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Fancy a ‘tree change’? Applications are invited for the position of Clinical Director of Emergency Services at Northeast Health Wangaratta.   About the Position: The Clinical Director of Emergency Services (CDES) is responsible for managing the day-to-day clinical operation of the Emergency Department to deliver high quality patient care. The role includes direct clinical care as part of the senior staffing roster.  The position works closely with the Directors of Medical Services and Clinical Services, Operational Directors, and other senior clinical staff to ensure the Emergency Department achieves key organisational performance measures, develops and maintains effective working relationships within the Hospital, the region, with other service providers, key stakeholders, consumer organisation and the community. The clinical Director leads change management within the Emergency Department to achieve ongoing improvement and delivery of safe, consistent, responsive and high quality services. An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful applicant, with a roster that is well balanced and non-clinical time strongly supported. About Northeast Health Wangaratta: Northeast Health Wangaratta is the major regional health service and specialist referral centre for northeast Victoria. It serves a population of approximately 90,000 and has approximately 19,000 inpatient episodes and 25,000 Emergency Department attendances a year. The Emergency Department is staffed by great people who do a tremendous job of providing high quality care in the only 24-hour Emergency Department on the Hume highway between Melbourne and Albury-Wodonga. Resident Specialist medical services include General and Orthopaedic Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Adult and Paediatric Medicine, Geriatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine and Psychiatry. Visiting Specialist services include Urogynaecology, and ENT and Paediatric Surgery. The Emergency Department has a four-bed short stay unit. Extensive redevelopment in the next two years will expand the ED by four treatment spaces and an additional four short stay beds. NHW has an 8 bed CCU (which will be replaced by a new 12-bed unit) and three operating theatres and is a Rural Trauma Service. It is supported by a state-of-the-art Radiology department (with CT and MRI) in addition to Pathology and Nuclear Medicine. The University of Melbourne’s Rural Clinical School has a node located in Wangaratta with medical students completing their clinical studies at NHW and additional medical students rotate from Melbourne teaching hospitals. Wangaratta is surrounded by beautiful countryside, the Alps and wineries, with a host of recreational and lifestyle choices on offer. It has excellent schools and is just 45 minutes from Albury or two hours freeway driving from Melbourne. Selection Criteria: Essential A primary medical qualification registered or registrable with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Fellowship in one of the below listed Colleges: Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine or Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine or Fellowship of the Australian College of General Practitioners Minimum 5 years ED experience with proven ability: - To be in charge and drive the ED - To perform the core procedures in ED - To lead resuscitations with updated ALS Level 2 - To work at consultant level Participation in the Continuing Medical Education program of the relevant college Ability to provide appropriate supervision to junior medical staff within the Emergency Department. Ability to provide teaching and training to junior medical staff and registrars within the Emergency Department. Demonstrated ability to provide quality specialist level clinical services in Emergency Medicine. Demonstrated ability to effectively lead clinical team in the Emergency Department Desirable   Experience in management role Applying for the role: For enquiries contact Merryn Lodding, Manager Medical Workforce on (03) 5722 5066 A position description for this role can be downloaded from the NHW website careers page Completed applications including CV and cover letter addressing the selection criteria from the PD, should be emailed to [email protected] Applications close 5.00PM Monday November 25, 2019 PLEASE NOTE: Applications must be PDF as Word Documents cannot be received. Applications should be directed to: Dr Campbell Miller Director of Medical Services Northeast Health Wangaratta [email protected]  (03) 5722 5066  NHW website https://www.northeasthealth.org.au/careers/jobs/