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Flinders NT Regional Training Hub

Our vision: A thriving and dynamic medical workforce which delivers healthcare to all lands and communities of the Northern Territory.

The foundation qualities of this workforce are: competence, confidence, compassion and cultural respect.

The Flinders Northern Territory Regional Training Hub (Flinders NT RTH) was created to further develop medical specialist and rural generalist training capacity through effective collaboration with local and national stakeholders, thereby addressing medical workforce needs in the Northern Territory. We are currently working with relevant colleges, health services and training providers to identify and prioritise the areas of need and in turn, aim to build well-coordinated, and well supported, vocational training pathways in the NT.

Our services

Career pathways

Videos and podcasts

Mentoring and support

Calendar of events

Supervisor support

Current initiatives

What the Hub is and what we do

Regional Training Hubs were formed by the Commonwealth Department of Health to address medical workforce misdistribution through contributing to a ‘rural medical training pipeline’ that encompasses medical students, pre-vocational graduates, vocational trainees and, finally, rural generalist GPs and medical specialists. There are 26 regional training hubs across rural Australia, including one in the Northern Territory, with sites in Darwin and Alice Springs.

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We work closely with various stakeholders to expand, align and integrate specialist and generalist medical education, supervision and training capacity in the Territory.

Key priorities

Improve the coordination of the stages of medical training to enable students and junior medical officers intending to practise rurally to complete as much of their medical training as possible within regional, rural and remote areas
Identify and mentor students and prevocational doctors with an interest in practising rurally and facilitate access to networked remote and rural vocational training opportunities at an early stage in their careers
Develop regional training capacity by supporting current supervisors of clinical training, assisting health services in obtaining accreditation for new training positions, and supporting local medical practitioners to become clinical supervisors
Strengthen existing, and develop new, connections with key stakeholders to improve the continuity of training for medical students/trainees within their region
Identify regional medical workforce needs and use this information to prioritise activity.

Key partners

Local Health Providers, in particular Top End Health Service (TEHS) and Central Australia Health Service (CAHS)
Medical Colleges including GP Colleges
NT General Practice Education (NGTPE)
Nothern Territory PHN (NT PHN)
Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS) across NT including Aboriginal Medical Services Alliances of the NT (AMSANT)
Northern Territory Prevocational Medical Assurances Services (NT PMAS)
Northern Territory Medical Program (NTMP)

How we can assist you

Students and pre-vocational doctors

Identification of students and pre-vocational doctors who are interested in rural practice and assist with their career planning and placement opportunities
Help you to navigate your postgraduate training
Provide access to mentoring opportunities across the medical training continuum
Access and support for local networking events
Linking you with sponsorships and bursaries relevant to your career path

NT Health Services

Accreditation assistance for new training positions
Advocacy support with specialist colleges and training providers
Promotion of rural and remote workforce and training opportunities to stakeholders
Providing and resourcing supervisor training opportunities to the NT health workforce
Collaborating to strengthen the progress of a rural and remote generalist training agenda
Identification and mapping of alternative training pathways to promote maximum training time within the NT
Environmental scanning including the mapping of training post data, opportunities, barriers and gaps in the training continuum across the NT

Supervisors

Supporting and mentoring current and aspiring clinical supervisors
In addition to the supervisor workshops that Flinders NT provides, the Flinders NT RTH assists with resourcing of clinical supervision training provided by health services
Identification of training posts/ health services across all disciplines to enhance accredited supervision capacity
Cross-cultural communication professional development for clinical educators