Location:

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Women’s Health Service, Mackay Hospital & Health Service

Remuneration:

Remuneration value up to $514,452 p.a. comprising salary between $9,360.20 p.f. - $9,924.00 p.f. (L25-L27) or remuneration value up to $470,780 p.a. comprising salary between $7,827.20 p.f. - $9,091.70 p.f. (L18-L24); employer superannuation contribution (up to 12.75%), annual leave loading (17.5%), attraction and retention incentive allowance, professional development allowance, professional development leave 3.6 weeks p.a., professional indemnity cover, plus overtime and on-call allowances. Applications will remain current for 12 months. Job Ad Reference: MK555686.

Mackay Hospital and Health Service Mackay is a vibrant regional centre in tropical North Queensland, servicing a population of over 180,000. The Mackay Isaac Whitsunday Region has a thriving economy that includes a diverse range of tourism, agriculture, industry, mining, education, and health industries.

Clinicians working at MBH enjoy a challenging and rewarding clinical casemix that includes busy inpatient and outpatient general medicine, paediatrics, surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics & gynaecology and mental health services. These core inpatient services are well integrated with active emergency medicine, anaesthetic and intensive care departments and supported by a wide range of allied health services. Specialty services are provided by tertiary hospitals in Townsville and Brisbane, including a strong undergraduate teaching affiliation with James Cook University.

Your opportunity

The Mackay Base Hospital is a state-of-the-art hospital in a sunny coastal location only an hour and 20 minutes flight from Brisbane. An opportunity is available to join our friendly team of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. We are seeking a Staff Specialist or Senior Staff Specialist able to manage a generalist workload in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology. We have a strong focus on providing quality care centred and focussed around the woman and her family. We are committed to rebuilding a positive workforce culture and regaining the trust of our community.

Your role

· Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with the Queensland Public Service and the Mackay HHS Values as outlined above and here .

· Follow defined service quality standards, occupational health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services, and workplaces.

· The provision of a Healthy and Safe environment within Mackay Hospital and Health Service is everyone’s responsibility.

· Understand your accountability to uphold the principles and practices of the Health Service’s Health and Safety Management System in accordance with legislation and industry standards. As a supervisor actively promote good health and safety practices to staff of your work area.

· Implement and undertake major teaching and educational initiatives and responsibilities within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, including with university students and midwives.

· Provide clinical expertise in both obstetrics and gynaecology for inpatient and ambulatory patients.

· Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviours.

· Provide expert leadership to clinical and service improvement activities and initiate, encourage, and participate in research, evaluation and evidence-based treatment and care aimed at achieving demonstrable improvements in service outcomes, within the ethical guidelines of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

· Conduct clinical duties in birth suite, emergency and elective operating theatres and clinics.

· Actively contribute to the growth and improvement of the department by participating in patient safety activities, teaching and supervision, clinical audit, research, committee representation and complaints management; actively pursuing evidence-based practice within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

· Participate in the on-call roster to provide emergency after hours care.

· Participate in the provision of specialist outreach obstetrics and gynaecology services to our smaller health facilities (no overnight ravel expected).

· Work in a collaborative partnership with other health service staff including medical, paramedical, nursing and midwifery.

· Maintain current knowledge regarding the provision of safe and high-quality health care, including the concepts of Human Factors and Patient Safety, and to promote these within the Health Service.

· Facilitate and encourage innovation and change by adopting contemporary approaches to clinical service delivery creating a high-level performance culture within the service.

· Provide ethical decision making in the achievement of organisation goals.

· Other duties as directed by the Executive Director of Medical Services and the Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Enquiries: Dr Leigh Grant

Job Ad Reference: MK555686

Application Details:

Closing Date: Ongoing