Career Medical Officer

**Employment Type**: Various (Part time/Full time)

**Position Classification**: Career Medical Off Gde 1/2

**Remuneration**: 133834 - 199412

**Hours Per Week**: 38

**Requisition ID**: REQ357500

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Emergency Department at Wollongong Hospital.

**Where you'll be working**

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed base of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong.

**What you'll be doing**

To provide effective emergency care to the patients of the Emergency Department under the indirect supervision of an Emergency specialist. The CMO will participate in a seven-day per week roster which includes evening and night shifts and will provide supervision to junior doctors. The position is based at Wollongong Hospital.

The position of Career Medical Officer (CMO) would suit junior doctors of at least 4 years post graduate experience including significant Emergency Medicine experience with the skill set to be a night shift supervisor although not a registered trainee of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM). Qualified specialists from other training colleges (such RACGP or ACRRM) and Post-graduate qualifications in Emergency Medicine such as the Emergency Medicine Certificate (ACEM) or Emergency Medicine Diploma (ACEM) are highly desirable.

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.**
- 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). At least four years postgraduate experience is required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Participation in after-hours roster commitments and rotations to other emergency departments in the ISLHD if required
- 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: 25th November or sooner depending on number of applicants who apply.