: Temporary Full time and Part Time (01-Apr-2025 to 31-Jan-2027)
:Career Medical Officer
: $139,187 - $168,166
: up to 38
:REQ556174
Hawkesbury District Hospital is a 125-bed teaching hospital providing acute and allied health services with a 24-hour emergency department, surgical, diagnostic and specialised medical services.
Hawkesbury Hospital provides effective clinical management of surgical patients, under appropriate supervision, whilst developing expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment. The medical officer is the key person who works closely with all members of a multi-disciplinary team and deals with matters of an urgent or sensitive nature, whilst exercising discretion, sensitivity and maintaining confidentiality.
What you'll be doing
The primary purpose of the Career Medical Officer is the assessment, investigation and initial management of patients presenting to the Emergency Department under the supervision of the Emergency Physician on duty. Working in this position also serves to support completion of the Certificate and Diploma of Emergency Medicine through the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM).
Decision making and supervision will be at the appropriate level according to the medical officer’s skills, knowledge and experience. The medical officer will be expected to adopt a progressively more autonomous approach to patient management according to their experience, under the guidance of and at the discretion of the appropriate Specialist. All patients managed within the hospitals of the health district are under the direct care of a Specialist medical practitioner. All decisions regarding their care are to be clearly documented and communicated with the specialist responsible for that care.
Selection criteria:
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Minimum three years postgraduate experience including 6 months minimum emergency medicine experience in an Australian Emergency Department in the last 2 years.
- Adept ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services.
- Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development and self-education.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
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For role related queries or questions contact Umair Qazi on [email protected]
Applications Close: 10, March 2025