Palliative Care - Registrar 1-4Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of PermanencyCity living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.Flexible working conditions.11.5% Superannuation.VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.Reimbursement for relocation expenses for interstate candidates on permanent and long-term appointments (Conditions apply and subject to review and approval).About the Hospital:North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS). This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra's Northside.The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community-based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra's expanding northside. North Canberra Hospital operates a 24-hour Emergency Department. Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health, and critical care.Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home, and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors, and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.About the role:The North Canberra Hospital Palliative Care team provides an in-home palliative care service to residents of the ACT. This team is focused on ensuring that patients are able to stay at home as their illness progresses. The team provides advice and support to the primary care team and teaches families skills in how to care for patients according to their needs. They provide access to in-home equipment to facilitate the patient staying at home as long as possible. Patients in this service have access to phone support 24 hours per day. Access to this service is through a referral pathway from a GP or specialist doctor.The Palliative Care Registrar participates in and provides medical support to the interdisciplinary team across hospice, community, and hospital-based palliative care programs under the supervision of Palliative Care Consultants.Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.For more information on this position and how to apply, click here.Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centered care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary, and community-based health services to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.Our Vision: creating exceptional health care togetherOur Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our communityOur Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful, and KindCHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
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