manager
Phone: (03) 8345 6951
Email: carolyn.ward@wh.org.au
Cassandra James
Intern Portfolio Co-Ordinator
Phone: (03) 8345 7003
Email: Cassandra.james@wh.org.au
Western Health’s catchment extends from Footscray
out to the growth corridors of Caroline Springs,
Melton, Sunbury, Werribee and beyond. The service
employs 300 Senior and approximately 500 Junior
staff in a complete range of specialties covering
children, adults and the aged care. The service also
offers the Migrant Screening Service for the city of
Melbourne and a drug and alcohol program at the
DAS West service.
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