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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Division of Paediatric Medicine, Department of General Medicine, North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary Classification - MD2 - Consultant / Senior Consultant - $227,591 to $299,884 pro rata
• Part Time (0.2 FTE) - Term Contract (temporary up to 2 Feb 2025)

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Department of General Medicine as a Consultant/Senior Consultant, where you will be responsible for:

• Is responsible for the management of high quality inpatient, outpatient and community General Medicine services.
• Is responsible for ensuring that clients’ functional levels are restored or managed using evidence based best practice.
• Contributing to education and research within the Unit and will encourage and support team work amongst staff for optimal clinical service outcomes.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent. Appropriate Specialist Qualifications and registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration; or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal), including the ability to work with individuals and families for positive health outcomes and to foster productive working relationships both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated commitment to providing a quality service to the patient.
• Experience in the provision of General Medicine services to clients (patients and families).
• Experience in a large public hospital and in community settings.
• Experience in teaching at an undergraduate and postgraduate level.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

You may be eligible for financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas.  Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more.

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

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.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Tamara Flory
Phone: 81616783
Position: Business Support Consultant
E-mail: tamara.flory@sa.gov.au

Dr David Baulderstone
Phone: 8161 8547
Position: Medical Unit Head, Department of General Medicine
Email: david.baulderstone@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 18/9/2024 – 11:55pm

Useful Links

MD2 - General Medicine Consultant - Paed - RD - 878126.pdf