AddressClassification:Visiting Medical Officer
Sessional and Fee for Service VMO Contract
Position No: 00VMO - 02HHG
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 29 April 2024
Contact Officer: Dr Melissa O’Brien on *******@act.gov.au or 02 5124 2***
What can we offer you:
- City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Flexible working conditions.
To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)
About the Role:
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website: CHS website
The Department of Dermatology manages patients of all ages with a wide range of skin diseases often in association with multiple active co-morbidities. The unit provide inpatient services and outpatient consultation services.
Applicants should have had training and experience in Dermatology with an AMC accredited postgraduate qualification in Dermatology; and current AHPRA Specialist Registration.
The successful applicant will work in a multidisciplinary clinical environment with a team of nursing and medical staff, including Australian College of Dermatologists Trainees.
The successful applicant will be expected to take a role in teaching and assessment within the Australian National University (ANU) Medical School and will be involved in education and training of medical students and junior medical staff (including physician trainees). There are significant opportunities to undertake research and quality assurance projects.
Duties:
- Provide competent and efficient clinical management of Dermatology inpatients and provide a clinical consultative service to other CHS disciplines and clinical areas
- Conduct Paediatric and Adult Dermatology outpatient clinics.
- Contribute to teaching programs of the Australian National University Medical School (ANUMS), with particular focus on Dermatology under the broad direction of the Dean of ANUMS and Clinical Director.
- Contribute to Dermatology Unit quality assurance, research and postgraduate teaching activities as required.
- Attend and contribute to clinical and business meetings and contribute to the clinical governance of Dermatology by undertaking clinical audit activities, clinical pathway development and demonstrating an active commitment to best clinical practice.
- Undertaking other duties as directed, within the approved scope of clinical practice ensuring the delivery of high-quality person and family centred, safe and high-quality patient care.
For more information about this position, please click here to see the Position Description.
Note: This is a part-time permanent position available at two hours per week and the full-time salary noted above will be paid pro-rata.
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Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
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