Employment Type
: Visiting Medical Officer
Position Classification
: Visiting Medical Officer
Remuneration
: NSW Rural Doctors Settlement Package - Rural Fee for Service Visiting Medical Officer
Hours Per Week
: 0
Requisition ID
: REQ556494
Applications Close: Applications will be received on an ongoing basis
HNELHD - Singleton District Hospital - Visiting Medical Officer in General Practice
Singleton District Hospital is seeking to appoint two Visiting Medical Officers in General Practice to assist in the coverage of the emergency department. Ideally the Visiting Medical Officer will be based in the Singleton region providing primary care general practice services and will be granted admitting privileges in General Practice to support after hours and emergency department presentations as part of an on-call roster. You will join a local team of General Practitioners with extensive emergency and procedural skills, well supported by an experienced nursing team.
Mandatory Requirements Of This Role Include
* Admitting, consultative, diagnostic, procedural, outpatient, telehealth and on-call services as determined and required by HNELHD
* Attendance and availability during rostered work hours and whilst on-call including clinical handover, clinical supervision, teaching and for emergency and routine care as determined and required by HNELHD
* Provision of education and research as determined and required by HNELHD
* A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners / Australian College of Rural Remote Medicine, and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
* Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in General Practice
* Evidence of being a scholar, maintains medical professional development and has the ability to assist other staff, including trainees in the acquisition and development of knowledge.
* Evidence of being a skilled communicator, including both oral and written skills, communicating with patients, students, other health professionals and the public.
* Evidence of being a collaborator, including the ability to network and operate within an interdisciplinary framework and to work with other stakeholders in a variety of settings.
* Evidence of being a manager, including ability to be flexible and cope with a changing health system, past leadership and management experience and previous safety and quality improvement activities.
* Evidence of being a professional, including continued professional development, peer review and other forms of clinical governance.
* Evidence of being an advocate, including contributions to improving individual and societal health.
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