Emergency Medicine Visiting Medical Officer Zero

Emergency Medicine | Visiting Medical Officer | Zero Hours Reliever | District wide | REQ538571

**Are you looking for a sea change? Are you interested in developing Emergency Services across our LHD? Here is the opportunity to work in a Major Tertiary referral hospital and/or regional emergency department. All of this while living next to the beach, without having the hustle and bustle of the big city.**

VMO zero hour reliever positions available at Wollongong Hospital, Shell Harbour and Shoalhaven Hospitals for passionate and motivated individuals to pursue a career in Emergency Medicine.

Our District Emergency Departments see a combined total of nearly 150,000 patients per year. We have access to most specialities within our region, including general, trauma and sub-specialty surgery, general and sub-specialty medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology and mental health.

The ISLHD Emergency Departments are accredited by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) for ED training with Wollongong Hospital as a major centre for training since 2022.

ISLHD runs a successful Registrar teaching program with a dedicated education team that consistently achieves Fellowship examination success. ISLHD EDs are served by the ISHEC- Simulation centre and provide a Special Skills Term in Simulation Medicine training for ED trainees. It is also has an Ultrasound Special Skills Term for ED trainees. Further opportunities for teaching includes medical students from the local University of Wollongong Graduate School of Medicine through to the ACEM Emergency Medicine Certificate and Diploma. We also offer simulation, research and service development opportunities via these resources.

**You will be rewarded with a sense of purpose and the feeling of “what you do matters”**

**Often challenged, rarely flustered, always supportive**
- Specialist registration or eligible for specialist registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM) and/or equivalent specialist recognition.
- Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position.
- Proven capacity and/or experience in the provision of effective high quality services, demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality improvement activities relevant to the specialty.
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching with experience in teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students and other staff of the hospital.
- Demonstrate the skills and attitudes appropriate as a Senior Medical Practitioner including modelling a high standard of professional behaviour to junior medical staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites.
- Demonstrated experience in and commitment to research relevant to the role and needs of the Department.

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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.

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. Criminal record checks will be undertaken on successful applicants.

**Applications close**:Monday 13 January 2025