BreastScreen SESLHD - VMO - Breast Physician

Employment Type:  Visiting Medical Officer
Position Classification: Visiting Medical Off
Hours Per Week: 0
Requisition ID: REQ659133

The BreastScreen NSW South Eastern Sydney Illawarra (SESI) service is one of the nine Screening and Assessment Services (SASs) of BreastScreen NSW. The BreastScreen NSW (SESI) service is operationally managed by the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) and covers the regions within SESLHD and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD). Screening and assessment services are conducted at several fixed and mobile sites across the SESLHD and ISLHD districts. Follow-up of women with screen-detected abnormalities takes place in assessment clinics at the St. George, Randwick and Wollongong sites.

The Breast Physician is responsible for the provision of high quality clinical care, particularly for clients requiring diagnostic assessment services. The assessment clinics involve a multi-disciplinary team of radiologists, surgeons, radiographers, nurse counsellors and administration staff. Investigation of possible mammographic abnormalities may include additional mammographic views, ultrasound, needle biopsy.
 

BreastScreen NSW (SESI) has three assessment sites located: St George Hospital, Kogarah; Royal Hospital for Women Randwick; Crown Street, Wollongong. The Breast Physician role will be rostered to assessment sites as required in accordance with the assessment clinic schedule and service demands. 

Duties of this role will include the following - 

• Coordinate clinical aspects of assessment services to achieve the best clinical outcome.
• Demonstrate effective, appropriate, and timely consultation of other health professionals as needed for optimal client care.
• Contribute to a workplace environment that encourages collaboration within and across health care teams to optimise outcomes for clients.
• Assist the assessment radiologist to complete assessment procedures such as breast biopsies under breast ultrasound. This must include following the appropriate consent process for these procedures.
• Complete breast examination as required within the assessment clinic.
• Monitor pathology results and liaise with the pathology department as required.
• Contribute to the results correlation, generation and provision process.
• If requested/trained provide reading services under the supervision of a specialist radiologist.
• Address clinical issues and questions particularly in relation to the assessment clinics for clients and their GPs.
• Liaise with clients and clients’ GPs (as required) about BreastScreen NSW (SESI) assessment results.
• Act in accordance with, and contribute to, the achievement of the BreastScreen Australia’s National Accreditation Standards.
• Attend to enquiries on clinical matters form the Director, clients and other staff.
• Provide clinical input into data collection, entry and retrieval and review clinical data as necessary.
  
  
   

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional people, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.  

The specialist will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the department/service. 

The primary location of this position may be varied as agreed with the Director BreastScreen NSW (South Eastern Sydney Illawarra) and as approved by MDAAC to other facilities in SESLHD. 

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.  

Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District 


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