Reference Number: 1584
Job Title: Specialist - General Surgeon
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, Part-Time
Hours per Fortnight: 80
Location: Graham Street
About us:
We pride ourselves on delivering person-centred care. We aim to enhance patient experience through improved service access, developing partnerships, meeting growth in demand, implementing innovative service models and ensuring workforce flexibility.
About the role
Our Surgical Team are currently recruiting Specialist General Surgeons. This is a unique opportunity to join our growing team of General Surgeons in either a full time or part time capacity. It's an exciting period at our company, with our $229 million redevelopment now complete, this opportunity provides the chance to practice within a busy and varied Surgery environment and to work within our brand-new Theatres.
Your role would include but not limited to:
- Managing an allocated workload to deliver high level specialist general surgeon clinical services within a multidisciplinary team in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards of RACS;
- Provide, supervise and be responsible for the provision of clinical duties within the Department of Surgery including inpatient care, pre- and post-operative, outpatient care and supporting clinics;
- Promote and participate in clinical governance activities and other patient safety quality activities including clinical audits, M & M and constructive engagement with VHIMS/Riskman;
- Participate in the after-hours on-call roster as required;
- Contribute actively to the education and training of interns and junior medical staff in Surgical disciplines.
We are looking for candidates with
- Eligibility for specialist registration with AHPRA and hold Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons with recognised qualifications in General Surgery; (applicants expecting to be awarded fellowship prior to, or within three months of the expected commencement date may be considered);
- Ability to assist with supervision and support of students where appropriate;
- Ability to demonstrate sound communication and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to manage change & work in a team environment;
- Ability to participate in clinical practice audits. Demonstrating an open attitude to constructive educational and practice improvement dialogue about such cases.
Our offer to you:
- Financial relocation support to support you and your move to the Goulburn Valley Region;
- Flexible rostering: to support General Surgeons who may be commuting;
- Attractive remuneration packages are based on the AMA Enterprise Agreement Additional inclusion of travel time, if commuting from metropolitan areas (i.e. up to 2 hours additional pay each way) and a significant regional location consideration;
- Visa sponsorship;
- Opportunity to blend clinical with a non-clinical portfolio to support teaching, education and research in area of interest etc;
- Teaching opportunities: The Rural Clinical School is located at the University of Melbourne adjacent to our company's main campus on Graham Street. Successful applicants seeking Honorary academic appointment are encouraged to apply;
- Research opportunities: We have a Research and Ethics Unit supportive of clinicians looking to conduct clinical or academic research;
- All staff specialists' access 20% clinical support time and full CME support.
