Australia Job Openings

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District

Visiting Medical Officer - ENT - Wollongong Hospital

Wollongong

FULL TIME & PART TIME

September 4, 2024

Employment Type: Visiting Medical Officer - 12 month appointment
Position Classification: Visiting Medical Officer
Hours Per Week: 0
Requisition ID: REQ511781

Applications Close: Wednesday 11 September 2024

This is a 12-month temporary role to cover the allocated elective operating lists as well as assist with waiting list reduction work and take part in the on-call roster.
This position is for the purpose of leave coverage and does not have the ability to create a waitlist.
The Otolaryngologist will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the service in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD).
The Otolaryngologist is responsible for the provision of specialist services to emergency patients, inpatients and outpatients at the relevant Hospital.
The Otolaryngologist will ensure provision of high quality services to all patients within the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local
Health District.
The Otolaryngologist will proactively:

Support the development of ENT services

Support and facilitate a culture of learning and best practice

Support ENT research within the department

Provide clinical support in a collaborative unit with teaching opportunities, and supervision of waitlist reduction

The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) has responsibility for health services in the Illawarra Shoalhaven region – a catchment area extending along the coastline from Helensburgh in the north to North Durras in the south with over 400,000 residents. This catchment covers four Local Government Areas (LGAs): Wollongong, Kiama, Shellharbour and Shoalhaven. ISLHD operates eight hospital sites in Coledale, Bulli, Wollongong, Port Kembla, Shellharbour, Berry, Shoalhaven and Milton Ulladulla, and community health services operating from approximately 58 locations across the region. ISLHD is one of the region’s largest employers with a workforce of more than 8,500 staff.

Wollongong Hospital is the largest of Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District’s eight hospitals, treating more than 48,000 patients annually. It is the region’s tertiary referral hospital servicing a population of more than 400,000 people. The Wollongong Hospital is a 500+ bed centre which provides both general and specialty medical and surgical services including adult intensive care and coronary care units.

An academic suite at Wollongong Hospital supports both the Graduate School of Medicine and School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Wollongong. As such there are teaching and research opportunities through the UOW Graduate School of Medicine.

ISLHD is one of the region’s largest employers with a workforce of more than 8,500 across eight hospital sites and community health services.

ISLHD leadership is strongly committed to facilitating clinical research. Tangible evidence of this commitment is the significant investment in the infrastructure to support research. ISLHD has a well- developed research support unit that offers staff an extensive range of research support services including: assistance in the development of the research study design, biostatistics support, data analysis, and help writing final research publications, as well assistance with the ethics and governance processes.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

Enquiries about this position from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Candidates interested in this position must make their own enquiries and submit their own application.

An eligibility list may be created for future Temporary Full-Time and Part-Time positions across the district.

Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing. Criminal record checks will be undertaken on successful applicants. This position is designated as child-related employment and you will be required to obtain a Working With Children clearance from the Office of the Children’s Guardian. To apply, please go to https://wwccheck.ccyp.nsw.gov.au/Applicants/Application

For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children's Guardian website https://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/child-safe-organisations/working-with-children-check

Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/Pages/doc.aspx?dn=PD2024_015 before employment can commence.

Selection Criteria:

Specialist registration or eligible for specialist registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Otolaryngology (ENT) and/or equivalent specialist recognition.

Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position.

Proven capacity and/or experience in the provision of effective high quality services, demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality improvement activities relevant to the specialty.

Demonstrated commitment to teaching with experience in teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students and other staff of the hospital.

Demonstrate the skills and attitudes appropriate as a Senior Medical Practitioner including modelling a high standard of professional behaviour to junior medical staff.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites.

Demonstrated experience in and commitment to research relevant to the role and needs of the Department.

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For role related queries or questions contact:
Dr Stephen Pearson
Head of Department – Otolaryngology, ENT Surgeon
Email: ISLHD-Div Of Surgery@health.nsw.gov.au

For application enquiries, contact Alicia Robertson, Workforce Support Officer via email: alicia.ransley@health.nsw.gov.au

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