Staff Specialist – Emergency Hospital in the Home – SLHD (Apply via eCreden

at  Sydney Local Health District

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Remuneration: REQ548457
Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is seeking an experienced Staff Specialist to join our Emergency Hospital in the Home Services!
We are looking for a Staff Specialist to join our Emergency Hospital in the Home Services. The primary purpose of the role of Staff Specialist in Emergency Hospital in the Home, in this case by a staff specialist with specialist training as a Physician, is to provide high quality diagnostic, management and consultative specialty services in the Emergency Hospital in the Home service and to participate in teaching, research, quality improvement and administrative activities within the HITH Department and Hospital as required.
The Staff Specialist in Emergency Hospital in the Home (EHITH) provides clinical assessment and management of patients living at home in Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) in liaison with Balmain, Royal Prince Alfred, Canterbury and Concord Hospitals, NSW Ambulance Service, Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN), Sydney District Nursing, SLHD Residential Aged Care Outreach services, Access Care Team, SLHD Allied Health, the patient’s general practitioner and other related services.
Assessment and care is undertaken in the community, principally for frail older patients, and delivered by staff with equipped vehicles. The Staff Specialist will work in combination with paramedics, registered nurses
and allied health practitioners (occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians, pharmacists, social workers etc). Patients will be referred to the EHITH service via NSW Ambulance call service, by other medical specialists and by general practitioners.
The Staff Specialist will work across SLHD, and a second service is proposed for Concord and Canterbury Hospital. Therefore, there may be rotations of staff to these facilities when required to cover leave and roster gaps. Assistance to the SHLD HITH services may be required when HITH activity is high or there are unplanned roster gaps.
The Staff Specialist in Emergency Hospital in the Home (EHITH) will ensure a high standard of professional performance and encouragement of an academic environment which supports education, research and professional development.
The successful applicant will be registered or eligible for specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) and/or other equivalent specialist recognition.
Salary and conditions are in accordance with the NSW Staff Specialist (State) Award.
For enquiries about the position, please contact Ann-Marie Crozier via email at AnnMarie.Crozier@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications are accepted via eCredential ONLY. To apply, click here and follow the Registration/Login process. Create/update your Clinician Profile and complete the Application and Selection Criteria Questions. If you experience difficulties, please refer to the eCredential Guide or contact SLHD eCredential Team at SLHD-eCredAdmin@health.nsw.gov.au or phone (02) 9515 9933.
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