Mapu - Senior Resident Medical Officer 1-3

Employment Type: Temporary, Full time Position

Classification: Senior Resident Medical Officer 1-3

Title: MAPU - Senior Resident Medical Officer 1-3

Salary:  $99,996 - $122,359 (Plus Super) pro rata

Position Number: LPL046

Location: North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section: Medical Assessment & Planning Unit

Closing Date: 8th February 2024

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
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions
• 11.5% Superannuation
• VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval)

About the Hospital:

North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)

This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.

The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.

About the Role:

The Senior Resident Medical Officer (SRMO) is a hospital specific Medical Officer training in adult internal medicine, and Medical Assessment Planning Unit (MAPU) and ambulatory care service. MAPU provides multidisciplinary assessment, care and treatment of acutely ill medical patients, with a predicted length of stay of 48-72 hours. We are seeking a SRMO who is unaccredited and interested in pursuing a career in General Medicine who wish to further their exposure in adult internal medicine. SRMO’s will undertake duties in the care and treatment of patients in various departments. 

Under limited direction of the registrar and consultants, you will perform multidisciplinary assessment, care and treatment of acutely ill medical patients, You will:

• Help resuscitate, assess and admit acutely sick medical or surgical patients under the supervision of a registrar or consultant.
• Participate in the daily multidisciplinary meeting where relevant.
• Participate in meetings and education sessions as scheduled
• Maintain medical records in accordance with hospital policy and requirements in a timely fashion, including instituting and maintaining discharge summaries
• Ensure diagnosis / problem / issue lists are kept up to date and entered into My Digital Health Record prior to transfer
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

 What you require:

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your CV and experience

• Evidence that the applicant’s clinical experience, skills and personal attributes will assist in the development and implementation of the RACP BPT Curriculum.
• Demonstrated high-level communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and training and to participate in related education activities.
• Demonstrated commitment to clinical governance relevant to the practice of acute hospital medicine including but not limited to audits, research, education and training.
• Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

Position Requirements / Qualifications

Mandatory 

• Relevant qualifications and a minimum of 2 years’ experience working professionally in adult internal medicine. Experience in adult emergency medicine is also desired 
• Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• The successful applicant will need to be for weekend and after-hours work. 
• CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies. 

Desirable 

• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police check.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals. 

To Apply: 

Applicants are expected to respond in writing and include the following:

• A maximum two page pitch addressing why you would be suitable for this position (a response to selection criteria is NOT required and will not be considered as part of your application)

• Current CV that includes contact details for at least 2 professional referees

 “This is a temporary position available for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.”

 
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 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.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact KimMcNeilly-  ************@act.gov.au