Senior Resident Medical Officer

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Remuneration:  $89,095 - $120,489
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM27222

The Junior Medical Officer (JMO) Unit at Coffs Harbour Health Campus is an award-winning, dynamic hub dedicated to nurturing the next generation of medical professionals. In 2023, we were presented with the prestigious Judy Muller Award.

The Coffs Harbour Health Campus is an acute regional teaching hospital with 355 beds, located in the hub of the spectacular Mid-North Coast. Geographically located midway between Sydney and Brisbane with a population of over 73,000 and a catchment of over 100,000. To the north and south of Coffs Harbour are endless beaches and the Solitary Islands Marine Park lies adjacent to the harbour. The area is flanked to the west by World Heritage rain forests and the National Parks of the Dorrigo plateau and the Bellingen Valley.

Coffs Harbour is one of two places on the east coast of Australia where the mountains meet the sea. Our town is well connected with flights to Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane and the temperate climate means Coffs is known for its relaxed lifestyle, coastal walks, surfing beaches, hiking, camping, mountain biking, whale watching, deep sea fishing, golfing, and wonderful local produce.

Coffs Harbour Health Campus facilities and services include operating theatres, a Coronary Care Unit (including Coronary Angiography Suite), an Intensive Care Unit, a 24-hour Emergency Department, Radiology (including CT, MRI and Interventional Suite), Pathology North, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Anaesthetics, Rehabilitation and a Stroke Unit. There is also access to outpatient services such as the Ambulatory Care Unit, Renal Dialysis Unit, Dental Services and a Refugee Clinic.

Also situated on the grounds of Coffs Harbour Health Campus are the Aboriginal and Cultural Wellbeing Centre (Maam Darruyaygamba), Mid North Coast Cancer Institute (haematology, medical oncology and radiation oncology facilities), Mental Health Unit, BreastScreen, the Specialist Medical Centre and University of NSW Regional Medical School.

Our Emergency Department (ED) is the largest trauma centre outside Brisbane and Sydney, with more than 46,485 presentations in 2023  and delivered 996 babies and had more than 33,000 admissions.

Coffs Harbour Health Campus is the hub of the Coffs Clinical Network which also includes smaller facilities such as the Bellinger River Hospital and Macksville District hospitals, Bowraville and Nambucca HealthOne facilities and Dorrigo Multi-Purpose Service (MPS).

A recent redevelopment of Coffs Harbour Health Campus also saw the opening of the new state-of the-art Clinical Services Building consisting of operating theatres, surgical departments, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and an Intensive Care Unit.

What you'll be doing
 To provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment in inpatients and outpatient areas in the public health organisation.  Responsibilities include: 
Taking a leadership role in coordinating the admission, management and discharge planning of patients seen in or admitted to his / her Unit and ensuring that the admission and plans are documented in the medical record. 
The day-to-day assessment and management of the patients in his/her Unit, communicating with them and their family regarding the nature of their condition and its treatment. 
Communicating and coordinating care with their team, arranging consultation with other staff when appropriate, then arranging discharge and liaising with local medical officers and other community-based care modalities.
To receive and provide detailed verbal hand-over between Medical Officers at the commencement and end of each shift.  
To work within a multidisciplinary team, including liaison with referring Medical Practitioners, and the arrangements for transfer of patients to tertiary institutions. 
To maintain appropriate medical records, including electronic, to ensure effective communication; to facilitate service planning and to meet legal requirements.
To participate in educational programs, and to assist in the education of medical & nursing staff. To participate in audit and quality assurance activities, and the collating of morbidity and mortality review.
To comply with all Legislative requirements under Occupational Health & Safety, Privacy Acts, and EEO, and to conduct all activity in a professional and responsible manner.  
All decisions concerning the patient(s) are made in consultation with their immediate supervisor and team.  
Participation in a 24/7 onsite and on call roster.

The SRMO Critical Care rotation consist of ICU, Emergency Department, Anaesthetics and possibly Nights   
The ICU term provides a foundational and critical care experience in Intensive Care Medicine. Coffs Harbour ICU is classified as CICM Limited General Training (G6) Rural.
Participation in the Emergency Department roster, inclusive of day, evening, night and weekend shifts. This will include rotating shifts within the EMU (Emergency Medicine Unit). SRMOs are required to perform patient assessment and clinical examination of patients, both within the department, and occasionally outside the department (eg MET calls). 
SRMOs are required to perform necessary procedures for Critical Care patients within the scope of abilities and training, or under consultant supervision. 
SRMOs are required to be responsible to, and carry out the instructions of, the Director of the Emergency Department. 
The Anaesthetic term pro vides a foundational and critical care experience in Anaesthetics. The Coffs Anaesthetics Department is ANZCA accredited and will offer exceptional experience.