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SalaryEmployment Type: Visiting Medical Officer
Remuneration: As per Visiting Medical Officer Determination
Requisition ID: REQ456732
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Advertising Closes: 28 February 2024
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Where you'll be working
Find out more about the Mid North Coast Local Health District
Coffs Harbour Health Campus is a level five teaching hospital for medicine, nursing, and allied health and also acts as a hub for health research in the region. We are proud to be teaching the clinicians of tomorrow. A 357 bed service Coffs Harbour Health Campus is the major referral centre for residents of Coffs Harbour, Bellingen and Nambucca Valley local government areas, and provides a broad range of general and specialist services including general medicine, general surgery, specialist medicine and surgical services, day surgery, planned and emergency operating theatre surgical services, along with a coronary care unit (including coronary angiography unit), a large intensive care unit, obstetrics, paediatrics, a 24-hour Emergency Department, oncology, palliative care, stroke, acute renal dialysis, mental health services (including high dependency) and outpatient clinics.
What you'll be doing
Provide contemporary comprehensive specialist services for optimal patient outcomes within the MNCLHD including education and training of medical and nursing staff and the junior medical officers within the department.
Provide effective specialist medical services and clinical management to patients in a complex clinical environment within the MNCLHD.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases
If you are applying for a Category A position, under the NSW Health Policy Directive , evidence of current immunity status that complies with the policy must be supplied.
COVID-19 Vaccination Compliancy
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine (except for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine which is approved by the TGA as a single dose primary course). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. A NSW Health agency may require further information about the medical contraindication (including but not limited to an Immunisation Medical Exemption form – IM011 form)
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Salary will be accordance with NSW Health State Awards for the advertised classification/s. These awards are available at .
Selection Criteria * Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist General Paediatrician, and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
- Demonstrated recent clinical experience in General Paediatrics at the role delineation of the service.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team.
- Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement.
- Accredited to Supervise Paediatric Advance Trainees in Rural/Regional and Community Paediatrics by FRACP or willing to obtain accreditation.
- Demonstrated expertise in General Paediatrics, Neonatology and Community Paediatrics and APLS (Acute Paediatric Life Support) certified
NSW Health does not require or accept the 'fit2work badge' offered as an option in eCredential
NOTE: Applications submitted by Recruitment Agencies will not be considered for this position.
Need more information?
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- For role related queries or questions contact Belinda Coleman on (02) 6691 1239 or
- For assistance with eCredential contact District Coordinator Senior Medical Recruitment via email
