Based in Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health are looking for a Palliative Care Physician to join our team on a part time basis.
Latrobe Regional Health is the principal referral hospital for the Palliative Care Consultancy Gippsland Team. The Team is committed to delivering a sustainable Palliative Care service within the Gippsland Region, ensuring equity of access for patients and carers, and will work with all regional health providers to achieve this end.
The Medical Specialist in Palliative Care will work within Latrobe Regional Health in accordance with its clinical governance requirements and policies. He or she will also work closely with the Palliative Care Consultancy Gippsland nurses and Palliative Care coordinators across the region to assist in the ongoing development and delivery of effective inpatient and community-based palliative care services.
The purpose of the Palliative Care Physician position is;
To provide excellent clinical care for his/her patients.To provide leadership for junior medical and other clinical staff.To support the hospital's teaching, research and clinical governance programs.To support other service providers to provide high-quality palliative care across the Gippsland region. This includes health care providers, General Practitioners and other stakeholders.LRH employees enjoy access to: Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing servicesAccess to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study supportTailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO's, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leaveFantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activitiesWorkplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staffWe are looking for candidates with: Must be a registered or eligible for registration as a medical practitioner in the State of Victoria via AHPRA as a spcialist in Palliative CareFellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in Palliative Medicine, and/or Fellowship of the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (FAChPM).Clinical experience in Palliative Medicine.Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a teamAbout LRH LRH was proud to be the recipient of the 2022 Premier's Health Service of the Year (Medium) Award. This prestigious award recognises the amazing work of our team in driving change and improvement in the health outcomes for the Victorian community.
We are located 150 km east of Melbourne, and LRH is the regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services including hospital based, sub-acute and mental health services across Gippsland.
Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with $223.5 million expansion recently completed, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increase medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.
We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.
IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies. 47 jobs are currently listed for Latrobe Regional Hospital
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