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Form of workEmployment Type: Casual
Classification: VMO
Location: The Canberra Hospital
Section: Surgery
Closing Date: 28 March 2024
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
Flexible working conditions.
11.5% Superannuation.About the Role:
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website: CHS website
The Division of Surgery is responsible for delivering inpatient and outpatient surgical services to the ACT and surrounding region. The Division includes Surgical Bookings and Pre-Admission Clinic, Anaesthesia, Pain Management Unit, Operating Theatres, Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit, Day Surgery Unit and Admissions / Extended Day Surgery Unit, specialist surgical ward areas, medical and nursing Outpatient services, ACT Trauma Service, ICU, Capital Retrieval, Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit and the ACT Trauma Service. These Units are supported by administration support officers.
A Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) Paediatric Ophthalmologist position is available at Canberra Health Services. The position would be suitable for an Ophthalmologist who has experience with paediatric ophthalmology, trauma and cataract surgery. This position involves providing regular outpatient services, elective and emergency surgery, and may if you are local contributing to the on-call roster.
The Ophthalmology Department provides tertiary level surgical care to the ACT and region, and the successful applicant is required to demonstrate training, experience, and competence in the management of complex paediatric ophthalmological pathology including trauma, and strabismus and lens surgery.
The Ophthalmology Department is based at the Canberra Hospital. The Department is staffed by five Staff Specialists and five VMOs who support vitreo-retinal, medical retinal, corneal, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmic, and emergency ophthalmic services at Canberra hospital, plus general ophthalmology, and cataract surgery at Calvary Hospital and the VMO's rooms. Other medical staff within the Department include two RANZCO-accredited Registrars, three unaccredited Registrar, and a resident (PGY2).
Duties:Under limited direction you will:
1.Provide expertise and high-quality clinical services to Paediatric Ophthalmology that meets the needs of the Canberra Hospital, training, experience, and competence in the management of complex paediatric ophthalmological pathology including trauma, and strabismus and lens surgery.
2.Provide Paediatric Ophthalmic services to in-patients and out-patients and contribute to the on-call requirements of the department if locally based ophthalmologist and if doing general ophthalmology services also.
3.Take leadership in developing systems and processes necessary for the provision of sub-specialty practice within the hospital, including procurement of required equipment and facilities, and recruitment and training of support staff.
4.Contribute to clinical audits and participate quality and safety initiatives.
5.Contribute to the education and training of junior Medical Officers including registrars in Ophthalmology, and also contribute to the education of multidisciplinary staff in Ophthalmology and the education of medical students at ANU Medical School.
6.Promote and practice research in Paediatric Ophthalmology and support a research program, either clinical or laboratory based.
7.Work in a multidisciplinary team to promote a high-quality safe consumer-focus service.
8.Undertaking other duties as directed, within the approved scope of clinical practice ensuring the delivery of high quality person and family centred, safe and high quality patient care
