MedCareersWA
Reference No. 493194 / CRVCID 722735
This is where jobs become
careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place.
Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent
health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health
Service (SMHS) is the perfect place to start!
SMHS delivers quality, safe
and effective hospital and health services within a catchment area
stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southern
half of Perth. Our vision is Excellent health care, every time. You
can read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.
We are seeking a
Consultant General Medicine Physician to join our rapidly
expanding Home Hospital service.
We have 4.0
FTE vacancies available on either a permanent or fixed-term
appointment. Fixed-term roles include the possibility of
extension(s) and/or permanency.
The vacancies
will be based across Fiona Stanley Hospital, Rockingham Hospital
and Peel Health Campus Home Hospital bases. They could be at one
site or across multiple sites. On call will cover Home
Hospital across SMHS.
We offer flexible working
arrangements and are open to negotiating hours to suit the
successful candidate(s).
This position may be filled
as a single full-time role, a job share, or via multiple sessional
appointments of at least 0.2 FTE (4 sessions / 16 hours per
fortnight).
About the
Role
- Lead the
multidisciplinary team to provide specialist general
medicine/Home Hospital services to patients
- Promote
patient safety and quality of care
- Provide
leadership, orientation, training, supervision, and education,
where relevant, for doctors in training, Health Service Medical
Practitioners and other health workers
- In
collaboration with the Medical Director of Community Services
and other Consultants works to achieve national, state and SMHS
performance standards and targets
- Work
within the scope of clinical practice as defined and
recommended by the SMHS Area Medical Credentialing
Committee.
For more information
including selection criteria see attached Job Description
Form.
The SMHS Home Hospital
Service is available at Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group,
Peel Health Campus, and Rockingham Peel Group.
Home Hospital enables
patients to receive hospital‑equivalent care at home, reducing
inpatient admissions while maintaining safe, timely and
person‑centred care.
Our Values guide our work in
every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS
encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people
with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities
are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our
workforce.
Want to know
more? We encourage you to contact Deputy
Director Clinical Services/Medical Director HITH and Community
Services, Gillian Scott at
04034855356.
If you are ready to
partner with us, see the application instructions
below:
Applicants MUST apply online
via MedCareersWA.
Please note: Applicants
must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online.
This email address will be used to communication with applicants.
Emailed applications will not be accepted.
- A copy
of your current CV
- A
statement addressing the selection criteria in no more than 2-3
pages
- The
names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can
attest to your suitability for this role.
These documents should be
complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please
ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application
process as you will be required to answer various questions and
attach your documentation.
If you
experience difficulties while applying online, please contact
MedCareersWA@health.wa.gov.au.
Eligibility
Are you
eligible? To be eligible for appointment, applicants must
have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an
Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and
work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent
appointments).
WA Health
embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of
discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to
growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s
Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality,
Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this
position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to
apply.
WA Health engages staff in
positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require
applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity
checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking
a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be
required to undertake a working with children check (if required
for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask
referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of
ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
South Metropolitan Health
Service will only accept applications that are lodged with the
express permission of the applicant and containing all necessary
information, including personal contact details. We will not accept
unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies and/or
firms, and we will not pay fees to any such organisation unless
arranged with the provider prior to advertising a
vacancy.
This vacancy is
subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check.
For further information please refer to the WWC website at:
https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Whilst this selection
process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may
also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the
health service. In addition to this, should the successful
applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next
most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process.
Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12)
months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment
decision.
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date
will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
