Overview
Career Medical Officer - Emergency Medicine at Armidale Rural Referral Hospital. Permanent full time or multiple part time opportunities available.
Remuneration: 133834 - 161698. Hours per week: 38. Requisition ID: REQ394261.
Do you have current general registration with AHPRA and experience in Emergency Medicine?
Responsibilities
You will deliver, as part of a dedicated team of emergency specialists, excellence in clinical care every patient, every time. You will promote seamless continuity of care between inpatient and outpatient services. Armidale can offer you a challenging career that is richly rewarding, complemented by ample opportunity for leisure time that is family centred. A dynamic management team and broader rural and regional networks provides a supportive working environment. Armidale Hospital is a ninety nine bed facility providing a comprehensive range of services including acute medical and surgical services, obstetrics, paediatrics and a range of diagnostic and allied health services. A busy emergency department, a Level 3 Close Observation Unit, mental health unit and renal dialysis unit.
The referral community of the area is 55,200. Adult Medical services include respiratory, cardiac, chemotherapy, renal and palliative care. Surgical services include general, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology and ophthalmology. The hospital is a spacious, modern and well-equipped with the most recent development opening in 2019.
Qualifications
* Qualified medical practitioner holding General Registration or eligible for General registration in Australia with at least three years post-graduate experience and appropriate training and experience
* Appropriate training and experience to work towards a leadership role in the ED, including being in charge of night shifts, with direct support from Consultant FACEMS staff on other shifts
* High level skills and involvement in clinical care, supervision, mentoring and teaching. Able to exercise a moderate degree of professional independence
* Demonstrated skills in and commitment to improvements in clinical care, patient safety and risk management processes, including the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams to achieve change
* High level interpersonal communication and team skills
* Effective communication skills for working within health care organisations and the outside community, including capacity to use electronic communications (e.g. electronic records) effectively
* Evidence of participation in continuing professional development
* Demonstrated commitment to the broader service objectives of the public health system, including the effective utilisation of resources, and participation in activities beyond direct patient care
About Armidale
Armidale is set high on the picturesque Northern Tablelands and is known for its tree lined streets, autumn colours, and distinctive seasonal climate. It is located midway between Sydney and Brisbane on the New England Highway with various transport options between major cities. The region offers outdoor activities such as bushwalking in World Heritage listed National Parks with gorges and waterfalls. Armidale is an educational centre with a university, public and private schools, and a regional conservatorium.
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For role related queries contact Liz Bourke, Manager Medical Administration Services | HNELHD - Armidale Rural Referral Hospital, Rusden Street, Armidale NSW 2350. Tel 02 6776 9895 | Fax 02 6776 9452 | Liz.bourke@health.nsw.gov.au
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