Senior Resident Medical Officer 1-3 - Obstetrics And Gynaecology

Employment Type – Temporary, Full Time Position

Classification – Senior Resident Medical Officer 1-3

Title- Senior Resident Medical Officer 1-3 - Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Position Number: LP6951

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

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section – Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Closing Date – 12th February 2024

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● Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions. 

● Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

● Flexible working conditions. 

● 11.5% Superannuation.

● 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 current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra’s expanding northside.  North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department.  Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.

Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.

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 working in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Women and Children Division. This SRMO position is ideally suited to a doctor interested in pursuing a career in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The minimum requirement is for prior experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with ability to function at an SRMO level with the potential for gaining additional experience to enhance their skill set.   We seek a SRMO that has interest in working towards speciality training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Under limited direction of the Registrar and or Consultant, you will help assess, admit and clinically manage women in the Women & Children Division. You will;

• Liaise regularly with Registrars and/or supervising Consultants particularly with regard to changes in patient clinical conditions

• Maintain medical records in accordance with hospital policy and requirements in a timely fashion, including accurately completing discharge summaries reflective of the patient episode of care

• Attend morning rounds, assessing and managing patients and identifying those for discharge

• Liaise with the multidisciplinary team to identify patients for discharge, and optimise patient flow in the department

• Participate in meetings including mortality and morbidity meetings and education sessions as scheduled

• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

About you:

Requirements/Qualifications:Mandatory

• Registered or eligible for unconditional registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

• Post graduate experience ideally within the Australian Health Care setting. PGY 3 or above.

• The successful applicant will need to be available 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.

• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the general management of a clinical unit in a patient- focused environment, including the ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

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

• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the is required.

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system;

• Applications must include a copy of a current CV and details for at least 2 professional referees

• A pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role. You should take into consideration the selection criteria (below) when drafting your response. 

• Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

To be eligible for permanent employment within the ACT Public Service you must be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident”

What you require:

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

• Ability to work within personal level of expertise and seek assistance as needed from senior staff

• Demonstrated high-level communication and interpersonal skills 

• Demonstrated experience in working in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

• 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.