Visiting Medical Officer in General Practice - Armidale Rural Referral Hospital

Employment Type: Visiting Medical Officer in General Practice – Armidale Rural Referral Hospital

Position Classification: Visiting Medical Officer

Remuneration: Sessional Visiting Medical Officer

Hours per Week: Sessional shifts / Negotiable

Requisition : REQ
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The Emergency Department of Armidale Rural Referral Hospital is seeking experienced General Practitioner Visiting Medical Officers to join its team of emergency medicine specialists. You will deliver, as part of a small, dedicated team of emergency specialists, excellence in clinical care to every patient, every time. You will promote seamless continuity of care between inpatient and outpatient services and provide inpatient and emergency department service to ensure optimal medical care to the patients of Armidale Rural Referral Hospital.

Armidale Rural Referral Hospital (Armidale Hospital) is a ninety‑nine bed facility providing a comprehensive range of services including acute medical and surgical services, obstetrics, paediatrics and a range of diagnostic and allied health services. It has a busy emergency department, a Level 3 Close Observation Unit, mental health unit, renal dialysis unit and services such as respiratory, cardiac, chemotherapy, renal and palliative care.

Surgical services include general, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology and ophthalmology. The hospital is spacious, modern and well equipped with the most recent development opening in 2019.

Enquiries: Cheryl Hayes, Senior Manager, Medical Administration, Rural and Regional Health Services, cheryl.hayes
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• A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australian College of Rural Remote Medicine and/or overseas trained specialist pathways, or nearing completion of Fellowship.
• Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in General Practice.
• Completion or currently undertaking an Emergency Life Support course and skill/experience in Emergency Medicine.
• Evidence of being a scholar, maintaining medical professional development and the ability to assist other staff, including trainees, in acquisition and development of knowledge.
• Evidence of being a skilled communicator, both oral and written, communicating with patients, students, other health professionals and the public.
• Evidence of being a collaborator, with ability to network and operate within an interdisciplinary framework and to work with other stakeholders in a variety of settings.
• Evidence of being a manager, including ability to be flexible and cope with a changing health system, past leadership and management experience and previous safety and quality improvement activities.
• Evidence of being a professional, including continued professional development, peer review and other forms of clinical governance.
• Evidence of being an advocate, including contributions to improving individual and societal health.

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