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SalaryEmployment Type: Permanent Full Time
Classification: Specialist 1-5/Senior Specialist
Salary: $188,151 - $254,198 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Hospital, Garran
Section: Division of Women, Youth and Children
Closing Date: 5th April 2024
What can we offer you:
About the Role:
Canberra Hospital is the only paediatric tertiary teaching hospital for the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding NSW region, serving a population of over half a million. Canberra Hospital is a modern 600-bed hospital providing most major medical and surgical sub-specialty services.
The Division of Women, Youth and Children provides a broad range of primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare services. The provision of services is based on a family-centred, multidisciplinary approach to care in partnership with the consumer and other service providers.
Paediatrics at Canberra Hospital, co-located within the Centenary Hospital for Women, Youth and Children, can cater for up to 48 inpatients, and has an active medical and surgical day stay and clinical investigation unit, and a busy and growing outpatient department.
There is also a tertiary accredited Level 6 NICU. The hospital also offers subspecialty paediatric care in areas of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and Paediatric Surgery. Involvement in departmental teaching is required and research is encouraged and supported. The Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Service provides coordinated and integrated inpatient and outpatient care for children, young people and their families with diabetes and other endocrine conditions. It is an interdisciplinary service comprising medical, nursing, and allied health professionals and is delivered under a partnership model in which shared decision making and respectful and sensitive care are central to achieving outcomes. Services are provided at the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children and Gungahlin Community Health Centre. Involvement in departmental teaching is required and research is encouraged and supported.
The Staff Specialist will work alongside the existing paediatric endocrinologists and general paediatricians in the Paediatric Department and will report operationally and professionally to the Unit Director of Paediatrics and the Executive Director, Medical Services.
The preferred applicant may be considered for a conjoint appointment with the Australian National University at an academic level commensurate with the applicant's qualifications and experience. The academic appointment will be held for the duration of the Canberra Health Services appointment and will be subject to regular performance reviews. No remuneration is attached to the University position. The appointee will be responsible to the University on academic matters and to (The Canberra Hospital/CHS) for (research/clinical) matters.
Duties
Under limited direction of the Unit Director, you will perform the following:
1.Manage inpatients and outpatients referred to the Paediatric Service with Diabetes and Endocrine disorders and in doing so, promote a commitment to high quality, customer service principles, practices, and attributes.
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Contribute to the on-call requirements in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and provide support for acute paediatric inpatients.
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Initiate and manage clinical governance systems within the Paediatric Department by practicing evidence-based medicine, participating in clinical audit and morbidity and mortality review, and contributing to the review and maintenance of policies and guidelines.
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Contribute to the education and training of students attending ANU Medical School, junior medical staff, postgraduate trainees, and other members of the clinical team during the provision of clinical care and contribute to research in areas of medical interest related to the clinical practice or science of Paediatrics and Paediatric Endocrinology.
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Undertaking other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the section with the delivery of high-quality person and family centred, safe and high-quality patient care.
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Promote a collaborative approach to care that enables all members of the clinical team to feel respected and valued and optimises patient care and treatment outcomes.
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Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
To Apply:
Please submit a copy of your CV along with a 2x page response to the Selection Criteria listed in the position description. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Dr Blessy Charles email: Phone: 02 5124 7***.
For more information about this position and how to apply, please click here to see the Position Description.
