Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time, Fixed Term Contracts Available

Position Classification: Staff Specialist/Senior Staff Specialist
Remuneration: $252,285 to $340,845 award rate with private practice allowance (PPA) level 1. PPA level 2-5 options available view for more information

Hours Per Week: 40

Requisition ID: REQ347294

Applications Close: 31 August 2024

Staff Specialist - Paediatrician
Griffith Base Hospital
Multiple positions available

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Imagine how much more family time you’ll get back simply by reducing your commute and your workload. Join the 70% of our workforce who choose to work part-time, and rediscover what free time feels like.

Outstanding Experience. Infinite Opportunities.

When you join the Paediatric team here at MLHD, you unlock priority access to a broad range of interesting and unique medical cases where you can quickly advance your practical skills. With this advanced skill acquisition and experience comes fast-tracked career progression; the sky’s the limit to how far you can go!

We are experiencing a period of growth at Griffith Base Hospital and are expanding the Specialist Paediatric team, we have multiple opportunities for Staff Specialist Paediatricians, we are flexible to be able to offer full and part-time, permanent and fixed term contract options.

Our Paediatricians have a passion for providing world class paediatric services in a rural environment. As key figures you will promote patient quality and safety whilst providing leadership, training, supervision, and education.

The hospital has a 10 inpatient beds on the Children's Ward, 4 day surgery beds in the paediatric ward and 4 Special Care Nursery beds. There are approximately 600 births per year.

Griffith Base Hospital is associated with four universities – University of New South Wales, University of Wollongong, University of Notre Dame and Charles Sturt University. Medical students are based in Griffith for year-long rotations and short four week rotations. The University of New South Wales runs a twelve month research program for medical students in Griffith.

Specialist medical officers have the opportunity to teach and supervise medical students. All four of the universities can offer conjoint academic appointments.

Griffith Base Hospital Redevelopment

The $250 million Griffith Base Hospital redevelopment will deliver Griffith and the surrounding communities with state-of-the art health facilities and enhanced health services closer to home.

All major health services at the Griffith Base Hospital will be housed under one roof, in the purpose-built three storey Clinical Services Building designed to support contemporary models of care.

Other works as part of the redevelopment include the Non Clinical Services Building, demolition of old hospital buildings, landscaping and car parking.