Permanent Up to 1.0FTE Staff Specialist - Department of Supportive and Palliative Care - Westmead Hospital APPLY VIA ECREDENTIAL

Integrated and Community Heath

Permanent Up to 1.0FTE Staff Specialist

Department of Supportive and Palliative Care

Westmead Hospital

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We are looking for a skilled Palliative Care physician to join our specialist multidisciplinary Supportive and Palliative Care Service, working as the Medical lead in the Westmead Auburn Sector of the Community Palliative Care Service as well as contributing to patient care in the inpatient sector. The Successful applicant will have exceptional clinical, team working and communication skills, a strong work ethic, and experience in delivering Supportive Palliative and End of Life care to members of culturally diverse communities.

The WSLHD of Supportive and Palliative Care Service is dynamic and multidisciplinary highly functioning team of dedicated health professionals comprised of physicians, specialist nurses, allied health, aboriginal palliative care workers. We function as one integrated service working across all sectors of our LHD in partnership with clinicians from other specialist services and primary health care to deliver exceptional specialist Palliative Care to those people and families living with complexity of symptoms in the setting of a life limiting illness and/or the end of life phase of an illness.

Applicants expecting to be awarded their Fellowship within 6 months may be considered. If successful, the applicant may not be subsequently eligible to commence their appointment until after the relevant qualifications and requirements are formally completed.

Conditions of appointment are in accordance with the Staff Specialists (State) Award.

Selection Criteria

Please outline how you satisfy the selection criteria listed below. In addressing the selection criteria, include any relevant skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience:

1. Possess or be eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia and Fellow of both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (FAChPM) or equivalent as provided for in the Staff Specialists (State) Award. Must have Australian Citizenship or Permanent Australian Residency.

2. Possess a sound clinical knowledge in Palliative Medicine shown through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the position’s requirements.

3. Demonstrated skills and attitudes appropriate for practice as a Senior Medical Practitioner including:

o High level interpersonal and communication skills.

o Demonstrated ability working within a multidisciplinary team.

o Experience and involvement in quality assurance activities and evidence-based best practice.

o Demonstrated commitment to teaching and supervision.

4. Familiarity with research concepts and commitment to support basic, applied or clinical research within the Department.

5. A demonstrated interest and capacity to engage in the cross-cultural delivery of

Palliative Care to the diverse communities of WSLHD.

6. An understanding of the implication of the social determinants of health and an

interest in working to deliver equitable access to health care will be important to this role.

7. A commitment to working with primary health and RACF clinicians to further their capacity to deliver quality palliative and end of life care to their patients and residents.

Working With Children Check

Applicants must provide evidence of a Working with Children Check issued by the Office of Communities Commission for Children and Young People. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Commission for Children and Young People website: https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/working-children-check

The Position Description can be located via e-credential, please refer to the link below.

To apply for this position, please complete an online application by clicking on the link below:

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Applications must be received by 5pm before the advertised closing date.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 1 NOVEMBER 2024

CONTACT

Dr Sally Greenaway

0408 490 723

Sally.Greenaway@health.nsw.gov.au

Dr Katherine Allsopp

0409 210 595

Katherine.allsopp@health.nsw.gov.au

If you are having any issues regarding your application via e-credential, please contact the Specialist Medical and Dental Recruitment Unit on (02) 8838 2094 or via e-mail: WSLHD-SMADR@health.nsw.gov.au

Location: The Rocks, AU

Posted Date: 10/31/2024