Career Medical Officer

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various
**Remuneration**:
- **Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM23725
**What you'll be doing**

Provide primary medical care to patients presenting to the Hospital, including assessment, investigation, treatment and referral for ongoing admission/transfer or retrieval. In accepting this position you agree to support NSW Public Sector values of cultural diversity, equity and ethical practice, and a healthy, safe and fair workplace and by addressing these core values in training courses and the induction process.

The Career Medical Officer position is provided for 12 months at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.

**Where you'll be working**

The Wagga Wagga Health Service has undergone a $431 million redevelopment. It was delivered in three stages and completed in 2021. The health campus includes:

- a 325 bed referral hospital called Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. Opened in 2017, it supports over 40,000 emergency presentations, 1,100 births and approximately 11,000 operations each year.
- a 24 hour Emergency Department equipped with telehealth cameras to connect the team in Wagga Wagga with other specialists or GPs across the state through the Critical Care Advisory Service, ensuring you get the care you need.
- a purpose-built Health Services Hub which opened in 2021. The new facility, linked to the Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, offers a range of important services from a single site. The multi-storey building accommodates acute aged care inpatient beds, rehabilitation inpatient beds, an older person's mental inpatient unit, Hospital in the Home, expanded renal dialysis unit, expanded oral (dental) service, 60 clinic rooms and treatment spaces for allied health, outpatient, and community health services. There is also a Staff Hub and 30 staff meeting rooms of varying sizes with an electronic booking system and the latest presentation technology; a new lecture theatre and two nearby conference rooms, new clinical education and training spaces, including a simulation room and skills area and facilities for virtual training; a library, a dedicated Aboriginal meeting room and cultural courtyard; cafe; new multi-faith space; and facilties for corporate volunteers. There is also secure parking for fleet vehicles under the Health Services Hub.
- a specialised Mental Health Unit, which opened in 2013, to provide a large modern and comfortable facility. Community mental health services are co-located on the campus in the new Health Services Hub.

Wagga Wagga Health Service provides services including critical care, medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric, and rehabilitation care. We also provide mental health and community health services. We work with a team of specialists which include cardiovascular, gastroenterology, renal medicine, obstetrics, orthopaedics, psychiatry and paediatrics. There is also the provision of a full range of allied health and support services such as oral health, physiotheraphy, occupational therapy, sexual health and violence prevention and response services.

**Location**

Wagga Wagga is the largest regional city in NSW with an urban population of over 60,000 residents, nestled on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River.

Wagga Wagga offers a myriad of activities to enjoy, including a wonderful selection of restaurants, cafes, markets and wineries, galleries and museums. It has terrific gardens and recreational areas and caters to both the cultural and sporting enthusiasts.

There are extensive education options from early childhood through to tertiary; including public and private primary and secondary schools, the TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, Charles Sturt University, The University of NSW Rural Clinical School, and The University of Notre Dame - Rural clinical School.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia
- At least three (3) years public hospital experience with a specific interest in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and rural health. Applicants to have DRANZCOG certificate or completing their DRANZCOG training
- Competence in performing adult and paediatric basic/advanced life support as part of a rural multi-disciplinary team, knowledge of procedures required for stabilisation of patient prior to retrieval
- Knowledge of contemporary clinical management and modern approaches in assessment and management of the broad range of general medical practice conditions
- Demonstrate an interest in and /or commitment to adapting new models of care, an understanding of the systematic processes in the provision of health care understanding of change management processes
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing medical education to develop and consolidate personal skills and competencies for enhancement of professional capacity
- Demonstrated commitment to behaviours which align to the NSW Health CORE values and MLHD Values, goals and strategies

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