Emergency Consultant Wallaroo

**Job no**: 893949
**Work type**: Part time
**Location**: Yorke and Mid North
**Categories**: Medical
- **Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Wallaroo**:

- **MD2 | Part Time Contract (0.25 FTE) | Ongoing**:

- **Total Indicative Remuneration Package : $365,798 - $619,945 p.a. **
- _Total Indicative Remuneration (TIRP) includes Award Salary and Attraction & Retention Allowance._

**Are you an experienced Emergency Medicine specialist**
**looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference?**

Wallaroo Hospital is seeking a compassionate, skilled, and dynamic Emergency Consultant to join our dedicated team. We are committed to delivering the highest standard of patient care in our vibrant community, and we need someone who shares this commitment. If you thrive in a fast-paced, multifaceted role and value professional development, we want to hear from you

**Your Role**:
As an Emergency Consultant, you will be at the forefront of providing high-quality emergency care while working with a supportive, collaborative team. Your primary responsibilities will include:

- Providing clinical services of the highest standard.
- Independently managing patients with a high degree of professional judgment.
- Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the clinical floor.
- Responding to MET/Code Blue/Code Black calls.
- Mentoring, training, and guiding junior staff.
- Contributing to teaching and quality assurance initiatives.
- Engaging in health promotion and community education.
- Playing an active role in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.

This is your chance to join a supportive workplace where your skills, leadership, and dedication will make a real impact.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent.
- Specialist qualifications such as FACEM, FACRRM, or FRACGP.
- Registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration (or an equivalent qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award).
- Minimum five years of experience in a medical position in a community health centre, primary care unit, or emergency department.
- Experience in supervising and teaching medical staff (undergraduate/postgraduate).
- Experience managing both medical and surgical emergencies, including leading Advanced Life Support teams.
- Extensive experience with paediatric and adult emergency care.

**About You**:

- Proven high standard of clinical practice in Emergency Medicine with competency in common emergency procedures.
- Strong leadership, motivational, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Effective teamwork and multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Commitment to ongoing professional education.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
- Respect for the rights of patients and their families.

A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders Ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

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This is a part time vacancy, working 18.76 hours per fortnight and remuneration will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.

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

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job ref**:893949**.

**Enquiries**

Sam Burt
Medical Workforce Coordinator
Phone: 8638 4407

**Application Closing Date**

24 February 2025 - 11.55PM

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**Advertised**: 18 Feb 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 24 Feb 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time