Emergency Medicine - Staff Specialist or Senior Medical Officer

at  Queensland Health

Position Title: Emergency Medicine - Staff Specialist or Senior Medical Officer
Location: Department of Emergency Medicine
Lifespan, Medical & Critical Care Services
Mackay Hospital and Health Service

• Varied, exciting case mix including 25% paediatrics & a significant trauma caseload.
• Regional referral and trauma centre; 50,000 presentations per annum.
• Support satellite MHHS hospitals and rural sites through Telehealth and in person
• Flexile equitable rostering balancing service needs and academic priorities.
• Provide innovative pre-hospital avoidance models of care through HITH, GEDI and allied community teams.
• Opportunity to become involved in development of a new Emergency Department.
• Highly competitive remuneration with extensive support for professional development.
• Potential for involvement in the Regional Aeromedical Retrieval Service.
• There is an active and successful postgraduate education and training program.
• There is an active and successful postgraduate education and training program. We are accredited for 12 months of ACEM fellowship training, and 2 months of AST training through ACRRM and RACGP. In addition, we offer ACEM Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma training.
• Modern 192 bed hospital providing trauma services, most major medical and surgical sub-speciality services.
• Support services such as Cardiac Cathlab and a 14 bed Short Stay Unit.
• A fully equipped medical library is available on site with a large collection of hard copy and online journals and textbooks.
• Provide expert clinical services for the department within the Clinical Services Capability Framework for the facility, and within the clinical privileges formally granted to the Staff Specialist/Senior Staff Specialist from time to time.
• Support the Clinical Director in the medical administration requirements of the department through portfolios.
• Provide clinical supervision of the department and junior medical staff when rostered as the duty Senior Medical Officer.
  Actively participate in in-service training programs, supervise and teach junior medical staff, medical students, nursing and paramedical staff as required.
  Provide ethical decision making in the achievement of organisation goals.
  Enquiries: Dr Syed Khadri, (07) 4885 5110
  Job Ad Reference: MK536113
  Application Details: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-MK536113
  Closing Date: 31-12-2024