SNSWLHD - VMO / Staff Specialist - General Practice District Medical Lead - Apply Via eCredential

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Medical Administration
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REQ566677 Requisition #
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Apr 03, 2025 Post Date

Employment Type: Part Time Permanent

Location: Southern NSW District – Negotiable

Position Classification: Staff Specialist Rates: View Here & VMO Rates: View Here

Renumeration: $186,241.00 - $229,825.00 pro rata
Hours Per Week: 8 hours per week (0.2 FTE)

Requisition ID: REQ566677

Application Close: Sunday 20th April, 2025

Interview Scheduled: Within 21 days of closing date  



Progress your career and discover all that Southern LHD has to offer



Where you will be working

At Southern NSW Local Health District we are working to help our communities lead healthy lives.  Our mission is that all people across our diverse societies are able to have timely access to the right healthcare in the right setting to maximise their health, wellbeing and independence.

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the state, from Goulburn and Crookwell to the Victorian border, and surrounds the ACT on three sides, a total of 44 537sq kms.  It extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We are home to four large Aboriginal nations – the Gundungurra, Ngunnawal, Ngarigo and Yuin.

Southern NSWLHD comprises of 2 Networks - Inlands centred around Goulburn, Monaro, Queanbeyan and Cooma, AND Coastal centered around Bega, Batemans Bay and Moruya in the far south-east corner of NSW and the Integrated Care Network.

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the Southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people.  As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities.


 




Our Offer:

·         Renumeration – Staff Specialist Click here to find out more & VMO Click here to find out more 

·         Flexible work arrangements

·         Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing - Click to find out more

·         Corporate Health and Fitness program

·         11% Superannuation on top of your gross income 

·         Annual Leave Loading


What you'll be doing

The position is responsible for leading Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) medical staff across relevant medical specialities to provide expert medical advice, leadership and management in clinical policy and practice, quality and safety, strategic planning and workforce development. 

Your Opportunity:

  • Lead a group of speciality senior medical clinicians to provide expert medical advice, leadership and management.
  • Provide high level and strategic clinical advice to the Local Health District (LHD) Board, Executive, Local Health District (LHD) Senior Managers and clinicians.
  • Work collaboratively with LHD managers and clinicians to assist with the development, implementation and evaluation of patient safety and quality programs including providing expert advice and input into clinical policy and guidance as well as assist in managing incidents, harms, individual and systems issues across the relevant specialities.
  • Providing coaching and mentoring support for other clinicians and teams in managing and improving clinical services including quality improvement. This may require site visits across SNSWLHD as well as virtual support.
  • Active participation in the LHD Clinical Council to assist in ensuring it meets Local Health District (LHD) priority directions for improving local and LHD performance and patient outcomes.
  • Contribute to service development and workforce planning initiatives. Collaborate with other medical leaders and managers in SNSWLHD and other LHDs including ACT Health to progress the development, refinement and coordination of service planning and delivery and systems to ensure excellence in clinical care.
  • Assist with strategic coordination and implementation of medical education, training and research across the LHD.
  • Develop and maintain strong and effective stakeholder relationships through strong clinical leadership and engagement. Develop and sustain networks with clinicians, professional colleges, health industry, government, consumer and academic bodies to enhance the profile, influence and effectiveness of the Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD).
  • Championing the use of data and best available evidence to guide decision making related to service delivery.
  • Supporting the Local Health Districts commitment to clinical engagement strategies including listening to clinician colleagues and relating these learnings to LHD Management.


Selection Criteria:

  1. Medical registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  2. Experience in and understanding of frameworks for managing patient safety and quality, and clinical improvement.
  3. Proven ability to deliver effective patient care as a senior medical clinician in the relevant specialty.
  4. Experience in clinical leadership and management.
  5. Good analytical and problem solving skills, including the ability to develop creative, yet practical solutions.
  6. Experience in service planning and development and in workforce planning.
  7. Demonstrated interpersonal, communication, consultation and negotiation skills necessary to build and maintain collaborative relationships.
  8. Evidence of a Class C Drivers Licence and the ability and the ability and willingness to travel for work purposes. This may involve travelling long distances.


Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases

This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

 

Australian Work Rights

Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au

At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.


Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description
  2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Pooshan Navathe on Pooshan.Navathe@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: Sunday 20th April, 2025


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