Gp Liaison Consultant

Department of Health
Hospitals North
Launceston General Hospital

Applications must be submitted by Sunday 01 January, 2023 11:55 PM

Position details Applications close: Sunday 1 January, 2023 11:55 PM AEST
Award/Classification: Tasmanian Visiting Medical Practitioners Agreement, Visiting Medical Officer Level 2 (RUR) Employment Type: Part Time
Region: North
Location: Clinical Management LGH

The Role:

• Enhancement of the continuity and safety of patient care between the primary and hospital sector by identifying barriers to effective clinical handover and barriers to patient access to inpatient and outpatient services and leading activities to reduce these barriers.
• Monitoring and evaluation of communication between the primary care and hospital sectors.
• Receive and manage feedback from general practitioners regarding hospital services and patient advocacy.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

The Team: * Based within the Clinical Management team at the Launceston General Hospital with support to the regional Hospitals

• Region to cover General Practitioners and Rural Medical Practitioners in the North of the state
• Reports to the Executive Director of Medical Services THS North

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Details of Appointment

Fixed term, part time, day work, position working 20 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 25th August 2023

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary:

Visiting Medical Practitioner Level 1 - Visiting Medical Practitioner Level 2 $254,149 - $332,862 per annum, pro rata

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

General or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia

*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable: * Postgraduate qualifications in health services management or other relevant experience

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted: * Conviction checks in the following areas:

• crimes of violence
• sex related offences
• serious drug offences
• crimes involving dishonesty
• Identification check
• Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide and Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Applicant Guide

How to Apply

Apply Online. Please click the blue "Apply now" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please Note:

• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For More Information

Kathleen Atkinson

Position: Acting Executive Director of Medical Services
Phone: (03) 6777 7008
E-mail: kathleen.atkinson@ths.tas.gov.au

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