Career Medical Officer

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various
**Remuneration**: $**139,187.00** - $**207,388.00**
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM21632

**An Exciting opportunity exists to join the geriatric medicine team at ISLHD**

**Where you'll be working**

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed base of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.
Wollongong is located an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong.

The Bulli Aged Care Centre of Excellence opened in August 2020 and is an innovative collaboration between ISLHD and the Illawarra Retirement Trust. The new $50.4 million Centre of Excellence has been specifically tailored to meet the requirements of the local population. The project included the construction of a new facility opposite the existing Bulli Hospital, to transform the site into a centre of excellence focussed on geriatric medicine. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Bulli.

Bulli Hospital works closely with the Aged Care Specialist team at Wollongong Hospital to ensure a safe and timely transfer of patients who have completed an acute episode of care and require additional assessment, Sub-Acute medical management and planning for ongoing care needs. Bulli Hospital also provides outpatient Geriatric Services via the Geriatric Outpatient Therapy unit. This service is supported by a Geriatrician, Advanced Trainee in Aged Care, specialist nursing staff and Allied Health. The outpatient unit houses a therapy area and assessment area for patient appointments.

**What you'll be doing**

The Career Medical Officer (CMO) is an integral part of the multidisciplinary health care team and will take a leadership role, providing high level support to the Aged Care Service medical team. The role entails ensuring the Delirium and Dementia Care Standards as well as Falls and Osteoporosis Standards are met. The position involves monitoring the safety and quality of the Aged Care service with engagement in auditing and participation in quality improvement activities and forward planning of Aged Care Services. Improving hand hygiene amongst medical staff is a priority quality project for this position.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases (nsw.gov.au) before employment can commence.

Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Five Years postgraduate experience or greater (CMO Grade 2) or less than five years postgraduate experience (CMO Grade 1). A minimum of four years post graduate experience is required.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary clinical care team.
- Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to self-education.
- Demonstrated good organisational, time management skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
- Have an understanding of patient flow and activity based funding.

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**Applications Close**:11, October 2024