SNSWLHD - Staff Specialist / VMO - Anaesthetist - Batemans Bay and/or Moruya Hospitals - Apply via eCredential
Position Classification: Staff Specialist / VMO
Remuneration: Staff Specialist Click here to view rates VMO Click here to view rates
Requisition ID: REQ444845
We welcome you to come and join our friendly, committed and proud team at Southern NSWLHD
At Southern NSW Local Health District (Southern) we are working to help our communities lead healthy lives. Our mission is that all people across our diverse societies have timely access to the right healthcare in the right setting to maximise their health, wellbeing and independence.
Southern 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, extending from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Table lands, across the picturesque Monaro and spectacular Snowy Mountains of the Great Dividing Range.
We are home to five large Aboriginal nations – the Gundungurra, Ngambri, Ngunnawal, Ngarigo and Yuin people. Southern NSWLHD comprises of four Networks - Tablelands is centred around Goulburn, Monaro centred around Queanbeyan and Cooma, the Coastal Network located in the far south-east corner of NSW, and the Integrated Care Network.
Where you'll be working
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and suitably qualified Anaesthetist to join the medical team at Batemans Bay and/or Moruya Hospitals in the Eurobodalla Shire, part of the Coastal Network.
The Eurobodalla Health Service is located in the Yuin Nation on the beautiful south coast of NSW. It is a networked service spread over three campuses, with two hospitals co-located with community health, Batemans Bay and Moruya, and a standalone community health centre in Narooma collocated with the library.
The NSW Government has announced $260 million to build in Moruya, a sustainable, modern and purpose-built hospital to support the needs of the entire Eurobodalla Shire from Narooma to Batemans Bay to service the ever-growing coastal population. This new facility is expected to open to patients in 2025.
Batemans Bay Hospital is a 31 bed hospital at level 2 role delineation. It offers the following services:
- Emergency department
- Inpatient acute medical provided by General Practitioners
- Day only surgery – cataract surgery, minor orthopaedics, minor urology and gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Subacute – inpatient palliative care and patients waiting for rehabilitation
- Pathology collection
- X-ray
The Moruya Hospital – is a 55 bed hospital at level 3 role delineation. It offers the following services:
- Emergency department
- Inpatient acute medical care provided by General Practitioners
- General and gynaecological surgery
- Sub-acute - inpatient rehabilitation and palliative care
- Maternity (antenatal care, birthing and post-natal care)
- Hospital in The Home
- An outreach renal dialysis satellite service as a formal network from Canberra
- Pathology
- X-ray, ultrasound and CT
What we offer:
• Flexible work arrangements
• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
• Corporate Health and Fitness program
• 10.5% Superannuation on top of your gross income
• Annual Leave Loading
What you will be doing
Reporting to the Director of Medical Services, you will play an important role in providing Specialist Anaesthetic Services to patients presenting to the facility.
You will use your expert clinical and management skills to provide the highest levels of care to the patients who access your service. You will balance your clinical responsibilities with developing the service and will take a leading role in clinical governance, service design projects, delivery of a top-class education framework for other medical officers.
The Welcome Experience
We know how incredible a life and career in regional NSW can be and we want to make that possibility easier for essential workers and their families who are considering making the move. Whether it’s just an initial enquiry, or you’re ready to pack your bags, The Welcome Experience can provide local advice on what life is like in regional NSW. Workers will be provided with concierge-like service and information tailored to the specific needs of each individual or family.
A team member from the NSW Government - Department of Regional NSW called a Local Connector will discuss the concerns, questions and needs of each individual and connect them with the right people and services, to ensure their move and transition into the community is as easy as possible.
To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Regional NSW click here The Welcome Experience. and register your details via The Welcome Experience registration.
Selection Criteria:
- Holds registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist in Anaesthetics, and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
- Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated significant experience relevant to Anaesthesia practice and evidence of competence in skills relevant to Australian rural hospital practice, including trauma and emergency scenarios.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement.
- Demonstrated commitment to behaviours which align to the NSW Health CORE values and SNSWLHD Values, goals and strategies.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022. 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.
All NSW Health Category A workers are required to have received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.
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.
Need more information?
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Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Graham Beacon on Graham Beacon@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 19 May, 2024
