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Career Medical Officer in Emergency Medicine
Manning Base Hospital, Taree NSW.
0.5FTE Permanent Part Time role available
Candidates must have:
- General Registration with AHPRA
- At least 3 years post-graduate experience and appropriate training and experience in Emergency Medicine
- Ideally working towards or have completed a specialist fellowship (FACCRM/FRACGP or ACEM Emergency Medicine Certificate or Diploma).
About the role:
Provision of a consistent generalist medical service to patients of Manning Base Hospital, working under the direction of the Emergency Physician in the coordination of clinical management of patients consistent with the plans of the Emergency Physician and Admitting Medical Officer and improvement in the continuity of care within Manning Base Hospital and between the hospital and community.
We see approximately 33,000 attendances per annum with an admission rate of approximately 30-35% and a 20% paediatric case load. The department manage a very much above average acutely ill patient load, with our Triage Category 2 patients being in the region of 17%.
About the area:
Manning Base Hospital is situated within the beautiful Manning Valley and Barrington Coast, spanning from the picturesque mountains to shimmering, pristine beaches and coastline. Our region is renowned for its rainforest walks with beautiful waterfalls, national parks, river systems, golden beaches, fishing, water skiing, mountain bike riding, whale watching, farm fresh produce and so much more.
We are only 2hrs north of Newcastle (the state’s second largest city) and 3.5 hours north of Sydney with both cities having great connections with other capital cities via flights. A temperate climate - mild winters and warm summers, all adds to the livability of our region. The Manning region has something to offer everyone plus renowned public, private school and pre-school options. The area has everything you will ever want or need with no compromise.
For more information please contact:
Jess Glover, Senior Medical Recruitment Consultant, Medical Recruitment Services
E: **************@health.nsw.gov.au
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- Current General Registration with AHPRA with at least three years post-graduate experience and appropriate training and experience in Emergency Medicine.
- High level skills and involvement in clinical care, supervision, mentoring and teaching. Able to exercise a moderate degree of professional independence.
- Ideally working towards or completed a specialist fellowship such as ACCRM or FRACGP or ACEM Emergency Medicine Certificate or Diploma.
- Demonstrated competence in management of undifferentiated Adult and Paediatric emergencies.
- Demonstrated skills in and commitment to improvements in clinical care, patient safety and risk management processes, including the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams to achieve change.
- High level interpersonal communication and team skills, effective for working within health care organisations and the outside community, including capacity to use electronic communications (e.g. electronic records) effectively.
- Evidence of participation in continuing professional development.
- Demonstrated commitment to the broader service objectives of the public health system, including the effective utilisation of resources, and participation in activities beyond direct patient care.
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For role related queries or questions contact Jessica Glover on **************@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 26 March 2024
