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Visiting Medical Officer
2 weeks ago
**Visiting Medical Officer - Plastic Surgeon**
**(**
**Job Number**:
**023K7**
**)**
**Description**
**Directorate**
Canberra Health Services
**Branch**
Surgery
**Section**
Plastic Surgery
**Role**
Visiting Medical Officer - Plastic Surgeon
**Vacancy Type**
Sessional and Fee for Service VMO Contract
**Duration**
3 years
**Location
The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
**Contact Officer**
Emma Fox
**Closing Date**
(02) 5124 3936
Our
**Vision**: creating exceptional health care together
Our
**Role**: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our
**Values**: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
**ROLE OVERVIEW**:
**Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website**:CHS website**:
The Division of Surgery is responsible for delivering inpatient and outpatient surgical services to the ACT and surrounding region. The Division includes Surgical Bookings and Pre-Admission Clinic, Anaesthesia, Pain Management Unit, Operating Theatres, Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit, Day Surgery Unit and Extended Day Surgery Unit, specialist surgical ward areas, medical and nursing outpatient services, ACT Trauma Service, Intensive Care Unit, Capital Region Retrieval Service and the Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit. These Units are supported by administration support officers.
A Visiting Medical Officer Plastic Surgeon position is available at CHS. The position is based at Canberra Hospital and involves providing regular outpatient services, elective and urgent surgery, and contributing to the on-call roster.
Visiting Medical Officers are engaged as independent contractors. Contracts will be for a 3 year term.
**DUTIES**:
The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the mandatory administrative, governance and training requirements of the Division. Emphasis on recovery focus and person-centred care are essential. As the successful applicant
- Provide specialist general Plastic Surgery services to inpatients and outpatients at Canberra Hospital through managing the diagnosis, treatment, and care plan in alignment with best practice evidence-based care.
- Contribute to the on call/after hours roster, in conjunction with other specialists, at a frequency required to cover the roster throughout the year.
- Actively engage in clinical governance to ensure services are high quality and safe, adhere to the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and participate in/represent the Plastic Surgery service on relevant committees and working groups as required.
- Contribute to and participate in unit management, clinical audit procedures, research, quality improvement activities, policy and procedure development, utilisation reviews and educational activities in the Plastic Surgery Department.
- Utilise digital health and health information systems to enable the provision of safe and timely access to care including ensuring high standards of medical record keeping.
- Contribute to the education and training of the multidisciplinary clinical team and actively participate in the supervision and training of medical staff including interns, resident medical officers, registrars and fellows.
- Develop and maintain productive relationships with other centres, providers, and professionals internal and external to the department and provide high standards of professional advice/opinions in relation to the service.
- Undertake other duties as set out in your contract.
**ABOUT YOU**:
**Behavioural Capabilities**
- Strong organisational skills with a high degree of drive
- Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs
**Position Requirements/Qualifications**:
- Registered or eligible for registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner’s Regulation Agency (AHPRA), in the relevant specialty with no conditions, undertakings or reprimands.
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) or equivalent specialist qualifications.
- Post fellowship microsurgical fellowship at high volume international institute and additional focussed head and neck post fellowship training.
- Hold a current ACT driver’s license.
- You will need to understand how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
- You will need to fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and other related frameworks.
- Have had no substantiated performance or behavioural issues in the last three years, no such matters currently under investigation, and have not been found to display behaviours and/or performance incon
