Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist - Health Independence Programs, Disability & Pain Stream

Job Description:

• Fixed Term until April 2025
• Excellent benefits including salary packaging.
• Challenging and rewarding work environment

About the Role
The role involves working closely with the multidisciplinary team to co-ordinate care for these patient groups, including assessment, interventions, referrals and discharge. There is no on-call or after-hours work related to this position.
YACDS support young people with complex disabilities (predominantly, but not exclusively Cerebral Palsy) to transition from the care of the Royal Children's Hospital into adult healthcare settings. The role involves outpatient multidisciplinary and medical only clinics, with case reviews and Spasticity management.
The position is 8 hours per week, on Tuesday.

• Comprehensive evidence based medical assessment and management of YACDS clients.
• Clear and timely communication with the client’s General Practitioner, family and/or carer as relevant
• Participation in the development and maintenance of high-quality service by implementing incremental improvements to systems, processes and patient care.
• Achievement of HIP quality and activity targets including waiting list targets within the allocated financial budget

Classifications for this position will be dependent on number of years of Specialist Experience.
Your Contribution

• Specialist registration with the Medical Practitioners Board of Australia / AHPRA
• Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine or equivalent specialist qualification
• Participation in an approved CME program
• Applicants must be Consultant Rehabilitation Physicians with the approval to provide Medicare services in a metropolitan public hospital.

What we offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks

About The Health Independence Programs (HIP) Pain and Disability Stream
HIP was introduced by the DH&HS in 2008 bringing together the four previously separate service streams of Subacute Ambulatory Care, Post Acute Care, Hospital Admission Risk Program and Residential In Reach under common guidelines. The intent of HIP is to deliver improved outcomes for clients and to support hospital demand management and flow, through delivering integrated and coordinated care to clients across the hospital and community interface, reducing duplication and fragmentation of services and ensuring client centered care planning.
These services provide specialised multidisciplinary outpatient care to patients from across Victoria.
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
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Contact Details: Dr David Murphy Director of Rehabilitation 0392883814 david.murphy@svha.org.au
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Closing Date: 16 March 2024 11:59pm
Reconciliation Action Plan:
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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