Internal Locum Emergency Physician

Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Job description:

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Adult Emergency Physicians (FACEMs) to join the Northern Hospital Emergency Department.

About Northern Health:

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About the Role:

The Emergency Medicine Physician provides high quality Emergency Care to patients presenting to the Northern Hospital Emergency Department (ED). They will be involved with the supervision and training of Junior Medical Officers (JMOs) working in the Emergency Department and work with multidisciplinary teams both on the ED floor and with the inpatient teams to deliver the best possible care for our patients.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience and a good working knowledge of the day-to-day functioning of an Australian Emergency Department including departmental flow and hospital access
• A proven ability to work safely in an Emergency Department setting with demonstrated safe clinical decision making and technical proficiency in accordance to the NSQHS standards and ACEM requirements
• Demonstrated leadership and innovative problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills across all levels of staff and patients, with a focus on diversity and inclusivity to reflect the communities that we serve

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact: Dr Daniel Crompton, Director of Emergency Medicine via or Dr Heng Cheok, Deputy Director of Workforce and Education ).

Alternatively, you can contact our ED Administration Coordinator Stephanie Talevski ) Please ensure you have your CV and cover letter included, and you will receive instructions on how to apply via our Success Factors.