About the role
Fixed term temporary part time opportunity to provide high quality emergency services within the Metro North Hospital and Health Service. Emergency Services at The Prince Charles hospital are provided by the Adult and Children's Emergency Departments, which are adjoining dedicated units functioning together to maximise care delivery
About you
- Determine need for patient admission to inpatient areas of the hospital, as well as admission to and discharge from the Department of Emergency Medicine Short Stay Unit (SSU) and liaise with inpatient services as required.
- Participate in and/or lead research into areas relevant to Emergency Medicine and paediatrics.
- Assist the Director and Clinical Directors in the day-to-day running of the Department of Emergency Medicine in its provision of services including the management of the human and material resources necessary to provide services within both the Adult and Children's Emergency Departments.
- Participate in Continuing Professional Development activities as directed by the relevant specialist colleges.
- Operationally manage the pharmacy surgery team including coordinating staff duties, rosters, workflow and problem solving according to availability of resources and workload demands and facilitating staff
Health Equity
It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.
Benefits when working for us
- Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
- Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
- Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging
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