Visiting Medical Officer - Plastic Surgery

Job Description:Position Title: Visiting Medical OfficerPlastic Surgery
Employment Type: Temporary Fixed Term for 12 Months
Hours per week: Zero Hours
Position Grade: Visiting Medical Officer
Salary: As per the award
Enterprise Agreement: The Public Hospitals (Visiting Medical Officers Sessional Contracts) Determination 2014
Department Name: Plastic SurgeryAbout us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:

• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance

About the role:
A vacancy exists in the above unit for 2 highly motivated Visiting Medical Officers (VMO) with appropriate knowledge and skills to join our friendly and supportive team. Our progressive and innovative team offers development opportunities for our staff and a caring environment for the delivery of high-quality patient centred care. Locum positions will be offered for a period of up to 12 months. The date of commencement will be negotiated. Two such positions will be allocated concurrently.Duties include:

• Provision of clinical management, consultation, care of ambulatory patients, and treatment of patients in hospital and those presenting to the emergency department
• Performing microsurgery , maxillofacial surgery and a particular interest in head and neck reconstruction, breast reconstruction as well as general plastic and reconstructive surgery
• Elective and Emergency operating sessions primarily to public patients noting that the number of allocated sessions available may vary over time depending upon resources available, strategic priorities and clinical demand
• Management of elective waiting lists to ensure the numbers of elective waiting list patients do not exceed the National and State waiting time benchmarks or exceed the capacity of the contractually agreed theatre time availability to undertake the wait list cases, in accordance with NSW Health Policy
• Participation in out-of-hours on-call roster. The approximate rate of on-call is one in four
• Postgraduate and undergraduate teaching is expected

Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.Application Instructions:
All applicants are required to upload a cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria and list at least three referees in their application. Please address your application to the Contact Person listedSelection Criteria:

• Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia and obtain a provider number from Medicare to practice
• Possess Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Plastic Surgeons (FRACS) as provided for in the Health Insurance Act 1997.
• Considerable experience and expertise in microsurgery (including free flaps), particularly head and neck reconstruction, breast reconstruction, maxillofacial surgery and general plastic and reconstructive surgery in a teaching hospital environment
• Demonstrated leadership skills that support and foster innovation to create a learning culture, with proven ability to improve the quality of services and patient care outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality compassionate medical care as evidenced by recent practice experience in working congenially and collaboratively as both a leader and member of a multidisciplinary team, and as a provider of services that engender high levels of patient care
• Demonstrated ongoing contribution to the development, dissemination, and translation of new knowledge and practices commensurate with work in an academic teaching hospital environment
• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission, and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries

For enquiries about the position please contact Dr Elias Moisidis, Head of Department Plastic Surgery Acute Program, on 02 8382 1111.
Applications close on 29/05/24Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:Contact Details: Dr Elias Moisidis, Head of Department Plastic Surgery Acute Program, on 02 8382 1111Alternate Contact:Closing Date: 29 May 2024 11:59pmReconciliation Action Plan:At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.For further information, visit https or get in contact atCode of Conduct: