Snswlhd - Vmo Gp - Rural Generalist - Emergency Medicine - Queanbeyan. Apply Via Ecredential.

We welcome you to come and join our friendly, committed and proud team at Southern NSWLHD

SNSWLHD is looking for a Rural Generalist/GP with Emergency Medicine experience preferably with Emergency Medicine Certificate/Diploma or Advanced Diploma or ACRRM ED Speciality

Main hospital Queanbeyan with options for working at other Southern District Hospitals. VMO contract

At Southern NSW Local Health District we are working to help our communities lead healthy lives.  Our mission is that all people across our diverse societies are able to have timely access to the right healthcare in the right setting to maximise their health, wellbeing and independence.

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the Southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people.  As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities.

Where you'll be working

Queanbeyan Hospital and Health Service is part of the Monaro Network. It has 20 funded inpatient beds and offers Emergency Medicine; surgery (Orthopaedics, Gastroenterology, Gynaecology, General Surgery and Obstetrics); Inpatient Services including Close Observation, Maternity, Surgical and Medical Beds; Renal Dialysis; Pathology Collection; Pharmacy; and Medical Imaging (X-ray, CT and Ultrasound).

The Queanbeyan ED had over 26000 presentations in 2023 this is a 3% increase over the previous year. 24% of these are children under the age of 16 and 6% are over the age of 65 of which 46% are admitted or transferred to another hospital.  The admission rate is about 5% and the transfer rate 6%. The main referral hospital is The Canberra Hospital with whom we have a good relationship. The ED is a gazetted mental health facility and 1% of all presentations are mental health. The ED is well staffed with senior clinicians and there are no junior doctors. Medical students do placements during their term and are rostered only one medical student per shift. Shift length is 8 hours for days and evenings and 10 hours over night. There is opportunity for education and regular simulations occur twice a week. We are accredited for the ACEM Emergency Medicine certificate, diploma and advanced diploma.

Selection Criteria

1. A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellow of the Australian College for Rural and remote Medicine or The Royal College of General Practice.
2. Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in Emergency Medicine. It is desirable that you have further qualifications in Emergency medicine such as the ACEM certificate, diploma or advanced diploma or the ACRRM Emergency Medicine qualification
3. Evidence of being a scholar, maintaining medical professional development and the ability to assist other staff, including trainees in the acquisition and development of knowledge.
4. Evidence of being a skilled communicator, including both oral and written skills, communicating with patients, students, other health professionals and the public
5. Evidence of being a collaborator, including the ability to network and operate within an interdisciplinary framework and to work with other stakeholders in a variety of settings.

This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2022_030 All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website https://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

Need more information?
Find out more about applying for this positionFor role related queries or questions contact Marielle Ruigrok on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close:  28 March 2024