Staff Specialist – Child and Adolescent Safety Paediatrician – SLHD (Apply via eCredential)
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Requisition ID: REQ536406
Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is seeking an experienced Staff Specialist to join Community Paediatrics Team.
The focus of the role is to provide clinical and strategic leadership to support holistic, child protection medical and forensic responses within SLHD. The Staff Specialist is responsible for developing systems, policies and practices, in partnership with the broader workforce, to ensure optimal health and wellbeing outcomes for children experiencing sexual assault, physical abuse, neglect and/or domestic violence. They will ensure strong collaboration with the Paediatric Departments at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and The Canterbury Hospital, as well as within the SLHD Community Paediatrics Team where the position is based.
The Child and Adolescent Safety Paediatrician will have advanced skills in engaging and motivating staff and developing capability and potential in others that inspires direction and purpose. They will work closely with the Manager of the Child Protection and Strategy Unit, Director of Child and Family Health, Director of Violence, Abuse and Neglect, Child Protection Clinical Nurse Consultants, the Medical Lead Adult Medical and Forensic - Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN), Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, Paediatric colleagues, psychosocial staff, Emergency Care colleagues, and more broadly across the health service to provide integrated, culturally safe, and trauma-informed care.
The Child and Adolescent Safety Paediatrician will ensure a high standard of professional performance and encouragement of an academic environment which supports education, research and professional development.
For enquiries about the position, please contact Prof Sue Woolfenden via email at Susan.Woolfenden@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications are accepted via eCredential ONLY. To apply, click here and follow the Registration/Login process. Create/update your Clinician Profile and complete the Application and Selection Criteria Questions. If you experience difficulties, please refer to the eCredential Guide or contact SLHD eCredential Team at SLHD-eCredAdmin@health.nsw.gov.au or phone 9515 9933.
SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
NSW Health does not require or accept the 'Fit2Work badge' offered as an option on eCredential.
Applications will not be accepted via agencies.
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Applications Close: 9 December 2024
