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 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.
Peel Health Campus is
seeking a dedicated Consultant General Medicine Physician
to join our team.
This is a full-time, fixed-term
twelve (12) month appointment,
with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.
In this role, you
will:
- Lead the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist
internal medicine services to patients.
- Promote and maintain high standards of 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 Head of Department and other
Consultants, work 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.
Peel Health Campus
is a general hospital located in the City of Mandurah, 75 km south
of Perth on the doorstep of the south-west, known for its stunning
beaches, internationally significant wetlands,and some of
Australia’s most spectacular waterways for boating, fishing and
wildlife. It originally opened in 1988 as the 32-bed Mandurah
District Hospital, and now operates with 206 licenced beds, bays
and treatment areas.
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 Elisabetta
Puglisi at elisabetta.puglisi@health.wa.gov.au.
If you are ready to partner
with us see the application instructions below and apply through
MedCareersWA here.
Your application should
include:
- A copy of your current CV
- A statement addressing Essential Selection Criteria 1, 2,
4, 5, 6 and 7 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.
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.
