CRVCID 724649
South Metropolitan Health Service
(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.
Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a
783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services
including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer
centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and
neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also
delivers specialised services such as heart and lung
transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.
We are currently seeking
Consultant Anaesthetists to join our Anaesthesia and Pain
Medicine team at Fiona Stanley Hospital.
Permanent or fixed-term (full-time,
part-time, or sessional) opportunities are available. Fixed-term
appointments include the possibility of extension(s) and or
permanency.
About the Role
Lead a multidisciplinary team to
provide specialist anaesthesia and pain medicine services to
patients, whilst promoting high quality patient-centred care.
Provide leadership, orientation, training, supervision and
education, where relevant, for doctors in training, other health
service medical practitioners and other health care workers. In
collaboration with the Medical/Service Co-Director/Head of
Department/ Head of Specialty and other Consultants, works to
achieve national, state and South Metropolitan Health Service
performance standards and targets.
See attached Job Description
Form for more details including selection criteria.
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 Dr John Svendsen,
Deputy Head of Department, Department of
Anaesthesia at john.svendsen@health.wa.gov.au.
If you are ready to partner
with us see the application instructions below:
Your application should
include:
- A copy of your current CV
- A 2-3 page response to the Selection Criteria, ONLY
addressing Essential Criteria 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and Desirable
Criteria 1.
- 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 Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance
during business hours.
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.
