Consultant - Physician - Gastroenterology

Salary: MP Year 1-9 $ $859.19 per session (inclusive of base salary and applicable allowances)

Location: Rockingham

Unit/Division: Peel And Rockingham Kwinana Health Service > Rockingham General Hospital

Work Type: Fixed Term - Part Time, Permanent - Part Time, Seasonal

We are currently seeking Gastroenterology Consultant Physicians to join our team at Rockingham Hospital's Surgical and Specialist Care Division.

This is a recruitment pool for sessional, permanent or fixed term appointments, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.

As a Gastroenterology Consultant Physician, you will:

• Lead the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist gastroenterology services to patients
• Promote patient safety and quality of care
• Provide leadership, orientation, training, supervision and education, where relevant, for Doctors in Training (DiT's), health service medical practitioners and other health workers
• In collaboration with the Head of Department and other Consultants, work to achieve national, state and South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) performance standards and targets
• Work within the scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the SMHS Area Medical Credentialing Committee.

For the selection criteria and full position details, please see the attached Job Description Form.

Rockingham Peel Group is part of the SMHS, one of the fastest growing health services in Western Australia and comprises two hospital campuses, Rockingham General Hospital and Murray District Hospital, in addition to community and mental health services across Peel, Rockingham and Kwinana.

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.

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 for communication with applicants. Emailed applications will not be accepted.)

Your application should include:

• A copy of your current CV
• A statement addressing the selection criteria
• 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.

Are you eligible? To be eligible for a permanent appointment to the Western Australian public sector is essential that you are an Australian citizen or have permanent residency status in Australia. To be eligible for a fixed term appointment you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia for the period of the contract.

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 criminal records screening and integrity checking 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.
• Suitable candidates to this recruitment process may also be accessed/offered employment by other employers within the WA Health system.
• Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur.
• The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for applications and will assess on a regular basis.
• Appointments may be made from this pool until 30/09/2025.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm (AWST) on the closing date will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.