SESLHD - Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Authorised Practitioner - Visiting Medical Officer (General Practitioner)
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- Specialist
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- REQ435638 Requisition #
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- Nov 14, 2024 Post Date
Position Classification: Visiting Medical Off
Remuneration: -
Hours Per Week: 0
Requisition ID: REQ435638
The Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) will provide expert medical assessment and management of people requesting access to Voluntary Assisted Dying under the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 as part of the SESLHD VAD Liaison Service. This role will be a part of a pool of specialists that will fulfil the Coordinating, Consulting and or Administering Practitioner roles within the VAD process.
Applicants seeking to participate in the Coordinating or Consulting role must be medical practitioners who have held specialist registration, or general registration and have practised in the medical profession for at least 10 years.
Applicants seeking to participate in the Administering Practitioner role must be medical practitioners who have held specialist registration, or general registration and have practised in the medical profession for at least 5 years. Overseas trained specialist with limited or provisional registration are also encouraged to apply.
This is an ongoing position contingent on funding which is currently to 30 June 2024. Upon confirmation of funding, this position may become a Quinquennium appointment up to 30 June 2027.
Mandatory training will be required to fulfil these roles and will be supported by SESLHD. Our staff strive to provide excellence in healthcare and uphold a high standard of care for all patients, families, carers and visitors to our facilities.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.
Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants must have Fellowship of a recognised Australasian Specialist College or recognition as a specialist by the Medical Board of Australia and/or practiced in the medical profession for at least 10 years as the holder of General Registration.
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them
- Demonstrated strong communication and teamwork skills as they apply to clinical care and clinical decision making for the provision of VAD services.
- Sound knowledge of and commitment to clinical quality and patient safety, work health and safety, working within NSW Health Policy and current clinical practice guidelines.
- Demonstrated good understanding of the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing self-education and professional development, including evidence of participation in continuing medical education and continuing professional development.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites.
- Demonstrated commitment to provision of a high standard of clinical care in the public sector setting.
This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2022_030.
Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence.
Please return a completed Medical Practice History Declaration with your application.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
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For role related queries or questions contact Kim Olesen on SESLHD-VAD@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 12 January 2025