Emergency Medical Specialist

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
Recruitment is underway for Emergency Physicians to operate a brand new Short Stay Unit with capacity for 24 beds

As a major public hospital servicing the community of the West, we have an exciting growth strategy which will lay the foundation for future growth. Our purpose-built Short Stay Unit is the first stage in our expanding Emergency Department with plans to complete a new two-storey facility by 2027.

The Werribee Mercy Hospital, Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit provides care to over 50,000 patients annually. Our community is culturally diverse with one in two families, include a member born overseas.

You will be working alongside different specialties in multiple departments to provide the best outcome for patients.

Our services include:

- Intensive Care Unit
- Special Care Nursery
- Perioperative Services
- Paediatric Unit
- Medical / Surgical Units
- Obstetric Services
- Mental Health Services (including Mother Baby Unit)
- Hospital In the Home Program

Joining our team, you will:

- Gain opportunity for teaching junior doctors and medical students.
- Highly Competitive salary and working conditions
- Salary packaging options - pay less tax, take home more pay
- Assistance with Australian work visas (where applicable)
- Opportunity for conjoint position with the University of Notre Dame.

**ABOUT YOU**:

- General and Specialist Registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA_)._
- Fellowship of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine or equivalent
- Demonstrated commitment to exceptional service and clinical excellence.
- High level of communication skills.
- Willingness to practice demonstrating the Mercy core values.
- Engagement with all key stakeholders to ensure the best clinical outcome and experience for patients and their families.
- Be a driver for innovation and change.
- Be a professional role model cultivating a team environment.
- Demonstrate work flexibility within the Public Emergency Health Services system
- Prior experience working in the Public Emergency Health Services system will be of benefit.

**ABOUT US**:
Werribee Mercy Hospital is a General Public Hospital located in the rapidly growing Western suburbs of Melbourne. Our services include surgical, medical, maternity, newborn, paediatrics, renal dialysis, emergency, mental health, rehabilitation, aged and palliative care. The hospital has undergone significant service expansion including Hospital in the Home/Hospital Care at Home programs, a new intensive care unit, additional operating theatres and the opening of two new wards, taking the total number of beds to 298. Join us now and be part of our team as we expand to serve our community.

Werribee Mercy Hospital is a perfectly positioned hospital with easy access on and off the M1 Princes Freeway 30 minutes from Melbourne CBD and 45 minutes from Geelong and the gateway to the surf coast. We are walking distance to Hoppers Crossing train station, café and shops, and is co-located adjacent to a privately operated childcare facility that delivers childcare to pre-school age children.

Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:
Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).

If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**CONTACT DETAILS**:

- Dr Jamie Roberts, Acting Director of Emergency Services
- Phone: 03 8754 3342
- Thomas Chan - Clinical Services Director, Medical, Subacute and Palliative Care Services
- 8754 3206 or O405 142 783