The NSW Government\u2019s successful Single Employer Model is continuing to boost the regional health workforce, with another 29 doctors joining the Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway (RGSEP) this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RGSEP is an employment pathway for doctors seeking a career as a rural generalist who work across both primary care and hospital settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rural generalists are General Practitioners (GPs) who have an extended skill in a specialty area such as anaesthetics, obstetrics, paediatrics, emergency medicine, mental health or palliative care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RGSEP trainees are offered a length-of-training contract with a Local Health District (LHD) in regional NSW. This allows trainees to retain and use their NSW Health Award entitlements during GP training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rural generalist trainees also receive the same pay and conditions as their hospital trained counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new recruits bring the total number of doctors participating in the Program to 44 across Far West, Illawarra Shoalhaven, Hunter New England, Mid North Coast, Murrumbidgee, Northern NSW, Southern NSW and Western NSW LHDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RGSEP trainee Dr Marty Ryan has worked across health facilities in Temora, Cootamundra Gundagai and Wagga Wagga and is encouraging other doctors to consider becoming a rural generalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regional Health Minister Ryan Park:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m excited to welcome 29 new trainees to the Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway, all with a commitment and passion for regional healthcare and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe program supports rural generalist trainees throughout their training, helping to prepare them for a career providing our regional, rural and remote communities with the essential care they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis year, we have trainees working in regional centres such as Broken Hill, Tamworth and Dubbo, but also in GP practices in our smaller regional communities like Condobolin, Guyra and Tumut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBeing a rural generalist means being a part of the community. It\u2019s a unique, challenging and rewarding career, and it’s exciting to see our trainee numbers continue to grow year on year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr Marty Ryan, Rural Generalist Trainee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe beauty of this model is it allows the seamless transition from the primary setting into a hospital under the one contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe breadth of experience you get as a rural generalist gives you so much job satisfaction and variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne moment you\u2019re at a hospital treating someone with pneumonia and the next hour you\u2019re back down at the general practice clinic. It\u2019s constant mental stimulation. That\u2019s why I love the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGrowing up in a country town I know how deep the community spirit runs through them in the hard times as well as the good. It is such a special role and every day there are always compliments from patients who are so grateful to have you here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI thoroughly recommend this program to other doctors who are thinking of becoming a rural generalist.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NSW Government\u2019s successful Single Employer Model is continuing to boost the regional health workforce, with another 29 doctors joining the Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway (RGSEP) this week. RGSEP is an employment pathway for doctors seeking a career as a rural generalist who work across both primary care and hospital settings. Rural generalists are … Continue reading “Single Employer Model grows with 29 new doctors starting work across regional NSW”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31212"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31213,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31212\/revisions\/31213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}