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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Women’s and Babies’ Division, North Adelaide (5006)

• Salary/Classification - MDP2 - Medical Practitioner - $105,751 to $171,579 
• Employment Full time - Term Contract (temporary up to 8 Aug 2028)

(As per the SMOEA 2022, the total term of employment with SA Health will be 3 years.  Rotations following the initial 6-months Obstetrics Medicine Registrar will be determined in line with your training and SA Health’s requirements. This may include transfer to other SA Health locations to perform work appropriate to classification, skills, and capabilities.)

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Obstetric Team as the Obstetric Medicine Registrar, where you will be responsible for: (See role description below for more)

• Participation in Obstetric Medicine Outpatient Clinics, assessment and management of new patients undertaken, in consultation with the supervising Consultants.
• Participation in all duties associated with obstetric medical inpatients, including assessment of new admissions, care coordination, liaison with obstetric staff, liaison with diabetes nurse educators, management of the day-to-day progress of such patients in the ward, discharge and follow up arrangements, during rostered hours of duty.
• Assessment and management of acute obstetric medical emergencies will be undertaken by the Registrar in collaboration with the obstetric staff.
• Ensuring patients and their families can exercise their rights and responsibilities.
• Emergency and routine patient care procedures will be performed under supervision consistent with level of training and experience.  
• WCHN will meet its legal responsibilities regarding patient and financial record keeping by ensuring case notes and discharge summaries are accurate, concise, legible, signed and completed in a timely manner.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent, registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with General Registration.
• At least 2 years satisfactory experience as a Medical Registrar in a recognised teaching hospital.
• Broad knowledge in the chosen field (eg general medicine, clinical laboratory practice, etc, as applicable to this position)
• Willingness to incorporate suggestions/feedback/complaints into personal improvement.
• Problem solving and decision-making skills (both clinical and individual).
• Clinical skills appropriate for the duties performed in the work unit.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and/or high workloads.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• 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 to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

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:

Dr Mark Morton

Position: Senior Obstetrics Physician 

E-mail: mark.morton@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 21/03/2025– 11:55pm

Useful Links

MDP2 - Obstetric Medicine Registrar - Role Description 893288.pdf