Fixed Term (09/12/24 – 09/12/25) 0.5FTE Staff Specialist - Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services and General Medicine - Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals | APPLY VIA ECREDENTIAL
Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals
Fixed Term (09/12/24 – 09/12/25) 0.5FTE Staff Specialist
Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services and General Medicine
Applications are invited from suitably qualified medical practitioners for the above position in the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD). This position will be located in the Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services and General Medicine at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals.
Successful applicants will be highly motivated and skilled rehabilitation physician, preferably with experience with spasticity. The successful applicant will work within a multidisciplinary team, and requires excellent communication skills and the ability to manage complex discharge planning.
The Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services and General Medicine Blacktown Mount Druitt Hospital is a dynamic multidisciplinary department which provides care across the acute and subacute spectrum. It provides inpatient, outpatient and home visiting services to the Geriatrics population of Blacktown LGA. This care is provided via a number of programs including Acute Geriatrics, General medicine and stroke inpatient care, Orthogeriatrics Care, Inpatient rehabilitation, GEM and maintenance units, as well as Residential Aged Care facility outreach and Domiciliary care units.
Essential Requirements for Appointment
1. Possess registration with the Medical Board of Australia and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Rehabilitation Medicine or equivalent as provided for in the Staff Specialists (State) Award/ Health Insurance Act 1997. Must have Australian Citizenship or Permanent Australian Residency.
2. Sound clinical knowledge in rehabilitation medicine demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position.
3. Training and/or experience in complex discharge planning including assessment and reporting to NDIS and NDIS applications.
4. Training and/or experience in a range of subacute rehabilitation medicine care and outpatients clinics such as spasticity clinic.
Successful applicants may be offered a conjoint university appointment within the Faculty of Medicine at the relevant University attached to each facility. The level of academic appointment will be commensurate with the qualifications, experience and scholarship and will be held only during the tenure of the Western Sydney Local Health District appointment. No remuneration is attached to the University appointment. The appointee will be responsible to the University for academic matters and to the District for clinical matters.
Conditions of appointment are in accordance with the Staff Specialists (State) Award.
Selection Criteria
Please outline how you satisfy the selection criteria listed below. In addressing the selection criteria, include any relevant skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience:
1. Qualifications and credentials required for core scope of practice in the specialty.
2. Evidence of additional qualifications, skills and/or experience required for specific scope of practice for the specialty.
3. Demonstrated skills and attitudes appropriate for practice as a Senior Medical Practitioner including:
o Proven ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team.
o Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues.
o Excellent organisational, supervision and collaboration skills with demonstrated ability to build respectful relationships.
o Maintaining and developing knowledge, skills and professional performance to the level required for contemporary practice.
o Experience and involvement in quality assurance activities and translation of research into practice to improve patient safety and quality.
4. Demonstrated ability to manage time and resources efficiently and contributing to the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care system.
5. Demonstrated aptitude for clinical leadership which is evidenced by:
o Systems thinking and risk-taking aptitude.
o Commitment to self -care and personal development.
o Capacity to maintain personal integrity, tolerate stress and demonstrate resilience.
o Commitment to building relationships, leading, and developing others.
o Results and outcome focused.
6. Commitment to good governance, achieving results and managing risks.
7. Demonstrated commitment to Education, Training and Research, as applicable to the position.
Working With Children Check
Applicants must provide evidence of a Working with Children Check issued by the Office of Communities Commission for Children and Young People. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Commission for Children and Young People website: https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/working-children-check
The Position Description can be located via e-credential, please refer to the link below.
To apply for this position, please complete an online application by clicking on the link below:
Applications must be received by 5pm before the advertised closing date.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 26 NOVEMBER 2024
CONTACT
Dr Henry Maung
Dr Nicole Corben
Nicole.corben@health.nsw.gov.au
If you are having any issues regarding your application via e-credential, please contact the Specialist Medical and Dental Recruitment Unit on (02) 8838 2094 or via e-mail: WSLHD-SMADR@health.nsw.gov.au
