Nslhd - Staff Specialist - Emergency Medicine

An opportunity to be part of the Emergency Department at Royal North Shore Hospital is now available.

**Position Classification**: Staff Specialist
**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Hours Per Week**: Up to 20
- Royal North Shore Hospital Emergency Department is a busy tertiary service seeing over 90,000 adult and paediatric patients annually and serving as a trauma centre and a state-wide burns and spinal referral hospital. The successful applicant will be based in the Emergency Department with the opportunity to participate in a variety of models of clinical care, including short stay and fast track. The role also provides leadership in further developing acute care in the ED, as well as taking part in our extensive teaching and research activities. The Department has one of the largest and most successful Emergency Medicine training programs in NSW._

**COVID-19 Vaccination Compliancy**
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. Please provide proof of booster vaccination if available.

**Purpose of the Position**

Provide clinical management to patients presenting to the Emergency Department including within the Paediatric Emergency Department. Provide clinical leadership, supervision and coordination of medical staff working in the Emergency Department ensuring efficient patient flow within the Emergency Department. Initiate and participate in clinical teaching and research as well as quality initiatives. This care will be provided within the scope of practice endorsed by the NSLHD Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC).

The position will provide clinical consultation services within NSLHD and will contribute to the teaching and training of medical students, graduates and other health care professionals and to research, evaluation and quality improvement activities within the District.

**Selection Criteria**
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants must have Fellowship of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine or recognition as a specialist by the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants expecting to be awarded their Fellowship within 3 months may be considered.
- 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.
- Appropriate experience with clinical, diagnostic and technical skills commensurate with practicing as a Senior Medical Practitioner in Emergency Medicine in a tertiary hospital environment seeing major trauma and paediatrics
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and work within a multidisciplinary team environment including meeting patient flow benchmarks and supervision of multiple junior staff.
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching and published research as relevant to the position.
- Demonstrated commitment to training and supervision of ACEM trainees.
- Demonstrated interest and participation in quality improvement.

Need more information?
1) The requirements of the position can be viewed via the Position Description

3) To view the the Scope of Clinical Practice for this position click here

**Applications Close: 31 July 2020**

**_Please Note: _**_NSW Health does not require or accept the ‘Fit2Work badge’ offered as an option in eCredential._