Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Remuneration: -
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29437
Western NSW Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our advertised positions. If you require any assistance with your application or have any questions about this position, please get in touch with the contact person listed in the advertisement.
Career Medical Officer - Emergency Medicine & Hospital in the Home (HITH)
Join a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team at Bathurst Health Service, where you'll gain broad clinical experience across both Emergency Medicine and Hospital in the Home (HITH) in a unique 12-month rotational position.
This role offers six months in the Emergency Department and six months in Hospital in the Home, providing exceptional exposure to acute, urgent and community-based healthcare delivery. Working under the supervision of experienced senior clinicians, you will develop advanced skills in the assessment, management and coordination of care for a diverse range of patients across both inpatient and ambulatory settings.
Bathurst Emergency Department is a busy regional referral service that provides exposure to a wide variety of presentations, offering excellent opportunities to build confidence in emergency medicine within a well-supported learning environment. The HITH service delivers hospital-level care in the community, allowing clinicians to develop expertise in patient-centred care, chronic disease management, ambulatory care models and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Importantly, Bathurst Health Service is an ACRRM Advanced Specialised Training accredited site for Emergency Medicine and Hospital in the Home, making this an ideal opportunity for doctors pursuing a rural generalist career pathway. The position provides high-quality supervision, structured learning opportunities and valuable experience that supports progression toward advanced training requirements.
This role is perfectly suited to motivated clinicians seeking to expand their emergency medicine skills while gaining unique experience in innovative models of healthcare delivery within a thriving regional centre.
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What we can offer you
- Country living with a meaningful career path
- Flexible work practices (as appropriate to the position and negotiated with your manager)
- Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
- Opportunities for learning and development, including in-house training with My Health Learning and the NSW Health RTO
- Professional growth and accelerated career progression
Where you’ll be working
You will be based at Bathurst Health Service, a part of the Western NSW Local Health District. For more information on living and working in our beautiful region, visit our website Western NSW Health Careers.
Just over a two hour drive from Sydney, Bathurst is close enough to feel accessible, but far enough away to feel unique. Located in the heart of Central Western NSW, this vibrant city has everything you need if you are looking for a place to call home.
A first class Entertainment Centre, Regional Art Gallery, Indoor Aquatic Centre, 3 museums and regional sporting fields are only part of the great community infrastructure that supports the Bathurst community.
Bathurst really is the best of both worlds – a beautiful country lifestyle just two and a half hours’ from Sydney. Bathurst is Australia’s oldest inland settlement located just over 200 kilometres west of Sydney on the Macquarie River. There is no shortage of things to see and do if you want to explore or take a lazy Sunday drive. To find out more visit: https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/
Qualifications - External
Essential Requirements:
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Completion of at least two (2) postgraduate years of medical practice.
- Valid NSW Working with Children check.
- Cleared National Police check.
- Aged Care Check for Australian Government funded positions.
- To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.
- You must take all reasonable care for yourself and others and comply with any reasonable instruction, policies and procedures relating to work health safety and wellbeing.
To apply, please address the following Selection Criteria:
1. Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
2. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent and current authority to practice as a Medical Officer with the Medical Board of Australia.
3. Clinical experience relevant to the specialty area.
4. Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills applicable to Australian medical practice.
5. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary health care team, under direction of a Consultant, and ability to recognise own clinical limitations and consult as required.
6. Ability to equitably participate in the unit on-call roster with other medical practitioners as required and the ability to participate in a rotating roster including night duty.
7. Demonstrated active participation in and commitment to quality assurance and improvement activities.
8. Current licence to drive in NSW.
Need more information?
- Click here for the Position Description and the Additional Information & Statement of Duties.
- For role related queries or questions please contact Hannah Brennan via email
[email protected] or (02) 6330 5574
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases
As you are applying for a Category A position, please read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2020_017. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy.
Stepping Up – Close the Gap
The Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) is working in partnership with the Western NSW Local Health District to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants wishing to apply for this role. For more information please contact the AES recruitment team on (02) 6882 8100 or email [email protected] Alternatively, applicants can visit our website for more information.
Working Visas
Applicants holding a visa with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable Australian/New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident is identified.
