Employment Type – Temporary, Full Time Position (6 months)
Title - Palliative Care - Registrar 1-4
Position Number: LP7331
Location – Clare Holland House Barton, ACT
Section – Palliative Care
Closing Date – 2nd December 2024
What can we offer you: City 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 referral form is available at the link below.
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.
How to apply: Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system. Email applications will not be accepted;
Applications must include a copy of a current CV and details for at least 2 professional referees.A maximum two-page pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role. You should take into consideration the selection criteria when drafting your response. This document is required and must be submitted to be considered for the role.Where possible, include specific relevant examples of your work.To be eligible for permanent employment within the ACT Public Service, you must be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident.
CHS 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 disability, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening, and Vaccination policy.Comply with North Canberra Hospital Credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for medical professionals.If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Dr Sivaraj Rajadorai, ******
A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.
This is a temporary position available for a period of 6 months with the possibility of extension up to less than 12 months and/or permanency.
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