Visiting Medical Officer - Anaesthetists - St Vincent's Hospital

Position Title: Visiting Medical Officer - Anaesthetists 
Employment Type: Part Time up until 30.06.2027 (Quinquennium)
Hours per week: Zero Hours
Position Grade: Visiting Medical Officer
Salary: As per the award
Enterprise Agreement: The Public Hospitals (Visiting Medical Officers Sessional Contracts) Determination 2014
Department Name: Anaesthetists

About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance

About the role:

St. Vincent’s Hospital is part of St Vincent’s Health Australia and is a major public teaching hospital, trauma centre and a tertiary referral hospital for many clinical areas. St Vincent’s Hospital is unique in being the NSW heart and lung transplant centre and consequently providing care for

complex patients pre, during and post transplantation. Most major surgical specialties are represented with the exceptions of obstetrics and paediatrics. St Vincent’s coordinates cancer services including state-wide referrals for head and neck cancers and advanced haematological services for bone marrow transplant patients through the adjacent Kinghorn Cancer Centre.

The Department of Anaesthetics seeks applicants for (zero-hours) VMO specialists in anaesthesia to participate in rostered sessions within the operating theatres, the perioperative assessment clinic, and interventional procedural areas including endoscopy and radiology as required by the Department. We seek specialist anaesthetists with excellent clinical expertise and nontechnical skills who offer wider benefits to the organization through participation in teaching, research, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives. It is expected that the successful applicant will have the attributes to be an excellent & effective leader of the multidisciplinary team.

Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.

Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.

Selection Criteria:
•    Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
•    Fellowship of the Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and participation in ANZCA CPD program with commitment to evidence-based        practice. 
•    Experience in the practice of anaesthesia, perioperative medicine and acute pain management for high-acuity patients (including transplant         recipients) having surgical, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
•    Commitment to regular sessions providing anaesthesia for patients in the Endoscopy Suite plus ad-hoc operating theatre sessions including the Duty Anaesthetist role.
•    Demonstrated strong commitment to supervision and teaching at speciality registrar, junior medical officer and undergraduate levels.
•    Comprehensive understanding of ANZCA training requirements with demonstrated commitment to completing trainee WBAs and helping trainees prepare for ANZCA primary & final examinations.
•    Excellent communication & interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and promote effective teamwork and patient safety.
•    Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement and quality assurance activities. 
•    Participation in after-hours services for the Department of Anaesthetics.
•    Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia.

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Applications close on 24/03/25