On 13 September 2024, the ACT Government assumed a caretaker role, with an election to be held 19 October 2024. Information on this website will be published in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions until after the election and conclusion of the caretaker period.Specialist in Rehabilitation Medicine - Staff Specialist / Senior Staff SpecialistFull-time PermanentMedical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra .Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.Flexible working conditions.Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.Generous leave provisions, including up to 4 weeks training/education leave and up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum (Pro Rata Part Time)Medical Education expenses allowance reimbursement up to $21,037 (Pro Rata Part Time)VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates on permanent and long term appointments (Conditions apply and subject to review and approval)About the Role:In addition to a range of ambulatory care services, the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine provides inpatient care to 120 beds at the University of Canberra Hospital, Specialist Centre for Rehabilitation, Recovery and Research.The University of Canberra Hospital (UCH) is a purpose-built, freestanding subacute rehabilitation hospital located on the University of Canberra campus on the corner of Aikman Drive and Ginninderra Drive. UCH forms part of a planned network of ACT Health hospitals and facilities designed to meet the needs of our ageing and growing population. It contributes to the continuum of rehabilitation services provided across the Division of Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services (RACS) through CHS.At full capacity UCH will have 140 inpatient beds, 75 day places and additional ambulatory clinics and services. This will allow some patients to be discharged earlier and still receive the rehabilitation therapy they require.The Canberra Hospital is the principal tertiary referral and teaching hospital for the ACT (population 420,000) and the surrounding Canberra Region (population 230,000). It is modern hospital of approximately 670 beds and provides most major medical and surgical sub-specialty services. Additional referral hospitals are North Canberra Hospital (NCH, formerly Calvary Bruce Hospital, a 250 bed general hospital), local private hospitals (Calvary Bruce Private, Canberra Private, and Calvary John James), and local NSW hospitals in the Canberra Region. The position holder is expected to operate within the Public Sector Management Act (1994), the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct and the professional requirements specified by the appointee's Specialist College.Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:Hold Specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation AgencyMeet credentialing requirements and receive an Endorsed scope of clinical practice from the Medical Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC)Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.For more information on this position and how to apply "click here" Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred 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 disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called 'Building 5' which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory's history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
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