AddressClassification: Health Professional Level 3
Salary: $99,819 - $105,180 (up to $110,398 on achieving a personal upgrade) plus superannuation
Position No: 65874, Several - 02HR3
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 16 May 2024
Contact Officer: Sarah Chapman on ***************@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 3***
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 Role:
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced clinical neurophysiologist to become a part the allied health team. This position requires a significant subject matter expertise and the ability to work autonomously to provide complex and critical neurophysiology service delivery. The role includes supporting the management of the neurophysiology service and allied health staff, the development and provision of education and training for staff and students and requires participation in and contribution to continual professional development of the neurophysiology group. Within CHS, the neurophysiology profession is part of the Clinical Measurement Science (CMS) disciplines. The CMS disciplines are cardiac, neurophysiology, respiratory and sleep sciences. Scientific staff employed across CMS work under a collective vision Clinical Measurement Science professionals deliver compassionate service through collaboration and excellence.
The Department of Neurology is a well-established service with consultant medical staff positions supported by two accredited Neurology Advanced Trainees and two unaccredited Neurology Fellows, in addition to Basic Physician Trainees, Junior Medial Officers, specialist nurses, and Neurophysiology Scientists.
The neurology department provides inpatient and outpatient services to the ACT and surrounding region. It is level 6 acute stroke centre providing 24/7 endovascular clot retrieval (ECR) service to the region. The department manages approximately 2,300 in-patient admissions annually, with a dedicated ward, and an acute stroke unit. The neurology outpatient service provides up to 3,800 episodes of care annually in general neurology and sub-speciality areas of neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Movement Disorders, Botulinum Toxin, and clinical neurophysiology. There is a close working relationship with Neurosurgery, Radiology, General Medicine, Cardiology, and the Acute Medical Unit. The current focus of the department is to grow the neurology sub-speciality services to meet the needs of our community and augment models of care across the region.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
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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