Career Medical Officer - Emergency Medicine - Griffith Base Hospital

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Remuneration: Career Medical Officer
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ562984
Applications Close: 13 April 2025

Career Medical Officer
Griffith Base Hospital

Outstanding Experience. Infinite Opportunities.

• Generous Salary Packaging options
• Corporate health and fitness program-Fitness Passport
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Affordable housing with remarkable commute times to our picturesque communities
• Genuine welcoming and supportive staff and communities with a lifestyle second to none!
  
  

When you join the team at Griffith Base Hospital, you unlock priority access to a broad range of interesting and unique medical cases where you can quickly advance your practical skills. With this advanced skill acquisition and experience comes fast-tracked career progression; the sky’s the limit to how far you can go!

Supportive, collegiate and diverse work environment
Ongoing professional development
Skills and experience to broaden and expand your medical career
The best of both worlds – career opportunities, welcoming communities and wonderful lifestyle!
https://www.mlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/your-benefit

Where you will be working

Renowned for our world-class wineries and ‘foodie’ culture supported by cafes and restaurants to tickle your taste-buds, Griffith’s fascinating heritage and atmosphere will have you in awe the minute you arrive.  With historic buildings, impressive art galleries and museums coupled with boutique shopping, festivals and a vibrant nightlife, you’ll never be short of things to do in this progressive community.  Griffith is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city with a population of approximately of 26,000 residents. It is the agricultural capital of the Western Riverina with a catchment drawing more than 52,000 people to the area. It is a unique multicultural rural town in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, often referred to as a little piece of Italy in the heart of the Riverina. Griffith and surrounding areas is one of the most productive and diverse agricultural regions in Australia. There are numerous wineries, excellent restaurants, and gourmet food producers for you to visit throughout the region. Griffith also boasts legendary country hospitality and a relaxed feel of contemporary rural Australia. The city’s unmistakable Italian heritage is evident in the range of rustic cafes and eateries, delis and gelato bars, olive groves, farm fresh produce, friendly and welcoming locals and a passion for wine! Griffith and its villages have a rich blend of cultures and traditions with more than 70 nationalities adding to the cultural diversity. This has attracted many young families and travellers from around the world, with the mix of cultures often celebrated within the community.

Want to learn more about the Griffith lifestyle?

About the Hospital

Griffith Base Hospital is a 119 bed facility with 100 hospital care beds and 10 maternity beds. Each year we support approximately 19,500 emergency presentations, 2,500 operations and 600 births. We provide a 24 hour Emergency Department (ED) with 15 ED spaces supported by an Intensive Care Unit and is also equipped with telehealth cameras to connect the team in Griffith with specialists across the NSW Critical Care Advisory Service.  The hospital provides a range of acute specialist services (resident and visiting) including Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, General Surgery, Paediatric Medicine, Oncology, Haematology, Obstetrics, Intensive Care, Respiratory Medicine, Endocrinology, Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal Dialysis and Rheumatology.

Griffith Base Hospital Redevelopment

The $250 million Griffith Base Hospital redevelopment will deliver Griffith and the surrounding communities with state-of-the art health facilities and enhanced health services closer to home.
All major health services at the Griffith Base Hospital will be housed under one roof, in the purpose-built three storey Clinical Services Building designed to support contemporary models of care.
Other works as part of the redevelopment include the Non Clinical Services Building, demolition of old hospital buildings, landscaping and car parking.
The Redevelopment is scheduled for completion in 2025. 

https://gbhredevelopment.health.nsw.gov.au/
 

About Medical Careers at Griffith - The Rural Training Pathway

At Griffith Base Hospital we have a range of interesting and rewarding medical career pathways

Career Medical Officer (CMO) Pathway

• ­Available to doctors awaiting a training position with a GP College training pathway or doctors intending to work as CMOs.
• First year comprises Emergency Medicine, with essential training requirements including the Emergency Medicine Certificate (ACEM), DETECT, ALS1 and Emergency Management of Severe Trauma.

What you'll be doing

Provide first-line medical care to patients presenting to the Hospital, including assessment, investigation, treatment and referral for ongoing non-inpatient care or, on consultation with consultant specialists, admission/transfer for inpatient care and discharge of patients. In accepting this position you agree to support core NSW public sector values of cultural diversity, equity and ethical practice, and a healthy, safe and fair workplace” and by addressing these core values in training courses and the induction process.