Senior Resident Medical Officer
Remuneration: As per State Award
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM24439
Sydney Local Health District is seeking highly motivated General SRMOs (PGY3 or above) to join our team at Royal Prince Alfred, Balmain and Dubbo Base Hospitals.
Where you'll be working
Royal Prince Alfred is the principal teaching hospital of the University of Sydney and offers speciality services from its main campus as well as from Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopaedics and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse. RPAH is one of Australia's leading hospitals, providing extensive range of diagnostic and treatment services.
Balmain Hospital is a community-based hospital providing Aged Care, Rehabilitation, General Practice Casualty (GP Casualty), a Transitional Care Unit (TCU), and The Centre for STRONG Medicine. The majority of its inpatients come from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH). All of the wards are supported by Social Workers, Dieticians, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Pathologists.
Dubbo Health Service works closely with the University of Sydney School of Rural Health, and this strong working relationship ensures you will feel educationally supported throughout your rotation. We are proud of our strong sense of collegiality and teamwork. Outside of work, our rosters allow JMOs ample time to enjoy the cultural highlights and natural beauty of Dubbo.
What you'll be doing
The SRMO position will have similar responsibilities to other junior medical officers and be allocated a five-term year. They will be expected to complete at least one term at Balmain Hospital where part of their duties will be to work without direct supervision on night duty.
- To provide effective medical care to patients under supervision in a complex clinical environment.
- Co-ordinating the admission, management and discharge planning of patients seen in or admitted to his / her Unit within the Local Health District 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 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.
- All decisions concerning the patient(s) in consultation with their immediate supervisor.
This position includes rotations to medical, surgical, critical care, paediatrics, O&G, and other specialties within Royal Prince Alfred, Balmain and Dubbo Base Hospitals.
What we can offer you:
• Supportive, collegiate and diverse work environment
• Ongoing professional development and career opportunities
• Salary packaging and fitness passport for eligible staff including utilizing SLHD gym facilities
• Wellbeing, advocacy, mentorship and support opportunities exclusively for medical staff through SLHD’s multifaceted workplace program MDOK.
Sydney Local Health District’s vision incorporates NSW Health Core Values and a commitment to equity, health improvement, timeliness and efficiency, recognising that evidence-based service delivery requires highly skilled and valued staff supported by research, education and state-of-the-art technologies.
Our strategic priority under this vision is our commitment to excellence in Patient and Family Centre Care. Staff are supported to ensure patients, their families and carers are considered as partners in care to achieve optimal patient outcomes and best possible healthcare experience.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated excellent professional behaviour in the workplace. This should be reflected in at least one of the listed referees being your current Director of Prevocational Education Training (or equivalents).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
- Preparedness and ability to participate in overtime and on-call rosters.
- Demonstrated good organisational and time management skills.
- Ability and willingness to move between services and geographical locations to deliver patient care (including rural locations).
- Minimum 2 years clinical experience, JMO must have worked in an Australian hospital for at least 12 months.
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For role related queries or questions contact Michelle McWhirter on Michelle.McWhirter@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 25, February 2025
