Registrar training

Our Registrar training in Western Australia provides rich and diverse experiences in medical care in the community.

For over 40 years, Silverchain has provided palliative care for over 3,500 West Australians with life limiting illnesses each year. We offer training opportunities for medical professionals to deliver comprehensive care that meets best practice standards, within our award winning In home Palliative Care service.

This program is available for both advanced trainees in palliative medicine with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and General Practice (GP) Registrars with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).

During your placement you will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience with a wide range of tasks in palliative care.

This is a comprehensive six month program designed to offer a structured and engaging educational environment. It includes opportunities to work with and learn alongside:

• Specialist palliative care consultants.
• General practitioners.
• A dynamic multidisciplinary team including nurses, social workers, spiritual care workers, support workers, and volunteers.

The training provides rich and diverse experiences in medical care in the community, and provides an opportunity to develop skills in:

• Managing symptoms in palliative care, including the terminal care phase.
• Managing cancer and non cancer diagnoses.
• Pain management.
• Communicating with patients and families.
• Interdisciplinary communication and teamwork.

During your placement, you will perform assessments and provide management plans for patients, fully supported by an experienced multidisciplinary clinical team.

There is a comprehensive orientation, a structured education program, and supervision is provided by experienced medical practitioners.