SNSWLHD - GP VMO - Emergency Medicine Goulburn.
Apply via eCredential.Employment Type: Part Time / Full Time / Job ShareLocation: GoulburnPosition Classification: Visiting Medical OfficerRemuneration: VMO Rates: View HereHours Per Week: As required by facilityRequisition ID: REQ541821
Applications Close: 27 January 2025 Come and join us at Southern Do you have at least 7 years of postgraduate experience with a minimum of 5 years' experience (including at a senior level) in Emergency Medicine?
We also welcome applications from senior doctors working towards FRACGP or FACRRM, who are working towards an AST in Emergency Medicine.
Where you'll be working Goulburn Base Hospital is in Southern NSW LHD, approximately 2 hours from Sydney (195 kms) and 1 hour from Canberra (90 kms).
Goulburn was established as Australia's first inland city in 1863, is located in the Southern Tablelands and has a population of approximately 30,000.
The hospital is located in a new Clinical Services Building and has approximately 100 beds.
The ED has a Level 4 role delineation and has 2 resuscitation beds, 6 acute beds (including 2 isolation rooms), and a fast-track area.
A typical day in the ED sees 60-70 undifferentiated patients (adult and paediatric; about 22,000 patients per year), with significant acuity and complexity across a wide range of conditions, including some trauma.
The ED is well supported by hospital services including a Level 4 ICU with 24/7 on-site staffing, Anaesthetics with 24/7 Anaesthetic cover, General Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Paediatrics, Maternity, and Rehabilitation Medicine.
The hospital has a close academic and training partnership with the ANU Rural Clinical School.
What you'll be doing The role of GP VMO in the ED is to provide high quality, specialised and safe clinical care to patients in the Emergency Department within the hospital setting.
The GP VMO role also provides and supports training to and supervision of clinicians in the multidisciplinary setting to achieve quality education outcomes and safe clinical practice.
Selection Criteria: Holds registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist, General Practice (FRACGP or FACRRM) or training towards specialist or additional qualifications for Emergency Medicine.Demonstrated significant senior experience relevant to Emergency Medicine practice and evidence of competence in skills relevant to Australian rural hospital practice, including trauma and emergency scenarios.Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills.Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, build collaborative partnerships and provide leadership of a team.Demonstrated experience, understanding and commitment to patient safety and other aspects of clinical governance.Demonstrated commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of medical, nursing and allied health professionals and to continuing self-education, research and quality improvement.Demonstrated commitment to behaviours which align to the NSW Health CORE values and SNSWLHD Values, goals and strategies.
Commitment to participate in an equitable medical roster, including evenings, nights and weekend shifts.Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases This is a Category 'A' position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015.
All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy.
Australian Work Rights Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa.
At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it.
Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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Applications Close: 27 January 2025
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