Career Medical Officer

**General Medicine Career Medical Officer, Blue Mountains Hospital**:
**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time or Part Time (03-Feb-2025 up to 2 years)
**Remuneration**: $139,187 - $207,388
**Hours Per Week**: Up to 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM23651

The Career Medical Officer General Medicine is responsible for the assessment, investigation and initial management of the patients presenting to the Emergency Department, Blue Mountains Hospital and admitted to the inpatient ward. This is under the supervision of the Emergency Physician on duty and VMO Physician on call. It also serves to support completion of the Certificate and Diploma of Emergency Medicine through the ACEM.

**What you'll be doing**
- Assessing and investigating the initial management of patients presenting to the Emergency Department and managing inpatients with supervision from the Senior ED Doctors and VMO on call.
- Coordinating with surgical, nursing and other disciplines to ensure optimal care including diagnostic tests and consultations.
- Participating in 24/7 rotating roster of days, evenings, nights and weekends.

**Where you'll be working**
- Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital is located between Leura and Katoomba. It is an acute hospital with inpatient and outpatient services.
- The hospital provides Emergency Services 24 hours a day and provides a range of general inpatient services including Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, General Medicine & Surgery, Rehabilitation, Geriatrics and Palliative Care.

For more detail about this role including training, education and research opportunities and employee benefits please download the General Medicine Career Medical Officer Information Sheet.

**Essential requirements**
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Demonstrated clinical practice as a registered medical practitioner in the last 2 years in a setting appropriate to the needs of the position.
- Minimum three years postgraduate experience including 6 months minimum general medicine experience in an Australian hospital in the last 2 years.
- Valid Working with Children Check, cleared National Police Check.
- To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.

**Selection criteria**
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Minimum three years postgraduate experience including 6 months minimum general medicine experience in an Australian hospital in the last 2 years.
- Adept ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services.
- Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development and self-education.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.

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**Applications Close: 22-Oct-2024**

**JMO Careers in NBMLHD**
To learn more about working for Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District visit our Junior Medical Officer Careers page.

NBMLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.