Royal Adelaide Hospital Trauma Registrar - Expression of Interest (Pool)

• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Various Locations
• Salary  MDP-2  $86,635 - $140,058 p.a.
• Salary  MDP-3  $144,389 - $150,164 p.a.
• Full-time temporary up to  February 2025

About the role

You will provide clinical services of the highest possible standard to Trauma Service patients, both in terms of individual performance and by providing clinical leadership and contribution to a multidisciplinary approach to the delivery of patient care.

Responsible for the immediate assessment and management of severely injured trauma patients and facilitate patients’ journey through the hospital.

As part of your role, you will also participate in regular weekly clinical audit and quality, safety and clinical risk management activities and continuous medical education activities.

There is a strong focus on research with the RAH running local research trials and participating in large multinational trauma trials. The new Royal Adelaide Hospital is the largest hospital in South Australia (SA), providing world class health care and facilities. The most advanced hospital in Australia, the new RAH is the cornerstone of the reformed SA Health system - harnessing the latest in architectural design in order to create a state-of-the-art health environment for patients and positive working environments for staff.

The RAH sees over 500 seriously injured (ISS>12) patients a year and is South Australia’s largest and busiest trauma centre and 6th busiest in the country. MedSTAR (the Statewide Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Service) has strong ties to the RAH and most of the seriously injured patients from across SA are brought to the RAH either by air or road.

Holding a Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent, you will be registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner.

Having completed Basic Life Support (BLS) training and demonstrating clinical experience in Trauma medicine, you will bring the ability to work independently and exercise a high level of professional judgement and medical competence in a multidisciplinary setting.

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

What we offer

• Attractive salary packaging available
• 17.5 per cent Leave loading applied to your annual leave
• Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
• Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites
• Generous relocation assistance may apply to eligible applicants

Essential Requirements

• Current National Police Clearance (NPC)
• Working with Children Check
• Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease:    Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. 

Application Information:

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

Job ref: 829193

Applications close:  Sunday 31 December 2023

For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref:  829193

Contact:

Elizabeth Lewis 

Telephone:  +61 8 7074 2690

Email:  [email protected]