Senior Staff Specialist Or Staff Specialist (Persistent Pain)

An opportunity has become available for a Senior Staff Specialist or Staff Specialist (Persistent Pain) to join Gold Coast Health (GCH) where the focus of our 10,000-strong team is on providing world-class health care to people living in the Gold Coast, and northern New South Wales region of Australia.
About the role
Provide clinical care to patients and effectively engage, on a day-to-day basis, the associated interdisciplinary patient care team to ensure the provision of appropriate patient care. In addition, provide professional leadership within persistent pain and provide training, education and supervision to junior medical staff and other health care members.
Requirements for the role

• Evidence of vaccination, or be able to be vaccinated against - Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and COVID-19.
• Tuberculosis screening - to identify if the tuberculosis vaccination may be required.
• Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed.
• MBBS or equivalent registrable with the Medical Board of Australia plus FFPMANZCA or equivalent acceptable to the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and registrable as a pain medicine specialist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Relevant qualification/s and registration must be provided to the appropriate supervisor/manager, prior to the commencement of clinical duties.
• Advanced clinical skills in pain medicine, particularly in interdisciplinary assessment and management of persistent non-cancer pain is desirable.
• Skills and experience in all facets of persistent pain management including non-interventional treatments and interventional pain medicine would be well regarded.

Salary information

• Permanent full time or part time
• Estimated total remuneration up to $440,177 p.a., comprising:
• Senior Staff Specialist: Base salary from $225,777 - $239,377 p.a or base hourly rate from $108.18 - $114.69 p.h
• Staff Specialist: Base salary from $188,800 - $219,301 p.a or base hourly rate from $90.46 - $105.07 p.h
• Up to 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• Motor vehicle allowance
• Professional development allowance
• Granted private practice rights

Other benefits

• Overtime and on-call allowances
• Professional indemnity cover
• Professional development leave
• Annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/life balance, variety and flexibility

About Gold Coast Health

• Nationally and internationally recognised location for innovative medical research and health care
• Annual operating budget exceeding $1.5 billion
• More than 1100 beds across three hospitals - Gold Coast University Hospital, Robina Hospital, Varsity Lakes Hospital and Robina and Southport Health Precincts
• Secondary and tertiary health services across more than 20 facilities
• Opportunity to combine professional advancement, job satisfaction and relaxation into one fulfilling lifestyle
• A workplace culture that encourages people to bring their whole selves to work so that they can perform at their best
• Committed to reflecting the diversity of the Gold Coast community and ensuring each staff member is included and feels like they belong.

How to Apply
Please click the Apply button to review the Role Description and submit your application utilising the Medical CV template provided by Wednesday, 28 September 2022.
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