Rehabilitation Medicine Registrar
Shifts
| Date | Date (sort) | Times | Pay | Last advertised | Last advertised (sort) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Feb 2 | 2026-02-02T08:00:00.000Z | 0800-1630 | $170 per hour | 5 days ago | 2026-01-14T03:02:01.532Z |
| Tue Feb 3 | 2026-02-03T08:00:00.000Z | 0800-1630 | $170 per hour | 5 days ago | 2026-01-14T03:02:01.532Z |
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Reviews
2026
I enjoyed my week at the unit. The staff there were lovely and very welcoming. I only worked 3 of the 5 weekdays due to public holidays, however, I felt I had a good rapport with the staff even in that short time. The unit recently lost their permanent Staff Specialist and so were using locums for the SS, Reg, and RMO roles. The SS and Reg I worked with were wonderful and supportive, however, they are only there for a few weeks. The unit is a small 16 bed facility about 15mins drive from Taree and Manning Base Hospital. Due to the small size of the Rehab centre and lack of resources for dealing with higher acuity patients, the inpatients tend to be quite stable. The difficulty though, is that Manning hospital is overburdened with patients and often short on beds. This can put pressure on the Rehab team to take on less stable patients that may be easily managed in a larger, more resourced, urban rehab facility, but not so in a smaller rural facility. The SS while I worked was very conscious of this and firm in not taking on unsafe referrals, however, she faced a lot of pressure to do so. We had two sick patients who had to be transferred back during my time there, however, as the RMO I was well supported by the Reg, SS, and nursing staff in managing and coordinating them. I stayed in a motel 2mins down the road which was very convenient but a little bit noisy as the rooms were small and right next to the gravel carpark where other guests would come and go very early in the morning. In previous placements there I have stayed at very nice hospital owned houses/apartments in Taree, which would be preferable for a quieter and larger living space, despite the longer commute of 15mins. IT systems are CAP and Medchart used in HNE. They are due to transition later this year to Epic I believe.
2025
Well supported position as a rehab reg, consultant rounds 4/5 days and education opportunity on Monday morning.
2025
Great placement overall. Very chill hospital, staff and patients. The RMO job includes daily review of vitals, ordering bloods and investigations as needed (usually once a week as it's a subacute unit), ward rounds notes and discharge summaries / medications. Apparently it can get busy at times but it wasn't so in my case so in downtime can join AH for stroke etc groups. IT system is HNE specific and a bit of a pain compared to powerchart but easy to grasp. Pathology comes to the hospital to collect bloods as needed. There is no imaging or other investigation available so patients need to be transferred to Manning Base for that. Anyone who becomes unwell usually goes to Manning ED as well. Accommodation is provided by the hospital in a unit a few streets over. It's a 2 bedroom unit with full kitchen. Household supplies like toilet paper / dish soap / soap / laundry detergent seem a bit hit or miss and mostly leftover from previous docs. It's dated but spacious and convenient and has free WiFi. I would definitely recommend this job to anyone looking for a bit slower term and /or wanting to find out more about rehab. The consultant comes for rounds everyday except Wednesday and is very keen to discuss cases. There's also a weekly lecture at the Newcastle Uni base in Taree right next to the Manning Hospital. There is no cafe at the hospital but a lovely guy in a coffee van comes twice weekly (orders need to be sent by text). The town itself is rather boring and during my placement a lot of places were closed post floods (Coles, gym). Nearby Taree has all the needed shops and Old Bar Beach is about 30mins drive.
Rehabilitation Medicine Registrar
Wingham, 5 days ago
Feb 2 to Feb 3