Quinquennial Visiting Medical Officer

**Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals**

**Quinquennial Visiting Medical Officer (9 positions)**

**Department of Emergency**

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Applications are invited from suitably qualified medical practitioners (FACEM VMOs) to work in Western Sydney Local Health District. The position includes clinical responsibilities across Blacktown and Mount Druitt Emergency Departments. Successful applicants will provide clinical services within the Emergency Department at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals.

The Emergency Department at Blacktown Hospital offers emergency care for patients of all ages, 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The main purpose of the Department is the provision of initial assessment, sorting and initiation of management for patients presenting to the Department. Other departments or the patient’s family doctor can provide more appropriate ongoing care.

The Emergency Department is a level 5 department, (with the hospital being a Level 2 trauma unit) providing treatment of major and minor trauma cases and medical emergencies. It provides a service that ensures the timely, skilled and appropriate management of all patients. Approximately 60 000 patients attend the department each year (more than 170 patients per day). The number of admissions to inpatient beds averages 50 per day.

The Emergency Department also provides a focus for teaching and research into the acute emergency care of patients and the health and wellbeing of the community.

Mount Druitt Emergency Department is classified as level 4 Emergency Department (NSW Health, 2017). Approximately 42 000 patients attend Mount Druitt ED each year. As a level 4 ED, Mount Druitt can manage a full range of emergency presentations and can transfer critically ill patients via retrieval services. To ensure that the department can manage the range presentations staff are specially trained with formal education programs for nursing and medical staff.

Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals (BMDH) operate as a single hospital across two campuses. Clinical services at Mount Druitt campus include a 24-hour emergency service, medical assessment unit, Paediatrics, planned surgery, rehabilitation and palliative care unit. Ambulatory care services provided on site at Mount Druitt include Aboriginal health, oral health, community dialysis center, and drug health.

Applicants expecting to be awarded their Fellowship within three, may be considered. If successful, the applicant may not be subsequently eligible to commence their appointment until after the relevant qualifications and requirements are formally completed.

**Essential Requirements for Appointment**

1. Possess or be eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia and Fellowship of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine or equivalent as provided for in the Health Insurance Act 1997. Must have Australian Citizenship or Permanent Australian Residency.

2. Sound clinical knowledge in Emergency Medicine demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position, including a keen clinical interest in paediatric and geriatric emergency medicine.

3. Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE values of our organisation: Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders: colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers and those that care for them.

4. Knowledge of / experience in the challenges and complexities of both Blacktown and specifically Mount Druitt campuses.

5. Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to lead and work within a multidisciplinary team environment including meeting KPIs and benchmarks whilst maintaining quality care delivery and supervision and teaching of junior staff.

6. Demonstrated commitment to teaching, training and supervision of all levels of doctors.

7. Demonstrated knowledge of and interest in Quality Improvement and Research.

Conditions of appointment are in accordance with the Health Services Act 1997 and Public Hospitals (Visiting Medical Officers Sessional Contracts) Determination 2014.

**Selection Criteria**

**Please outline how you satisfy the selection criteria listed below. In addressing the selection criteria, include any relevant skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience**:
1. Qualifications and credentials required for core scope of practice in the specialty.

2. Evidence of additional qualifications, skills and/or experience required for specific scope of practice for the specialty.

3. Demonstrated skills and attitudes appropriate for practice as a Senior Medical Practitioner including:

- Proven ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues.
- Excellent organisat