Consultant - Endoscopy And Gastroenterology

**JOB DETAILS**:
This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals and be part of a world-class, dynamic, and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

**About the Role**
To assist and compliment the Directors of Medicine and Surgery in providing clinical direction and management in the provision of endoscopic and associated gastroenterology services to patients and clinically manage, on a day-to-day basis, the associated multidisciplinary patient care team to ensure the provision of appropriate patient care. In addition, provide training, education and supervision to junior medical staff and other health care members.
- _Permanent Part time (48 hours per fn) (hours negotiable)_
- _TOTAL REMUNERATION up to
- (excluding superannuation) $387,088._
- _Charming and friendly bayside suburb with a village ambience and sea breezes._
- _Only 30minutes drive from Brisbane City_

This position is required to work across different sites within the Health Service - you will be expected to:
**Your key responsibilities**
- Fulfil the accountabilities and responsibilities of this role in accordance with Metro South's purpose and objectives, as outlined below.
- Manage in/outpatients and provide consulting services with gastroenterological disorders within scope of practice and service capability framework
- Provide diagnostic and interventional endoscopic services at the Hospital.
- The position will include providing care at other Queensland Health facilities within Bayside Health Service including Gundu Pa and the Redland Bay Satellite Hospital. ? Perform upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy and monitor the performance of these procedures using accepted endoscopy quality indicators.
- Provide and allow for adequate communication to all stakeholders along the patient's continuum of care.

**Your key responsibilities Continued Clinical**:

- Provide appropriate evidenced-based patient care and, where necessary, delegate the provision of clinical care to patients under their name.
- Actively conduct research in their specialist medical area.
- Contribute to divisional and hospital quality programs and safety.
- Provide ethical decision making in the achievement of organisational goals.
- Is required to take operational direction from Director of Medicine.

**Administrative**:

- Be involved in the development and presentation of quality assurance activities.
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development by attending relevant seminars and conferences to maintain up to date knowledge and practices and maintaining College requirements.
- Participate in professional committees to contribute to the management framework and infrastructure to ensure the development of the wider hospital community.
- To comply with Human Resource Management Issues including workplace harassment, workplace health and safety, employment equity and anti-discrimination as applied to the working environment.

**Educational**:

- Supervise training fellows, registrars and junior medical staff to ensure appropriate provision of patient care.
- Contribute to the teaching of medical students, registrars and prevocational junior doctors within the hospital through guidance, seminars, tutorials, on-the-job and off-the-job training.
- Ensure patients and other staff are treated fairly and with mutual respect and understanding, regardless of cultural, religious, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.

**Strategic Direction**:

- Contribute to medical services professional management and planning at a Metro South Health Service level as part of the Surgical and Medical Streams.
- Support the maintenance of clinical and financial governance and ensure arrangements are in place to meet performance targets, KPI'S and standards.
- Ensure the effective delivery of health services consistent with the identified needs of the client group.
- Commit to patient safety and quality in the delivery of health care by designing, implementing, maintaining, and evaluating safety and quality practices and initiatives

**Essential**:

- MBBS or equivalent, plus FRACP or equivalent acceptable to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and registrable as a specialist (gastroenterologist) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Recognition (or have satisfied criteria awaiting recognition) from the Conjoint Committee for Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy.
- Knowledge and subspecialty training in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) would be preferable.
- Knowledge and training to provide specialised services in the field where there is currently an unmet need (bringing skills to Queensland that are currently underrepresented).
- This position may be required to undertake shifts in an extended span of ordinary hours to meet clin