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PSYCHIATRY TRAINEEHANDBOOK 2019General Information for New Trainees

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSProduced by: Health Education and Training Institute (HETI)HETI takes this opportunity to acknowledge the strong collaboration with Local Health Districts, SpecialtyNetworks, the NSW Ministry of Health, NSW Health Pillars and other public health organisations.HETI greatly values the partnerships and expertise without which the successful development of thisresource would not have been possible.With special thanks to:Network A – Hunter New England Psychiatry Training NetworkNetwork B – Northern Sydney Coastal Psychiatry Training NetworkNetwork C – Sydney West and Greater Southern Psychiatry Training NetworkNetwork D – South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Psychiatry Training NetworkNetwork E – Sydney South West North Coast Psychiatry Training NetworkCOPYRIGHT AND CONTACT DETAILSLocked Bag 5022, Gladesville NSW 1675www.heti.nsw.gov.auinfo@heti.nsw.gov.au 2019 HETI (Health Education and Training Institute) NSW, Australia.All rights reserved. This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968,no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from HETI.This program is covered by NSW Health’s Disclaimer Policy.To view this policy, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/pages/disclaimer.aspxTRIM DOC19/1364

CONTENTS1.Psychiatry Training in NSW – An Overview5History5Program Staff5Partners in Training Delivery5HETI Contacts5What is a Training Network?6What is involved in Training?6Who are our Doctors in Training?6Prevocational Terms6Specialist International Medical Graduates62.7Psychiatry Training Networks and Supporting CommitteesPsychiatry Training Network in NSW7Committee Relationships8Psychiatry State Training Council (PSTC)8Trainee Representatives9Network Governance Committee (NGC)93.Psychiatry Trainees10The role of HETI in the psychiatry trainees’ education and training pathway10Trainee Network Contacts104.Network Directors of Training and Education Support Officers115.State Directors of Certificate Sub-Specialty Training126.Psychotherapy Educators127.Psychiatry Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 Generalist Training Network Composition138.HETI Scholarships14Rural Medical Trainee Scholarships14Metropolitan Access Scholarship149.15Trainee ently Asked Questions16Psychiatry Training Networks, Contacts and Further Information17Network A: Hunter New England (HNE) Network17Network B: Northern Sydney Central Coast (NSCC) Network19Network C: Sydney West and Greater Southern (SWaGS) Network20Network D: South Eastern Sydney Illawarra (SESI) Network22Network E: Sydney South West North Coast (SSWNC) Network23PAGE 3

10. Who can help when things go wrong?25Individual Issues25Issues Affecting a Group of Trainees26JMO Support Line – 1300 JMO 32126PAGE 4

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 20191. PSYCHIATRY TRAINING IN NSW – ANOVERVIEWHISTORYThe “2005 Review of the Delivery of Psychiatry Training in NSW” recommended thecommencement of a networked approach to training, bringing together hospitals andcommunity health services from across NSW. HETI (originally MTEC, then IMET, then CETI)now has the task to coordinate this program and continues to work closely with the healthsystem, hospitals, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)and doctors to ensure on the job training is the best on offer in Australia.PROGRAM STAFFHETI supports a number of positions that support psychiatry training in NSW at a state,network and local level.PARTNERS IN TRAINING DELIVERYThe Psychiatry networked training program is a collaboration between: NSW Ministry of HealthDoctors and other health professionals who welcome our trainees into their hospitals,departments and clinics. They share their knowledge and skills, come from towns andcities across NSW and form our networks.The RANZCP represent doctors who specialise in Psychiatry and is responsible for thequality of training and the certification of specialists in Psychiatry.HETI Higher Education and the Hunter New England Institute provide academicprograms and formal education courses to trainees based in cities and rural/regionaltowns.The Brain and Mind Centre run the Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) at the University ofSydney. This course has been approved as a formal education course for RANZCPtrainees.The HETI Psychiatry State Training Council (PSTC) oversees the Psychiatry NetworkTraining Program and includes representatives from these important groups. Members worktirelessly to provide the best training opportunities possible for trainees in Psychiatry.HETI CONTACTSMs Anne NdabaMs Sarah MooreProgram uPh: (02) 9844 6173Support OfficerHETIPsychiatryTraining@health.nsw.gov.auPh: (02) 9844 6120PAGE 5

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 2019WHAT IS A TRAINING NETWORK?A Training Network is a group of hospitals linked for the purposes of providing training anddelivering medical services across the group. A training network may encompass twoor more Local Health Districts. The primary purpose of a network is to optimise thequality of training available at each site and to ensure equitable distribution of traineesacross the network. Trainees will work in both city and regional hospitals during their training.WHAT IS INVOLVED IN TRAINING?Doctors registered in the psychiatry networked training program complete a minimum of oneyear of introductory training, two years of training at a proficient level and two years at anadvanced level (Stages 1, 2, 3 respectively). Stage 3 training can be in either General orSubspecialty programs. The RANZCP website can tell you more at www.ranzcp.org; alsovisit the HETI website www.heti.nsw.gov.auWHO ARE OUR DOCTORS IN TRAINING?They are qualified doctors who: Have completed their medical degree and preferably two years of postgraduateexperience Have qualifications acceptable to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College ofPsychiatrists (RANZCP) for entry into the program Have agreed to participate in the training opportunities in a network of hospitals.If you are interested in training in psychiatry, consider joining the program. Visit the HETIwebsite for more information which can be found on the 'Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3Generalist Training' page or visit the RANZCP website.PREVOCATIONAL TERMSDo you think mental health will be important in your future medical practice? Prevocationaltrainees have opportunities to complete terms in Psychiatry during their first two postgraduateyears. Speak with your training supervisor or your Psychiatry Network contact in your areaabout term opportunities. Visit the Prevocational pages on the HETI website or thePsychiatry Trainee's page on the HETI website for more information.SPECIALIST INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATESEntry into the program requires current registration as a medical practitioner in Australia, NewZealand or other approved countries. Specialist International Medical Graduates shouldconsult the Medical Board of Australia for information, the Australian Medical Council andalso the RANZCP.Training opportunities can be discussed with the Network Directors of Training. For informationon Network Directors of Training, see Section 4 or visit the HETI website.PAGE 6

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 20192. PSYCHIATRY TRAINING NETWORKSAND SUPPORTING COMMITTEESPSYCHIATRY TRAINING NETWORK IN NSWThere are 5 networks for Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 Generalist Training each managedby a Network Governance Committee (NGC). There is a Network Director of Training (NDoT)appointed for each. The five networks are labelled as follows:Network NameLocal Health Districts included in eachNetworkNetwork AHunter New England TrainingNetwork (HNE)Hunter New EnglandNetwork BNorth Sydney Central Coast TrainingNetwork (NSCC)Northern SydneyCentral CoastFar WestWestern NSWNetwork CSydney West Greater SouthernTraining Network (SWaGS)Western SydneyMurrumbidgeeSouthern NSWNepean Blue MountainsNetwork DSouth Eastern Sydney IllawarraTraining Network (SESI)South Eastern SydneyIllawarra ShoalhavenNorthern NSWJustice Health and Forensic MedicalHealth Specialist Network*St Vincent’s Health Network*Network ESydney South West North CoastTraining Network (SSWNC)South Western SydneySydneyMid North Coast* These networks report to the SESI Network but interact with all five networks.There are 7 networks for State-wide Subspecialist Certificate Training, with a State Directorof Advanced Training (DOAT) appointed for each.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.PsychotherapyForensicAdult & GeneralistOld AgeAddictionConsultation-LiaisonChild & AdolescentTraining networks include metropolitan and rural sites, which are accredited for training by theRANZCP. It is a NSW Health requirement as part of the employment contract that a traineecompletes at least one rotation (3 months) in a rural location. This rural rotation will beallocated to the trainee at the discretion of the network.PAGE 7

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 2019COMMITTEE RELATIONSHIPSLevel of OperationState LevelNetwork/LocalHealth District LevelCommitteesKey PurposePsychiatry State Training Council(PSTC)Oversight of psychiatry trainingdelivery by networks, across thenetworks and review of state leveltraining issues.Network Governance CommitteeManagement of the trainingprogram and workforce matterswithin the training networks.PSYCHIATRY STATE TRAINING COUNCIL (PSTC)The Psychiatry State Training Council (PSTC) has been established to promote high qualitypsychiatry training by ensuring the effective functioning of the governance structures withineach network (e.g. the Network Governance Committees (NGC), the Network Directors ofTraining (NDoTs), the Education Support Officers (ESOs), the State Subspecialty AdvancedTraining Sub-Committees in NSW, etc.).The PSTC provides an opportunity for all groups important to psychiatry training to beinvolved in decision making processes relevant to the delivery of psychiatry training in NSW.Issues can be referred to the PSTC by members of the committee, by Network Directorsand Committees, State Directors of Subspecialty Certificate Training and traineerepresentatives.The PSTC utilises the reviewed 2011 ‘Principles for the Delivery of Psychiatry Training inNSW’ as a guide for decision making. This document is available on the HETI website.The PSTC meets four times per year at HETI in the grounds of the Gladesville Hospital.Submissions for the agenda need to be sent at least one month before the indicatedmeeting date to the Psychiatry Team at HETI-PsychiatryTraining@health.nsw.gov.au forconsideration by the PSTC Chair.PSTC Meeting Dates 201928 March 201913 June 20198 August 20195 December 2019PAGE 8

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 2019TRAINEE REPRESENTATIVESTrainee representatives are members of the Psychiatry State Training Council; they providean important liaison between the PSTC, Royal Australian and New Zealand College ofPsychiatrists (RANZCP) and training networks/programs.You could be involved! Contact your Network’s Education Support Officer to express yourinterest in becoming a trainee representative for your network.Members of the PSTC can be contacted tryTeam: HETI-NETWORK GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE (NGC)Each of the five Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 Generalist Training networks has a NetworkGovernance Committee (NGC) which is responsible for the delivery of psychiatry trainingwithin the network. The NGC’s role is to ensure trainees receive high quality teaching andsupervision across the network with coordinated allocation to terms within the network. TheNGC is also responsible for ensuring equitable distribution of trainees across the network.The NGCs work closely with the PSTC and the RANZCP NSW Branch Training Committeeto provide excellent training opportunities for trainees.Membership of the NGC includes Network Director of Training, Site Coordinators of Training,representatives from hospital administration and trainees. Meetings are held four times peryear.Each NGC should have trainee representatives sitting on the committee. The role of thetrainee representatives is to provide trainees’ feedback on issues discussed at meetings andto bring any matters of concern regarding training to the attention of committee members.PAGE 9

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 20193. PSYCHIATRY TRAINEESThis page provides important information for psychiatry trainees to explain various aspects ofthe training process and the program. Suggested changes or additions to this informationprovided should be directed to the HETI psychiatry team at HETIPsychiatryTraining@health.nsw.gov.au.THE ROLE OF HETI IN THE PSYCHIATRY TRAINEES’ EDUCATION ANDTRAINING PATHWAYThe Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) provides support to networks, managesreporting to the Ministry of Health, facilitates innovation, provides advice, and collaborateswith the College, networks, and State-wide committees to ensure an excellent trainingexperience for trainees.The psychiatry networked training program is supported by the Psychiatry State TrainingCouncil; trainees are involved at a NSW State-level in this Council to represent the traineeviewpoint and facilitate communication back to the networks.TRAINEE NETWORK CONTACTSAll trainees should be aware of the following people and structures working towardssupporting their training: Trainee Supervisor Site Coordinator of Training Education Support Officer Network Director of Training Network Governance CommitteePAGE 10

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 20194. NETWORK DIRECTORS OF TRAININGAND EDUCATION SUPPORT OFFICERSNetworkHunter NewEngland Training(HNE)Network Director of TrainingDr Harsimrat on Support OfficerPhilippa Ditton-PharePO Box 833NEWCASTLE NSW 2300HNELHDMESOPsych@hnehealth.nsw.gov.auP: 02 4033 5157F: 02 4033 5183Northern SydneyCentral Coast(NSCC)Dr Stephen JurdStephen.Jurd@health.nsw.gov.auAnne-Maree DriverPO Box 169NORTH RYDE NSW 1670AnneMaree.Driver@health.nsw.gov.auP: 02 9887 5936F: 02 9887 5985Sydney West andGreater Southern(SWaGS)Dr Gregory De MooreGregory.DeMoore@health.nsw.gov.auLocked Bag 7118PARRAMATTA BC NSW 2150P: 02 8838 6496F: 02 8838 2187South EasternSydney Illawarra(SESI)Dr Andrew PethebridgeSydney SouthWest North Coast(SSWNC)Dr Bruce BomanPAGE health.nsw.gov.auCarmen WallaceArea Mental HealthSt George Hospital CampusLevel 2, 11 Short StreetKOGARAH NSW 2217SESLHDESOPsych@health.nsw.gov.auP: 02 9113 1527 (Mon and Thur)Leanne McKechnieLocked Mail Bag 7103LIVERPOOL BC NSW 1871SLHDESOPsych@health.nsw.gov.auP: 02 9616 4272F: 02 9602 4156

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 20195. STATE DIRECTORS OF CERTIFICATESUB-SPECIALTY TRAININGSpecialtyState DirectorsAdult and GeneralistDr Kathyrn DrewKathryn.Drew@health.nsw.gov.auChild and AdolescentDr Magella LajoieMagella.Lajoie@health.nsw.gov.auConsultation LiaisonDr Sara GhalySara.Ghaly@health.nsw.gov.auForensicDr Andrew EllisAndrew.Ellis@justicehealth.nsw.gov.auOld AgeDr Doug Subaudsubau@hammond.com.auAddictionDr Mark herapyDr Jeffrey StreimerJeffrey.Streimer@health.nsw.gov.au6. PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATORSAreaPsychotherapy EducatorMarina VamosMarina.Vamos@hnehealth.nsw.gov.auHunter New England (HNE)Chris WillcoxChris.Willcox@hnehealth.nsw.gov.auNorthern Sydney Central Coast(NSCC)Daniel (Sandy) KuiperSandy.Kuiper@health.nsw.gov.auSydney West and Greater Southern(SWaGS)Loyola McLeanLoyola.McLean@health.nsw.gov.auSouth Eastern Sydney Illawarra(SESI)Keryl EganKeryl.Egan@health.nsw.gov.auSydney South West North Coast(SSWNC)PAGE 12Jason FowlerJason.Fowler@health.nsw.gov.auSophia Parnassparnas@clinicalpsychology.net.au

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 20197. PSYCHIATRY STAGE 1, STAGE 2 ANDSTAGE 3 GENERALIST TRAININGNETWORK COMPOSITIONHunter New England (HNE) Newcastle Mental Health ServicesLake Macquarie Mental Health ServicesHunter Valley Mental Health ServicesPsychiatry of Old Age ServiceConsultation Liaison Psychiatry Child &Adolescent Mental Health Services(CAMHS) Neuropsychiatry Services Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (includingForensic) Psychotherapy Peel Mental Health Services (Tamworth) Tablelands Mental Health Services(Armidale) Manning Mental Health Services (Taree) HNET EducationNorthern Sydney Central Coast (NSCC) Bloomfield Hospital (Orange)Broken Hill HospitalCoral Tree Family ServicesDubbo HospitalDudley Private HospitalGosford Hospital & Community ServicesGreenwich Hospital Hornsby & Ku-ring-gai Hospital Justice HealthMacquarie HospitalManly Hospital & Community ServicesNorthside ClinicOutreach Support for Children &Adolescents Royal North Shore Hospital Ryde Community Health Centre Wyong Hospital & Community HealthCentresSydney West and Greater Southern (SWaGS) Aboriginal Medical Service Western SydneyAlbury HospitalBlacktown HospitalBlacktown & Mt Druitt Community HealthServicesBlue Mountains HospitalChildren's Hospital at WestmeadCumberland HospitalGoulburn Hospital Leeton Medical CentreLithgow HospitalNepean HospitalNepean Child & Youth Community MentalHealth St Joseph's Hospital Wagga Hospital Westmead HospitalSouth Eastern Sydney Illawarra (SESI) Byron Bay Hospital Justice Health & Forensic Mental HealthNetwork Lismore Base Hospital Prince of Wales Hospital Shellharbour Hospital Shoalhaven Hospital St George HospitalPAGE 13 St Vincent’s HospitalSutherland HospitalSydney Children’s Hospital, RandwickThe Tweed HospitalWesley Private Hospital, KogarahWesley Private Hospital, Ashfield Wollongong Hospital

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 2019Sydney South West North Coast (SSWNC) Bankstown HospitalBraeside HospitalBowral HospitalCampbelltown HospitalCamperdown CHCCanterbury CHCCoffs Harbour Base HospitalConcord Centre for Mental HealthConcord Repatriation General HospitalCroydon CHC Kempsey HospitalLiverpool HospitalMarrickville CHCRivendell & Walker Child & Adolescent UnitsRedfern CHCProfessor Marie Bashir Centre (PMBC)Royal Prince Alfred HospitalPort Macquarie HospitalSt John of God Private Hospital (Burwood)Brain & Mind Centre, Camperdown8. HETI SCHOLARSHIPSRURAL MEDICAL TRAINEE SCHOLARSHIPSThe HETI Rural Medical Trainee Scholarship Program (RMTS) provides support for medicaltrainees who are committed to training and providing patient care in rural locations in NSWthrough the continuum of their training and education years.Key Dates: February – March 2019: Applications openApril 2019: Applicants notified of application outcomeJuly-August 2019: Applications openSeptember 2019: Applicants notified of application outcomePlease refer to the HETI website for more information on rural scholarship requirements,guidelines and the application form (http://www.heti.nsw.gov.au/rmts).METROPOLITAN ACCESS SCHOLARSHIPThe Metropolitan Access Scholarship (MAS) aims to assist rural trainees, with a strongcommitment to rural practice in NSW, to relocate to a metropolitan centre for further training.Key Dates: 17 December 2018 – Applications open 8 March 2019 – Applications close April 2019 – Applicants notified of application outcomePlease refer to the HETI website for more information on MAS eligibility, guidelines and theapplication form (http://www.heti.nsw.gov.au/mas).PAGE 14

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 20199. TRAINEE RECRUITMENTThis information relates to the application process for first year psychiatry trainees for the2020 Clinical Year.Recruitment for the 2020 period will be advertised in accordance with PD2018 018“Recruitment and Selection of Junior Medical Officers to the NSW Health Service”.The recruitment process will comply with the NSW Health’s policies for recruitment in thepublic sector and the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity.All potential first year trainees who wish to apply for Psychiatry Junior Medical Officer(JMO) positions must follow the two-step application process outlined below.APPLICATIONS1. Apply for a College training positionContact the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) NSWBranch to obtain an application kit to be accepted into the College training program.Ms Linda YoungRANZCP NSW SecretariatPhone:(02) 9352 3600Fax:(02) 9810 5073Email:Linda.Young@ranzcp.orgPlease note that there are two selection interview rounds per year for entry to the Collegetraining program (June and November); applications are open in April and Septemberrespectively.2. Apply for relevant jobsComplete an on-line application form for each position that the applicant wishes to apply forthrough the on-line NSW Health JMO eRecruit system. Positions for the 2020 clinical year willbe advertised during July and August 2019.For more information please see: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/jmoNOTE: Applicants must undertake both of these steps.INTERVIEWSEmployment interviews will be held in late August or early September 2019.OFFERSThe College will make offers of appointment onto the College Training Program and the LocalHealth Districts will make offers of employment. Please note that these are separateprocesses. Other training positions will continue to be advertised throughout the year by LocalHealth Districts.PAGE 15

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 2019FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSHow does Stage 1 and Stage 2 psychiatry training work in NSW?Stage 1 and Stage 2 Psychiatry training in NSW is conducted in five training networks thatcover the State and include metropolitan and rural sites. Details of the areas and sitesincluded within the networks are listed below. Additional information for trainees can be foundon the HETI website.What are training networks?A network is a group of hospitals linked for the purposes of providing training anddelivering medical services across the group. The primary purpose of networks is to optimisethe quality of training available at each site and to facilitate equitable distribution of traineesacross the network.Are all trainees required to be part of a network?All trainees who registered with the RANZCP as either Stage 1, Stage 2 or Stage 3 traineesin NSW are required to be undertaking their training within one of the networks.How will the network system help trainees?Trainees benefit from the networks by having a consolidated training program. They alsobenefit from the support of a Site Coordinator of Training (SCoT), a Network Director ofTraining (NDoT), and an Education Support Officer (ESO).Who is responsible for the network?Each network has a Psychiatry Network Governance Committee (NGC). The NGC’s role isto ensure safe, high quality training for psychiatry trainees through good oversight andmanagement of the network and the delivery of its training program. Trainee representativesare members of the NGC.Where can I get more information?Please refer to the website of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College ofPsychiatrists (RANZCP) for information relevant to psychiatry education and training:www.ranzcp.org.For information on the network system of psychiatry training, relevant committees, contactdetails for network roles and trainee representatives, please refer to the Health Education andTraining Institute (HETI) website: www.heti.nsw.gov.au.PAGE 16

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 2019PSYCHIATRY TRAINING NETWORKS, CONTACTS AND FURTHERINFORMATIONNETWORK A: HUNTER NEW ENGLAND (HNE) NETWORKCovering Hunter New England Local Health DistrictA two-hour drive from Sydney, Newcastle offers an excellent lifestyle and quality of life withaffordable living that is close to beaches and vineyards. Mental health services provide anintegrated program of psychiatric hospital and community based services.The Hunter New England Clinical Training Network has accredited training terms in AdultGeneral Inpatient, Adult General Community, Integrated (hospital and community) generaladult psychiatry, Psychiatric Intensive Care, Psychiatry of Old Age, Forensic, Rehabilitation,Psychotherapy, Consultation Liaison, Child/Adolescent, Neuropsychiatry, and Addictionpsychiatry (both inpatient and outpatient), as well as roles for education registrars. TheNetwork also provides a high quality-training program in ECT with a strong academic focusthat is paired with regular supervised procedural experience.Clinical services are provided over seven hospital sites. The Mater Hospital located inWaratah is an acute psychiatric hospital with 4 beds in Psychiatric Emergency, 8 beds inPsychiatric Intensive Care Unit, 44 beds in general adult psychiatry, 22 beds in Addiction, and22 beds dedicated to psychiatry of old age. In addition there are 24 general adult psychiatrybeds located in the Hunter Valley at Maitland Hospital. Morisset Hospital is located on thewestern shores of Lake Macquarie and has 130 beds for sub-acute and non-acute psychiatryincluding rehabilitation, forensic, neuropsychiatry and psychiatry for the older person. Thereis a 12 bed Child and Adolescent Unit (Nexus) at the John Hunter Hospital, and a 20 bedIntermediate Stay Mental Health Unit at the James Fletcher Hospital in Newcastle. Communitybased services linked to the inpatient services are located throughout the region. This networkincludes the following rural sites: Tamworth (25 beds), Armidale (8 beds) and ManningHospital (20 beds). HNET has special funding for several integrated rural training pathways(IRTP) which allow trainees to maintain connections to rural communities while they completetheir post-graduate training.Psychiatry trainees who are successfully appointed to the HNE Training Network are providedwith a tenured training experience, which allows them to fulfil all of their training requirements.The training program is tailored to the developmental level of the trainee. Lecturers include anumber of local experts, as well as bi-national, and occasionally international experts.Trainees are paid to attend lectures during their work time and lecture times are protectedfrom usual clinical duties, with the formal education course fees subsidised for HNE traineesby the service. There is a preparation program for pre-examination candidates for both thewritten and clinical examinations. In addition, HNET provides supports for scholarly project,leadership and management requirements, the psychotherapy written case, and CBT. Arecently established CBT teaching clinic provides registrars with the opportunity to conductCBT over three months with close supervision and teaching from CBT expert supervisors,including A/Prof Lisa Lampe. HNET has an excellent reputation for training that is exemplifiedby the success of our trainees in examinations and the high rates of retention of our recentlyelected fellows as staff specialists.PAGE 17

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 2019Network A: Hunter New England (HNE)Network Director of TrainingDr Harsimrat on Support OfficerPhilippa etwork Composition Acute Adult Psychiatry including PsychiatricEmergency Care Centre and PsychiatricIntensive Care Unit (Mater Hospital); AcuteCare Team (based in Newcastle CommunityMental Health Service); and TelepsychiatryService Northern Mental Health EmergencyCare – Rural Access Program (NMHECRAP) Newcastle Mental Health Service (MaterHospital and community) Lake Macquarie Mental Health Service(Mater Hospital and community) Hunter Valley Mental Health Service (TheMaitland Hospital and community) Psychiatry of Old Age Service (MaterHospital, Morisset Hospital, and community) Mental Health Substance Use Service(Mater Hospital and community) Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (JohnHunter Hospital, Calvary Mater Newcastleand Hunter Valley)PAGE 18 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Serviceincluding John Hunter Hospital InpatientChild and Adolescent Unit and communityteams at Newcastle, Lake Macquarie andHunter Valley as well as a Paediatric/CAMHS term) Psychiatric Rehabilitation Service(Intermediate Stay Mental Health Unit atJames Fletcher Hospital, Morisset Hospitalrehab and forensic unit [Kestrel], andcommunity teams) Neuropsychiatry (Mater Hospital andMorisset Hospital) Centre for Psychotherapy (James FletcherHospital) Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital (inpatientand community team) Manning Rural Referral Hospital (inpatientand community team) Armidale Rural Referral Hospital (inpatientand community team) Mayo Private Hospital (Taree)

PSYCHIATRY TRAINEE HANDBOOK - 2019NETWORK B: NORTHERN SYDNEY CENTRAL COAST (NSCC) NETWORKCovering Northern Sydney, Central Coast, Western New South Wales and Far WestLocal Health DistrictsThis Network covers a large suburban and coastal area north of the Harbour Bridge throughto the Central Coast. The population is mixed culturally with a significant percentage ofresidents from non-English speaking backgrounds.There is an excellent network of hospitals and community services with units of world repute.The following rural sites are included in Network B: Bloomfield Hospital (Orange), Dubbo Baseand Broken Hill Base Hospitals.Network B is a comprehensive training Network which offers all mandatory training, as well asa diversity of accredited training experiences with subspecialties such as Addictions,Psychiatry of Old Age, Child and Adolescent, Rehabilitation, Mood Disorders and EatingDisorders. There are 22 FTE accredited training positions in community health, 8 FTE inprivate settings, a full time psychotherapy post, and a position in Indigenous Mental Healthand forensic. Comprehensive training occurs at each site, augmented by additional trainingfor the examinations. Academic presence is high with the Academic Unit at Royal NorthShore Hospital generating much research in the field of psychological medicine.There is a strong emphasis on attention to the personal needs of

of Advanced Training (DOAT) appointed for each. 1. Psychotherapy 2. Forensic 3. Adult & Generalist 4. Old Age 5. Addiction 6. Consultation-Liaison 7. Child & Adolescent Training networks include metropolitan and rural sites, which are accredited for training by the RANZCP. It is a NSW Health

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