Career Medical Officer

5 days ago

Shellharbour, Australia Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Full time

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time

**Position Classification**: Career Medical Officer Grade1/2

**Remuneration**: $133,834 - $199,412

**Hours Per Week**: 38

**Requisition ID**: CAM16467
An exciting opportunity exists to join the Emergency Department at Shellharbour Hospital with an opportunity to rotate to Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital or Wollongong Hopital Emergency Departments.

Shellharbour Hospital is a 197 bed, acute facility providing a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services. The inpatient services include aged care, medical, surgical, mental health and acute medical assessment inpatient beds, plus a day surgery unit. The hospital also provides emergency services, elective surgical services, general medical, antenatal and primary family health care, satellite renal dialysis, as well as adolescent and adult mental health services.
Shellharbour is located on the picturesque South Coast of NSW, located over an hour’s drive south of Sydney, and has a rapidly growing population. Surrounded by pristine beaches, renowned fishing/diving spots and rolling hills in the countryside, Shellharbour is rapidly growing with many family friendly attractions. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Shellharbour.

**What you'll be doing**

The Career Medical Officer (CMO) is an integral part of the multidisciplinary health care team. The CMO will provide supervision to junior doctors and high quality medical services to patients of ISLHD under the supervision of specialist staff. The CMO will participate in a rotating roster of days, evenings, nights and weekends and will have the opportunity to work at various hospitals across ISLHD.

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.
- All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to commencement with NSW Health OR provide an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status prior to securing this role. Please also provide proof of booster vaccination, if available._

**Selection Criteria**
- 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)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Participation in after-hours roster commitments and rotations to other emergency departments in the ISLHD
- Sufficient skills knowledge and experience to practice as a safe and competent Emergency CMO.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and to coordinate services across multiple providers
- Good leadership and teamwork skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills

Need more information?

**Applications Close: 20.11.22

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