Emergency Medicine Consultant

• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Port Lincoln
• Total Indicative Remuneration Classification - MD2 - Consultant / Senior Consultant - $484,021 - $767,521 per annum
• Ongoing Full Time

Overview

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network's (EFNLHN) purpose is to drive exceptional health and aged care services across the Eyre and Far North Region.  Our vision is to be a trusted provider of accessible, responsive and innovative health, disability, and aged care services to support the wellbeing of our diverse communities.

We have a fantastic leadership opportunity for an experienced Emergency Medicine Consultant to join our dedicated team at Port Lincoln Hospital.

The Emergency Medicine Consultant provides clinical leadership within the Emergency Department (ED) and the wider hospital community.  The ED Consultant oversees all aspects of safe, evidence-based, efficient, patient-centred medical care within the ED. This will include policy formulation and implementation.

The Emergency Medicine Consultant will work with colleagues, medical and nursing, to develop contemporary Emergency Medicine care processes such as fast-tracking of patients, nurse-initiated strategies and nurse practitioner led clinics; Actively engage in continuous quality improvement activities including audit, Morbidity and Mortality Review and patient complaint management; Actively engage in the supervision of medical students and junior medical staff. 

Please refer to the job pack below for a broad purpose of the Emergency Medicine Consultant position and qualifications.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Applications close: 28 March 2023

For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref:825039.

Contact:
Donnamarie Walker
Locum Coordinator
Phone: 0481 063 010
E-mail: [email protected]