Consultant Physician – Palliative Care
We are seeking a caring and compassionate Consultant Physician in Palliative Care to make a meaningful contribution to the health and wellbeing of a rural community in the Great Southern region.
This is a sessional appointment at 0.40 FTE (32 hours per fortnight). Appointment may be offered on a permanent or fixed‐term basis, with the possibility of extension. There is potential for an increase in FTE, subject to the approval of additional funding. Sessional Year 1 – 9: $790.09 – $1,003.40 per session (one session equals four hours). Salary is as per WA Health System Medical Practitioners AMA Industrial Agreement 2024 (inclusive of base salary, PD allowance and 12 % superannuation), subject to assessment of qualifications, clinical skills, and years of practice.
About the Role
The WACHS Great Southern multidisciplinary palliative care team provides consultation services and some direct patient care across patients' homes, WA health hospitals in the region and residential aged care facilities. Services may be delivered in person, via fly‐in/fly‐out or drive‐in/drive‐out regional visits, supplemented with telehealth consultations, email and telephone support.
Responsibilities include:
* Provide clinical leadership in the provision of comprehensive palliative care services within the Great Southern region.
* Work closely with regional palliative care medical officers, local GPs and the regional palliative care team in developing care plans for patients with complex needs and provide specialist advice.
* Develop capacity in the regional palliative care team for the delivery of high‐quality palliative care.
* Assist in other team activities across teaching, supervision and quality improvement.
Qualifications
* Hold specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia without restrictions.
* Hold Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) or Royal Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (FRAChPM), or equivalent postgraduate training.
* Demonstrated skills in coordinating the medical care of complex conditions.
Please note: this position does not support supervision for trainees or SIMGs. Candidates must be able to practise independently without clinical supervision.
Benefits
* Flexible working arrangements to support work–life balance where operationally possible.
* Competitive salary package, including 12 % employer superannuation contributions and a generous professional development allowance.
* Salary packaging arrangements up to $19,000 p.a.
* Generous leave entitlements: 4 weeks annual leave, 3 weeks professional development leave, 10 days sick leave, plus other leave for compassionate or cultural reasons.
* Opportunity to supervise trainees in ED, participate in quality improvement and research.
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