Nslhd - Staff Specialist - Paediatrics Clinical

Looking for an exciting opportunity in Child Protection Paediatrics? Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN) Service is looking for a skilled Specialist Paediatrician to join our multidisciplinary VAN team as the PARVAN Paediatric Clinical Lead.

**Position Classification**: Staff Specialist

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time

**Hours Per Week**: up to 16

**About the Role**
The successful applicant will join the multidisciplinary VAN team as the PARVAN Staff Specialist Paediatric Clinical Lead. This role provides clinical service delivery and leadership across all forms of paediatric violence, abuse and neglect services within NSLHD. It contributes to the teaching and training of staff in the clinical areas encompassed within PARVAN services in NSLHD.

**Purpose of the Position**

Provide clinical management and treatment of patients under your care in a Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) facility or service. This care will be provided within the scope of practice endorsed by the NSLHD Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee.

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. The position will provide specialised clinical support and advice to Prevention and Response to Violence, Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN) services throughout Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD), specifically in the areas of child sexual assault, child protection and domestic and family violence.

The position of Staff Specialist in the VAN service is part of a multidisciplinary VAN team. The role of this position is to ensure the delivery of high quality medical services to children when there are concerns that a child may have been abused or neglected. The Paediatric PARVAN Clinical lead staff specialist will provide forensic medical assessments for child sexual assault, physical abuse and neglect.

The position will provide clinical and consultative service toward the medical assessment of child sexual assault, physical abuse and neglect cases both in and out of hours. This role will contribute to the teaching and training of staff in the clinical areas encompassed within PARVAN services and provide a consultative and leadership role to the Emergency Physicians, Acute and Community Paediatricians within NSLHD in the area of VAN. The position will further develop research, evaluation and quality improvement activities within the District to ensure the provision of integrated, holistic and client-focused PARVAN services by a capable and confident workforce.

**Selection Criteria**
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants must have Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or recognition as a specialist by the Medical Board of Australia.
- 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
- Demonstrated experience in paediatric clinical work suitable for this position at a specialist level.
- Demonstrated high-level of knowledge and expertise in the areas of domestic violence, child abuse and neglect and child sexual assault including recognised appropriate medical forensic skills/training in sexual assault and abuse.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated research experience and program evaluation.
- Commitment to participate in peer review, quality improvement programs and change management to ensure excellence.
- Demonstrated excellent communication with an ability to consult, influence, negotiate and maintain positive relationships with the community, clinicians, management, staff and senior executives within NSLHD, interagency partners, and other stakeholders.

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

**COVID-19 Vaccination Compliancy**

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a COVID-19 primary vaccination course of two doses which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Employees working in a clinical area or are required to attend clinical areas are considered category A and are required to meet the requirements of the Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statemen