Staff Specialist

4 weeks ago

Mawson Lakes, South Australia SA Health Full time

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking skilled medical professionals to join the Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Division. This is an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of older adults during times of crisis and vulnerability.

The Older Person's Emergency Referral and Assessment (OPERA) Service is a multi-disciplinary service designed to improve access to comprehensive assessment and care planning for older or frail people in the North. OPERA will improve access and flow through the emergency department and hospital system via ED avoidance for in-scope patients and reducing the number of patients admitted to in-hospital beds from RACF and patients aged > 65 years or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders > 50 years.

As a Staff Specialist in this role, you will play a pivotal part in providing comprehensive medical assessments and coordinating care for older patients presenting to the emergency department. Your expertise will be invaluable in identifying and addressing complex health issues, ensuring seamless transitions to appropriate care settings, and promoting optimal functional outcomes.

In this multidisciplinary environment, you will collaborate closely with a diverse team of healthcare professionals, including geriatricians, nurses, allied health practitioners, and social workers. Together, you will navigate the intricate challenges of caring for older adults, leveraging your clinical acumen and empathy to deliver person-centred care.

Travel will be required to service patients eligible for NALHN Geriatric Services in the community, residential aged care facilities and hospitals.

To be eligible for this position, you must hold a Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent. Appropriate Specialist Qualifications and registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration; or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award.

About You:

Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic medical professional looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams and a genuine passion for improving the quality of life for older adults and their caregivers is essential in this role.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

Adelaide is a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes, earning a delightful nod from the Wall Street Journal as being possibly the coolest city in Australia. Ranked one of the worlds 'Most Liveable Cities', Adelaide is a culinary playground with a delicious mix of fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour down under cycling, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN 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.

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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s):

DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (e.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 881897

Enquiries:

Office of Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care

Phone: (08) 7321 4232

Application Closing Date:

1 November 2024 – 11.55PM

Role Description:

Refer to the SA Health Career Website – for further information.

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