Staff Specialist, Palliative Care

2 months ago

Prairiewood, Australia HammondCare Full time

Permanent, part-time role - 16 hours a week
- Located at Braeside Hospital - Prairiewood NSW
- HammondCare is a NSW Health affiliated organisation with continuity of entitlements

**About HammondCare**:
HammondCare is a NSW Health Affiliated Health Organisation (AFO) that offers and recognises all NSW Health entitlements.

HammondCare is an independent Christian charity specialising in palliative care, rehabilitation, older persons' mental health, dementia and aged care. Our passion is improving quality of life for people in need. Through our network of sub-acute services HammondCare provides rehabilitation, palliative and supportive care, pain management, mental health care for older people, community care and other vital support services.

With compassion and expertise our multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals tailor best-in-class specialised care to patients’ individual needs, supported by the latest research and best practice. Regarded nationally and internationally as one of Australia’s most innovative health and aged care providers, HammondCare offers hospital care, residential care and community services.

HammondCare’s sub-acute health services are located within Sydney at the following locations:

- Braeside Hospital (South-West Sydney),
- Greenwich Hospital (Lower-North Shore),
- Neringah Hospital (Northern Suburbs), and
- Mona Vale Community Palliative Care services (Northern Beaches)

HammondCare has been able to develop innovative, flexible care models designed to serve people with complex health or aged care needs, regardless of their circumstances. HammondCare works to provide its staff with support, career development opportunities, education, responsibility and recognition, work/life balance, and satisfying roles.

**Summary of Role**:
The role of Staff Specialist Palliative Medicine works within the HammondCare Mission in Action to ensure that the Braeside Hospital Palliative Care service provides safe, evidence-based quality care.

This is a permanent 0.4 FTE community position based at Braeside Hospital, in addition to being on a rotating on-call roster for South West Sydney LHD.

**The essence of this role**:

- Provide demonstrably high-quality specialist Palliative Care services
- To maintain personal professional competence in Palliative Care
- To work within healthcare teams and with other senior medical staff in a cooperative and collegiate way, evidencing the Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action of HammondCare
- Undertake teaching of medical students and trainee doctors, and undertake research in Palliative Care as opportunities present

**Selection Criteria**:
Please briefly address each criterion individually in a cover letter - bullet points or short paragraphs are OK
- Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare’s Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action
- Registered (or registrable) as a Specialist Medical Practitioner in Palliative Medicine with Australia (AHPRA)
- FRACP or FAChPM or equivalent Consultant qualification
- Credentialed experience in multidisciplinary specialist practice in inpatient, consultative, clinic and community settings
- Demonstrated strong and effective communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team
- Organisational ability, both personal organisation and ability to supervise
- Willingness to participate in teaching and research projects
- Current Driver’s Licence
- Research Qualification (desirable)

Additional Information to be provided with Application (information treated in the strictest confidence)
- Do you have any medical condition/illness, which would prevent or hinder you from performing the work you have applied for? If “YES”, please give details (including dates)
- Were you born in Australia? If “NO”, please give details of your citizenship, permanent residency or working visa (include copy of relevant documentation)
- HammondCare recommends that workers continue to be made aware of the recommendations with regards to immunisation against Hepatitis B and Influenza as advised by the Department of Health. Although not compulsory, it is recommended that all workers know their vaccination and immunity (serology) status.
- All short-listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to staff screening, a criminal record and immunisation checks._

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