Nnswlhd Staff Specialist Emergency Retrieval Medicine

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**: Staff Specialist
**Remuneration**: $262,376 - $323,777 per annum full time equivalent depending on experience
**Hours Per Week**: 10
**Requisition ID**: REQ556125

**What you'll be doing**

Providing contemporary comprehensive Specialist Emergency Retrieval Medicine services at Lismore Base Hospital and across the district.

Providing clinical leadership, participate in quality improvement activities and provide training and education to clinicians across multiple disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice.

**Why you should consider applying**

We can offer you:

- Diverse career pathways
- Professional and personal development
- Help with further study and education
- Flexible and supportive work environment
- Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
- Challenging, inspiring and rewarding roles, and
- The opportunity to make a difference

As a **Staff Specialist** you may benefit from:

- Potential tax savings by salary packaging living expenses, vehicle leasing, meal entertainment and relocation costs

**Where you'll be working**

**Lismore Base Hospital** is a regional referral, Level 5 base hospital providing a wide range of health services to residents in Northern NSW. These services include a state-of-the-art Operating Theatre Suite, Intensive Care/Cardiac Care Unit, General Medical and Surgical Wards, Womens Care Unit, Paediatric Unit, Renal Unit, Emergency Department, Medical Imaging department and Cardiac Catheter Laboratory. Mental Health Inpatient Units, the North Coast Cancer Institute, Pathology, Pain Management Clinic, and Specialist Outpatient Clinics are also located on the Lismore Base Hospital campus. Lismore Base Hospital multi-million-dollar redevelopment has recently been completed. For more information see **Lismore Base Hospital Redevelopment.**

Lismore Hospital is located in an area also known as the Rainbow Region, this area is blessed with stunning waterfalls, fertile farming land, artistic villages and relaxed seaside communities. Close to the Ballina & Byron Shires which include some of Australia’s most famous surf breaks and holiday destinations, while the hinterland is rich with vibrant communities and mouth-watering local produce. Whether you’re looking for a relaxing tree-change, a family destination or an adventure, the Richmond Region has something to suit every lifestyle. Our staff live and work in some of Australia’s most sought-after destinations, where work/life balance is not a buzzword, it’s a reality

Visit **Northern NSW Local Health District** for more information on living and working in this area.

**Northern NSW Local Health District embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.**

A current valid NSW Working with Children Check is a requirement of this position. Visit NSW Government - Office of the Children’s Guardian for more information.

**Selection Criteria**
- Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist Emergency Physician or Critical Care Specialist, and/or specialist international medical graduate pathways and eligible to be assessed by the College as substantially comparable
- Must meet the following physical requirements with regard to weight limitation: Weight and Winch Limitation - The weight restriction for a Retrieval Medical Officer is 105kg in flight suit and boots, including what would usually be carried in pockets
- Demonstrated recent clinical experience in Emergency Retrieval Medicine at the role delineation of the service
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team
- Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement
- Availability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time

Need more information?

**Applications Close: 12 March 2025**

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