Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Medical Officer to join our healthcare team. As a key member of our clinical leadership team, you will be responsible for providing high-quality medical care and management to patients in our ambulatory and admitted settings.
About the Role
* Provide day-to-day clinical management of ambulatory and admitted patients in compliance with registration and professional standards.
* Collaborate with supervising GPs, hospital medical officers, and other clinicians to deliver medical care and oversee service delivery where appropriate.
* Supervise junior medical staff and contribute to training programs as required.
* Ensure care is delivered within financial frameworks, budgetary constraints, quality standards, and legislative requirements.
* Support a positive, safe, and collaborative work environment within the nursing team.
Required Skills and Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will need:
* General registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), with no restrictions.
* Fellows of clinical Colleges (RACGP, ACRRM, ACEM, or RNZCUC), or postgraduate Emergency Medicine training (Emergency Medicine Certificate, Diploma, or Advanced Diploma equivalent).
* Critical Care, Emergency, or Urgent Care clinical experience with competency for independent practice.
* Experience in the support and supervision of junior medical staff.
* Rights to work in Australia.
Benefits
* Professional development support within Barwon Southwest region's education and health services.
* Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing.
* Relocation and accommodation support.
About Us
We are a unique integrated health service comprising over 500 employees, providing Acute Care, Aged Care, Community and Allied Health Services to a catchment population. We celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, age, disability, culture, language, gender identity or sexual orientation. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as Australia's First Peoples and as the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we work.