Career Medical Officer

**General Medicine Career Medical Officer, Hawkesbury District Hospital**:
**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time or Part Time (03-Feb-2025 up to 2 years)
**Remuneration**: $139,187 - $207,388
**Hours Per Week**: Up to 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM24105

The primary purpose of the Career Medical Officer is the assessment, investigation and initial management of patients admitted to the inpatient ward of Hawkesbury District Hospital, under the direction of the Admitting Specialist.

Decision making and supervision will be at the appropriate level according to the medical officer’s skills, knowledge and experience. The medical officer will be expected to adopt a progressively more autonomous approach to patient management according to their experience, under the guidance of and at the discretion of the appropriate Specialist. All patients managed within the hospitals of the health district are under the direct care of a Specialist medical practitioner. All decisions regarding their care are to be clearly documented and communicated with the specialist responsible for that care.

**What you'll be doing**
- Manage patients in the inpatient wards in an autonomous manner with mínimal supervision from the Specialist.
- Participate in the admission of patients and the formulation of provisional diagnosis and treatment plan in consultation with admitting specialist.
- Conduct regular patient reviews, at a minimum daily and more frequently as clinical required, with records in progress notes to include clinical assessment, new tests or treatment planned, complications or side effects, problem list and discharge plans.

**Essential requirements**
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Demonstrated clinical and procedural competency in:
- Assessment and management of medical, surgical, obstetric, paediatric and mental health patients;
- Venepuncture, venous and arterial cannulations;
- Urinary Catheterisation including suprapubic catheters;
- Lumbar puncture;
- Independent interpretation of diagnostic pathology, radiology and cardiology tests;
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Basic and Advanced life support including airway management of adults and paediatric patients (completion of accredited training in past 2 years).
- Minimum four years postgraduate experience and demonstrated clinical practice as a registered medical practitioner in the last 2 years in a setting appropriate to the needs of the position.
- Valid Working with Children Check, cleared National Police Check.
- To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.

**Selection criteria**
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Minimum four years postgraduate experience and demonstrated clinical practice as a registered medical practitioner in the last 2 years in a setting appropriate to the needs of the position.
- Adept ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services.
- Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development and self-education.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.

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**Applications Close**:29, DECEMBER 2024
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