Permanent 0.4fte staff specialist, paediatric - health education centre against violence - appl[...]

Permanent 0.4FTE Staff Specialist, Paediatric

Health Education Centre Against Violence

This position is responsible for development, coordination, and delivery of training in the medical forensic response to violence abuse and neglect (VAN), primarily to NSW Health staff and to other agencies such as NSW Police.

• Possess or be eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia and Fellow of the Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine of the RCPA or equivalent as provided for in the Staff Specialists (State) Award, and current experience performing clinical duties in the specialist area of medical and forensic care of violence abuse and neglect.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in development, implementation, and evaluation of competency-based training and assessment at post-graduate level in the specialist area of medical and forensic care of violence abuse and neglect, including clinical supervision and mentoring of nursing and medical staff. Understanding of curriculum development, competency based and course accreditation processes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of violence, abuse and neglect (VAN), contributing factors, dynamics, effects, prevention, secondary and tertiary interventions and NSW Health and other agency service systems, relevant policies and legislation.
• Demonstrated skill and experience in effective project and program management, including ability to develop solutions to complex problems, design and implement effective projects which achieve intended outcomes, within budget and time frame.
• Model and promote behaviours which are consistent with NSW Health core values and promote cultural safety and humility, accessibility and inclusion, with a focus on understanding the ongoing impacts of colonisation upon Aboriginal staff and communities and considerations for education, project management and service delivery.
• Highly developed analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving, decision making and organisational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (oral and written) skills, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution skills, including ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders, and the ability to prepare high level reports/ documents/briefs/contracts and the ability to communicate complex specialist medical forensic terms and information to a lay (non-medical) audience in the review of Expert Certificates and other communication with Courts.
• Willingness to travel within NSW and has a current driver's license valid in NSW.

Required as part of the role.

Dr Ellie Freedman
0436 106 954
Ms Susan Isacs