Job Title
Visiting Medical Officer – General Practice (Singleton Region)
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
REQ
Applications Close
Applications will be received on an ongoing basis
About the Role
HNELHD – Singleton District Hospital is seeking to appoint two Visiting Medical Officers in General Practice to assist in the coverage of the emergency department. 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.
Responsibilities
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.
Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in General Practice.
Evidence of being a scholar, maintaining medical professional development and with ability to assist other staff, including trainees.
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.
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.
Qualifications
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 recent and comprehensive experience in General Practice.
Contact
For role related queries or questions contact Cheryl Hayes.
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