Career Medical Officer

3 weeks ago

Wollongong, Australia NSW Government -Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Full time

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time until end of August 2024 with possibility of extension.

**Position Classification**: Career Medical Officer

**Remuneration**: $139187 - $168166

**Hours Per Week**: 31.92

**Requisition ID**: REQ464047

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Drug and Alcohol** **Department at Wollongong Hospital.

**Where you'll be working**

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed base of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong.

**What you'll be doing**

The CMO, under the supervision of specialist staff, is an integral part of the multidisciplinary health care team. The Drug & Alcohol CMO will provide supervision to junior doctors and high quality medical services to patients/clients of ISLHD in order to meet their health and wellbeing needs. The CMO will participate in a weekend oncall roster.
The CMO, with supervision and support from the D&A Service Medical Director, will provide medical assessment and access to treatment programs for drug and alcohol dependent people residing in the Illawarra (regional) and Shoalhaven (regional and rural) communities including marginalised drug users who may have co-morbid medical or psychiatric conditions.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

**Please note**: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

**All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to commencement with NSW Health OR provide an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status prior to securing this role. Please also provide proof of booster vaccination, if available.**

**Selection Criteria**:

- MBBS or equivalent, current General Registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Five Years postgraduate experience or greater (CMO Grade 2) or less than five years postgraduate experience (CMO Grade 1). A minimum of four years post graduate experience is required and at least 1 year of this should be in the management of clients in the drug and alcohol setting.
- Demonstrated superior written and verbal communication skills, including interpersonal skills and moderate computer skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, think critically, problem solve and make sound clinical decisions.
- Demonstrated understanding of evidence based practice and contribution to best practice models of care/principles.
- Willingness and ability to participate in after-hours roster commitments
- Current unrestricted NSW Class C Drivers Licence and the willingness to work across multiple sites in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District.

Need more information?

**Applications Close: Wednesday 14 February 2024

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