SNSWLHD - GP VMO - Emergency Medicine Goulburn - Cooma - Queanbeyan. Apply via eCredential.
Employment Type: Part Time / Full Time / Job Share
Location: Goulburn - Cooma - Queanbeyan
Position Classification: Visiting Medical Officer
Remuneration: V M O Rates: View Here
Hours Per Week: As required by facility
Requisition ID: REQ541821
Applications Close: 16 May 2025
Do you have at least 7 years of postgraduate experience with a minimum of 5 years’ experience (including at a senior level) in Emergency Medicine? We also welcome applications from senior doctors working towards FRACGP or FACRRM, who are working towards an AST in Emergency Medicine
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
Goulburn Queanbeyan and Cooma Hospitals are located in Southern NSW LHD.
The ED is well supported by hospital services including a Level 4 ICU with 24/7 on site staffing, Anaesthetics with 24/7 Anaesthetic cover, General Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Paediatrics, Maternity and Rehabilitation Medicine. Mental Health is also situated on the Goulburn Hospital campus, in the Chisholm Ross Centre. The hospital has a close academic and training partnership with the ANU Rural Clinical School, and a newly opened educational and high-fidelity simulation facility is on the Goulburn Hospital campus, which is regularly used for teaching sessions. The hospital is currently accredited for JMO training, ACRRM and RACGP training. Work is underway to expand training into EMET and ACEM programs.
Queanbeyan ED had over 26000 presentations in 2023 this is a 3% increase over the previous year. 24% of these are children under the age of 16 and 6% are over the age of 65 of which 46% are admitted or transferred to another hospital. The admission rate is about 5% and the transfer rate 6%. The main referral hospital is The Canberra Hospital with whom we have a good relationship. The ED is a gazetted mental health facility and 1% of all presentations are mental health. The ED is well staffed with senior clinicians and there are no junior doctors. Medical students do placements during their term and are rostered only one medical student per shift. Shift length is 8 hours for days and evenings and 10 hours over night. There is opportunity for education and regular simulations occur twice a week. We are accredited for the ACEM emergency medicine certificate, diploma and advanced diploma.
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).
What you'll be doing
The role of GP VMO in the ED is to provide high quality, specialised and safe clinical care to patients in the Emergency Department within the hospital setting.
The GP VMO role also provides and supports training to and supervision of clinicians in the multidisciplinary setting to achieve quality education outcomes and safe clinical practice.
Selection Criteria:
- Holds registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist, General Practice (FRACGP or FACRRM) or training towards specialist or additional qualifications for Emergency Medicine (such as Fellowship in General Practice or ACEM Emergency Medicine Diploma).
- Demonstrated significant senior experience relevant to Emergency Medicine practice and evidence of competence in skills relevant to Australian rural hospital practice, including trauma and emergency scenarios.
- Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, build collaborative partnerships and provide leadership of a team.5. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, build collaborative partnerships and provide leadership of a team.
- Demonstrated experience, understanding and commitment to patient safety and other aspects of clinical governance.
- Demonstrated commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of medical, nursing and allied health professionals and to continuing self-education, research and quality improvement.
- Demonstrated commitment to behaviours which align to the NSW Health CORE values and SNSWLHD Values, goals and strategies. Commitment to participate in an equitable medical roster, including evenings, nights and weekend shifts.
- Additional qualifications in Emergency Medicine desirable.
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 Peter Smith on Peter.Smith5@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 16 May 2025
