SNSWLHD - VMO / Staff Specialist - GP VMO - Anaesthetics - Cooma - Apply via eCredential
Employment Type: Part Time / Full Time
Location: Cooma
Position Classification: Visiting Medical Officer
Remuneration: VMO Rates: View Here Staff Specialist: View Rates Here
Hours Per Week: As required by facility
Requisition ID: REQ542118
Applications Close: 27 January 2025
Come and join us at Southern
We are looking for a GP / VMO Fellowed - not Fellowed - RANZCA, RACGP or FACRRM with advanced qualifications in Anaesthetics
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the state, from Goulburn and Crookwell to the Victorian border, and surrounds the ACT on three sides, a total of 44 537sq kms. It extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains.
Southern NSWLHD comprises of 2 Networks - Inlands centred around Goulburn, Monaro, Queanbeyan and Cooma, AND Coastal centered around Bega, Batemans Bay and Moruya in the far south-east corner of NSW and the Integrated Care Network.
Where you'll be working
C O O M A
Cooma Hospital and Health Service is part of the Inland Network. It is a 14-bed acute hospital and offers emergency medicine; surgery (orthopaedics, gynaecology, gastroenterology, general surgery and obstetrics); inpatient services; maternity, surgical and paediatric (24 hours) beds; renal dialysis; outpatient oncology; pathology collection; pharmacy; and medical imaging (x-ray, CT and ultrasound).
Cooma Community Health is co-located with the hospital on the corner of Victoria and Bombala Streets. Clients are registered/referred via the Central Intake Service. Community health services encompass aboriginal health; nurse lead women, children, family and general services; aged care services such as the aged care assessment team (ACAT), transitional aged care assessment program (TACP) and dementia care team; oral health; drug and alcohol; mental health for children, adolescents and adults; sexual health; cancer care; outreach renal clinic, palliative care; and allied health services such as physiotherapy, social work, occupational therapy, podiatry, speech pathology and dietetics. Many community allied health services are provided in the hospital.
Cooma is a thriving pastoral hub of the Snowy Mountains, situated in southeastern NSW on the unique Monaro plains, a naturally treeless landscape and “…home to native grasslands, plants and animals not found anywhere else in Australia” (Monaro Grasslands Guide: Department of Environment and Energy).
This rural town is the place to stop, enquire and discover the hidden gems of our Snowy Monaro region. Cooma is the largest town in the Snowy Monaro region with a passionate community of arts, history and nature enthusiasts.
What you'll be doing
Provide contemporary comprehensive GP Anaesthetic services for optimal patient outcomes.
Provide and support training to clinicians across multiple disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice.
Selection Criteria
- Eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Evidence of accreditation with the Joint Consultative Committee Anaesthesia (Australia), together with a Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, or Fellowship of Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, or specialist qualifications deemed equivalent.
- Demonstrated recent clinical experience in GP Anaesthesia.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues and staff; and effective communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, and research and quality improvement.
- Availability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Stephen Murdoch on STEPHEN.MURDOCH@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 27 January 2025
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