Paediatrician - Staff Specialist

Note: Total Indicative Remuneration (TIRP) includes award salary, managerial allowance, remote call allowance, professional development, A&R Allowance & Super if applicable).

  • Gawler Health Service to meet the needs of local Gawler Health Service is developing a general Paediatric service to the local community. The service involves on a 24/7 on-call to the hospital including neonatal resuscitation on a 1:5 with internal cover.
  • Baby checks of newborn.
  • Rapid access Paediatric Clinics Monday to Friday in the mornings.
  • General Paediatric Clinics Monday to Friday in the afternoons.
 Clinical
  • To engage in clinical practice as determined by the Director of Medical Services, Gawler Health Service.
  • To adhere to policies, protocols and procedures as determined by the Department, BHFLHN, or the Hospital that will ensure the provision of a high standard medical practice.
  • To contribute or participate in on-call, clinical audits, clinical safety and quality activities and service planning meetings, to ensure the maintenance of quality outcomes and standards of practice.
  • To provide a high-quality consultant service to the inpatients of Gawler Health Service and affiliated agencies if required.
  • To provide an after-hours on-call service on a regular basis, on a roster agreed by the Director of Medical Services – Gawler Hospital.
  • To ensure the maintenance of adequate clinical records which document all significant patient management decisions.
  • To coordinate the follow-up care of hospital patients.
  • To continuously review existing practices and promoting change where required.
Teaching
  • To support and contribute to the continuing education programmes within the hospital in the discipline of Maternity Service.
Administrative
  • To prepare statements and reports as requested by the Director of Medical Services.
  • To adhere to sound business practices as directed by the hospital and within the parameters of SA Health industrial and administrative circulars and the philosophy of the hospital.
  • To participate in an annual performance appraisal process with the Director of Medical Services.
  • To participate in mandatory in-service training programmes, as determined by SA Health.
  • To seek leave approval with the Director of Medical Services.
  • Fellowship of the RACP (or equivalent), eligible for registration as a Specialist with the Medical Board of South Australia.
  • The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.
  • Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
  • Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
  • DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
  • National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) 

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (Direct Contact with blood or body substances)

We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and Elders — past, present and emerging — of the lands and waters on which RACP members and staff live, learn and work. RACP acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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2 June 2024
Location: Australia Australian Capital Territory Australia
Work type:
Temporary/Contract
PLEASE! No enquiries from Recruitment Agencies or Headhunters.

Only direct applications will be considered.

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