Principal House Officer

We are Metro South Health
We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.
We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.
We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.
Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About the Role
The following position reports to the Clinical Director of Medical Oncology
Fulfil the accountabilities and responsibilities of this role in accordance with Metro South's purpose and objectives, as outlined below.
**Staffing and budget responsibilities**:
To facilitate budget and compliance by the efficient and effective use of resources.
The following positions report to the Principal House Officer/Registrar: Junior House Officer and Senior House Officer.
Ensure patients and other staff are treated fairly and with mutual respect and understanding, regardless of cultural, religious, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.
Lead and manage staff by fostering and committing to patient safety and quality in the delivery of health care by maintaining and evaluating safety and quality practices and initiatives.
To provide ethical decision making in the achievement of organisational goals provide inpatient outpatient care by assessing patients, determining and instigating appropriate investigation
Establish management plan for patients in consultation with the consultant
Where appropriate, ensure discharge planning commences early in the process of care
Communicate assessment findings, proposed management plans and alternatives to patient and carers and seek consent.
Gather input from appropriate multidisciplinary team for patient's ongoing clinical care.
Continually monitor and review patient progress and adjust the management plan when necessary and ensure appropriate and timely communication with other health care providers and carers to ensure ongoing patient care post hospital stay.
Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.