SESLHD - Visiting Medical Officer – General Adult Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine – POWH
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- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ529683 Requisition #
Position Classification: Visiting Medical Off
Hours Per Annum: 0 Hours
Requisition ID: REQ529683
Join our team at Prince of Wales Hospital Anaesthesia Department!
Prince of Wales Hospital is a tertiary referral adult hospital and the university hospital for UNSW. The successful applicants will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within Wales Anaesthesia, across all aspects of general adult anaesthesia. This includes procedural anaesthesia for all adult surgery (except cardiothoracic and O&G), perioperative care and acute pain management. The department has a thriving multidisciplinary perioperative service also seeking enthusiastic anaesthetists. All positions require commitment to on-call responsibilities. While these are zero hour positions covering much ad hoc work, preference will be given to those able to commit to regular weekly or fortnightly days. Over time, high calibre successful candidates can look to building a successful public practice within our dynamic department.
Anaesthesia services at Prince of Wales Hospital & Sydney Children's Hospital are also very closely allied, with many practitioners working across both departments. Cross accreditation to Sydney children's Hospital for this with appropriate interest and expertise in quarternary paediatric anaesthesia may also be available through this application process. This would allow successful applicants to develop a diverse and interesting anaesthesia practice, all on the Randwick campus.
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
SESLHD covers nine Local Government Areas from Sydney's Central Business District to the Royal National Park and has a culturally and linguistically diverse population of over 930,000 people, which includes highly urbanised areas of eastern Sydney, southern Sydney and industrialised areas around Port Botany.
SESLHD covers urban and suburban communities and manages eight public hospitals and one public nursing home:
• Calvary Healthcare Sydney (third schedule with Little Company of Mary Health Care)
• Prince of Wales Hospital
• Royal Hospital for Women
• St George Hospital
• Sutherland Hospital
• Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital
• War Memorial Hospital (third schedule with Uniting Care)
• Gower Wilson Memorial
• Garrawarra Centre
SESLHD also operates 28 Child and Family Health Centres, 12 Community Health Centres and nine Oral Health Clinics; providing prevention, early intervention and community-based treatment, palliative care and rehabilitation services.
Drug and Alcohol, Mental Health, Breast screening, HIV/AIDS, Public Health, Women's Health, Youth Health, Sexual Health, Imaging and Pathology services are provided at a number of facilities across SESLHD.
The primary location of this position may be varied as agreed with the Director of Clinical Services and as approved by MDAAC to other facilities in SESLHD.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.
Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au
- Registration or eligible for registration with Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA). Candidate to provide on application AHPRA Registration Number.
- Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, or eligible for same, by end of first quarter 2025 and/or equivalent specialist recognition as provided by the Health Insurance Act 1973 and the relevant Award/Determination. Recent experience in a tertiary adult hospital, including anaesthesia for neurosurgery and (highly desirable) interventional neuroradiology. Demonstrated interest and/or advanced qualifications relevant to tertiary adult general anaesthesia and/or perioperative medicine is desirable.
- Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position.
- Proven capacity and/or experience in the provision of effective high quality service in the specialty, demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality improvement activities relevant to the specialty.
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching with experience in teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students and other staff of the hospital.
- Demonstrate the skills and attitudes appropriate as a senior Medical/Dental Practitioner including modelling a high standard of professional behaviour to junior medical and dental staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites. Demonstrated commitment to provision of a high standard of clinical care in the public sector setting.
- Demonstrated experience in and commitment to research relevant to the role and needs of the Department.
This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2023_022.
Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence.
Please return a completed Medical Practice History Declaration with your application.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
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For role related queries or questions contact Robert Turner on Rob.Turner@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 21 November 2024
