Vascular Surgery - Visiting Medical Officer

ISLHD – Visiting Medial Officer – Zero Hours Reliever – Vascular Surgery – Temporary until 30 June 2027 – Wollongong HospitalEmployment Type: Temporary until 30 June 2027
Position Classification: Visiting Medical Officer
Requisition ID: REQ478683
Applications Close: 26 April 2024An exciting opportunity has become available at the Vascular Surgery department at Wollongong Hospital for a Visiting Medical Officer for the provision of leave relief, wait list reduction and on-call, until 30 June 2027.The Vascular Surgeon will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the Vascular Surgery service in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD).The Vascular Surgeon is responsible for the provision of specialist Vascular Surgery services to emergency patients, inpatients and outpatients at the relevant Hospital.The Vascular Surgeon will ensure provision of high quality Vascular Surgery services to all patients within the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District.Scope of Clinical Practice may be varied to include District Scope of Clinical Practice as agreed with the Director of Clinical Services and as approved by the Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC) to other facilities to work and consult in the District (ISLHD). The Surgeon is responsible for the provision of specialist Vascular Surgery services to emergency patients, inpatients and outpatients.The Vascular Surgeon will proactively:

• Support the development of Vascular Surgery services
• Support and facilitate a culture of learning and best practice
• Support and develop Vascular Surgery research within the department

The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) has responsibility for health services in the Illawarra Shoalhaven region – a catchment area extending along the coastline from Helensburgh in the north to North Durras in the south with over 400,000 residents. This catchment covers four Local Government Areas (LGAs): Wollongong, Kiama, Shellharbour and Shoalhaven. ISLHD operates eight hospital sites in Coledale, Bulli, Wollongong, Port Kembla, Shellharbour, Berry, Shoalhaven and Milton Ulladulla, and community health services operating from approximately 58 locations across the region. ISLHD is one of the region’s largest employers with a workforce of more than 8,500 staff.Wollongong Hospital is the largest of Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District’s eight hospitals, treating more than 48,000 patients annually. It is the region’s tertiary referral hospital servicing a population of more than 400,000 people. The Wollongong Hospital is a 500+ bed centre which provides both general and specialty medical and surgical services including adult intensive care and coronary care units.ISLHD leadership is strongly committed to facilitating clinical research. Tangible evidence of this commitment is the significant investment in the infrastructure to support research. ISLHD has a well- developed research support unit that offers staff an extensive range of research support services including: assistance in the development of the research study design, biostatistics support, data analysis, and help writing final research publications, as well assistance with the ethics and governance processes.Enquiries about this position from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Candidates interested in this position must make their own enquiries and submit their own application.An eligibility list may be created for future Temporary positions.Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within the workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds.All NSW Health Category A workers are required to receive two doses of an approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine registered for use by the Therapeutic Goods Administration to be considered compliant. You will be required to provide a record of your vaccination status if successful.Selection Criteria:
1. Specialist registration or eligible for specialist registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Vascular Surgery and/or equivalent specialist recognition.
2. Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position.
3. Proven capacity and/or experience in the provision of effective high quality services, demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality improvement activities relevant to the specialty.
4. Demonstrated commitment to teaching with experience in teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students and other staff of the hospital.
5. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites.Need more information or help applying?

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, , andFor role related enquiries or questions contact:
Dr Andrew Bullen
Head of Department – Vascular Surgery
Email:For application enquiries contact:
Bianca-lee Da Prato, Workforce Support Officer
Email:Applications Close: 26 April 2024