AddressPosition Classification: Visiting Medical Officer
Remuneration: VMO RDA Fee For Service Contract
Requisition ID: REQ465323
Closing Date: 03 March 2024
Visiting Medical Officer
General Practitioner - Non Procedural
Barham Multi Purpose Service
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Where you'll be working
The Barham Multi Purpose Service includes a 6 bed hospital, as well as a range of Allied Health and General Practice services. Barham Multi Purpose Service provides a 24 hour Accident and Emergency Department which is equipped with Telehealth cameras to connect the team in Barham with Specialists through the Critical Care Advisory Service, helping to ensure you get the care you need.
What you'll be doing
The GP VMO will provide contemporary comprehensive and professional specialist services in General Practice in Emergency and Acute Services that are safe, effective, evidence based and patient centered.
Requirements of the role include
- Admitting, consultative, diagnostic, procedural, outpatient, telehealth and on-call services as determined and required by MLHD
- Attendance and availability during rostered work hours and whilst on-call including clinical handover, clinical supervision, teaching and for emergency and routine care as determined and required by MLHD
- The provision of education and support to clinicians across multiple disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice.
- A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship of the RACGP/ ACRRM/RACP and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
- Minimum three (3) years post graduate clinical experience. Previous experience in Emergency Medicine, General Practice, Adult Internal Medicine, Paediatrics or Rural Medicine an advantage.
- Knowledge of contemporary clinical management and modern approaches in assessment and management of the broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions. Competence in performing the range of minor urgent procedures commonly undertaken in a rural emergency department including Advanced Life Support and Trauma management
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team.
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, and research and quality improvement.
- Availability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time.
- Demonstrated commitment to behaviours which align to the NSW Health CORE values and MLHD Values, goals and strategies.
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For role related queries or questions contact Sunil Adusumilli on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
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- A National Police Check will be conducted, NSW Health does not require or accept the Fit2Work Badge offered as an option in eCredential
- Applications via agencies will not be accepted.
MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
