Consultant Anaesthestist

4 months ago


Adelaide CBD, Australia SA Government -SA HEALTH Full time

**SA Health**

**Job reference**: 822576

**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE

**Job status**: Ongoing

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Central Adelaide Local Health Network - The Royal Adelaide Hospital**:

- **Total Indicative Remuneration Salary MD-2 $488,660 - $636,983 p.a.**:

- **Permanent full-time and part-time positions**

An excellent opportunity has become available for a passionate and highly driven Anaesthetic Consultant to join a dedicated and progressive team at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The successful applicant will be involved in the provision of general anaesthesia services.

The most advanced hospital in Australia, the RAH is the cornerstone of the reformed SA Health system - harnessing the latest in architectural design in order to create a state-of-the-art health environment for patient and positive working environments for staff. The core focus of this role is to provide clinical services to the highest possible standard to patients, by individual performance and by clinical leadership and contribution to a multidisciplinary approach to the delivery of patient care. You will be actively involved in the teaching of trainee medical officers, interns and medical students, and where appropriate nursing and allied health. Furthermore, you will participate in clinical audit and quality, safety and clinical risk management activities, as well as research and continuous medical education activities.

**Qualifications**

You must hold appropriate Specialist Qualifications for Consultant and be registrable as a Specialist with the Medical Board of Australia. In addition, you will be a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists or equivalent. Bringing demonstrated clinical excellence in the speciality of Anaesthesia, you will have sound knowledge of appropriate clinical standards, policies, protocols and procedures to ensure acceptable practices. With a strong commitment to personal and professional development, you will have proven experience in clinical teaching and quality improvement activities. Flexible and able to work as part of a team, you will possess good communication and interpersonal skills that enable you to liaise effectively with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

**Benefits of Working at CALHN**
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, and a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Central Adelaide Local Health Network.
- Salary packaging: Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
- Diversity and inclusion: CALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
- Flexible working arrangements: Voluntary flexible working provisions have been introduced to enable CALHN employees to better balance work, personal life and family commitments.
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites

**About CALHN**

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

Each day presents our nearly 15,000 employees with an opportunity to perform at their best, not because they are expected to, but because they want to as they work together to achieve our strategic ambitions. Together we’re committed to delivering the very best in care for the community in line with our organisation’s values.

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan area.

Our Statewide clinical services include BreastScreen SA, SA Pathology, SA Medical Imaging and SA Pharmacy. Community health services include SA Dental (including School Dental Services), SA Prison Health and Donate Life SA.

**Application Information**:
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role._ _

In addition to the annual salary package, we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.

COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement under the Public Health Act 2011 (Healthcare Setting Workers Vaccination) (COVID-19) to work in SA Health/health care.

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