Permanent Up to 0.7fte Staff Specialist

**Permanent Up to 0.7FTE Staff Specialist**

**Infectious Diseases**

**Westmead Hospital**

Applications must be received by 5pm on the advertising closing date.

**APPLICATIONS CLOSE 28 JANUARY 2025**

The Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology is based at the Westmead campus, Western Sydney Local Health District and Western Clinical School, University of Sydney. It incorporates comprehensive Research, Clinical and Laboratory Service and Teaching components of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. It hosts the NSW Specialist Service for High Consequence Infectious Diseases, incorporating the NSW Biocontainment Centre. Other clinical services include inpatient, outpatient and consultative services and management of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control/hospital epidemiology in the Western Sydney Local Health District, together with HIV and sexual health services across the Local Health District. Active research is undertaken in basic and applied science in the following areas: infections in immunosuppressed haematology patients and the critically ill, clinical epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, mycology, virology, health informatics, HIV medicine, vaccine preventable diseases, emerging infections and infections of public health importance.

The Department of Infectious Diseases is closely affiliated with the Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services (CIDMLS) of New South Wales Health Pathology - Westmead, which incorporates a large diagnostic service and public health microbiology reference laboratories as well as the CIDM Public Health communicable diseases/microbiology research and development program.

Facility-based services in Infectious Diseases are maintained at Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals, with the Director of Infectious Diseases based at Westmead Hospital acting in partnership with the Head of Department of Infectious Disease Services at Blacktown Mount Druitt Hospital.

**Selection Criteria**:

- Possess or be eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent as provided for in the Staff Specialists (State) Award.
- Must have Australian Citizenship or Permanent Australian Residency.
- Evidence of additional qualifications, skills and/or experience required for the practice of Infectious Diseases medicine.
- Demonstrated skills and attitudes appropriate for practice as a Senior Medical /Dental Practitioner including:

- Proven ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues.
- Excellent organisational, supervision and collaboration skills with demonstrated ability to build respectful relationships.
- Maintaining and developing knowledge, skills and professional performance to the level required for contemporary practice.
- o Experience and involvement in quality assurance activities and translation of research into practice to improve patient safety and quality.
- Familiarity with research concepts and commitment to support basic, applied or clinical research within the Department.
- Experience in Clinical Microbiology
- Demonstrated ability to manage time and resources efficiently and contributing to the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care system.
- Demonstrated aptitude for clinical leadership which is evidenced by:

- Systems thinking and risk-taking aptitude.
- commitment to self -care and personal development.
- Capacity to maintain personal integrity, tolerate stress and demonstrate resilience.
- Commitment to building relationships, leading, and developing others.
- o Results and outcome focused
- Commitment to good governance, achieving results and managing risks.
- Demonstrated commitment to Education, Training and Research, as applicable to the position.

Salary and conditions are in accordance with the Staff Specialists (State) Award.

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The Position Description can be located via e-credential, please refer to the link below.

Applications must be received by 5pm on the advertising closing date.

**APPLICATIONS CLOSE 28 JANUARY 2025**

**CONTACT**

**Name**:Dr Matthew O’Sullivan

**Phone**: (02) 8890 6255

**Name**: Livia Janovics

**Phone**: 0418 863 364