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Peninsula Health
Reference Number 27024
Position Title Emergency Physician
Employment Status Limited Term Full Time, Limited Term Part Time
Location Frankston Hospital
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Who We Are and What We Stand For

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

What You Will Be Doing

Peninsula Health provides a comprehensive range of acute, rehabilitative, aged care, palliative, residential, psychiatric and community health services from 10 sites to a population of approximately 300,000 people at Frankston and surrounding suburbs and on the Mornington Peninsula.
Specific services provided include Emergency and Ambulatory, Medicine and Critical Care, Surgery and Anaesthetics, Women’s Children’s Adolescents (WCA), Aged Care Medicine, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, and Psychiatry.
The SMS has main roles as follows:

1. Medical care of a defined group of patients, customers, or clients (“patients”) under his or her care; for inpatients this is denoted by allocation of patients according to a roster developed by the Clinical Director (CD) or Unit Head (UH);
2. Supervision and teaching of Registrars, Hospital Medical Officers (HMO’s), and Medical Students in the treatment of allocated patients;
3. Proactively dealing with Patient Safety, Clinical Risk (including involvement in Mortality Review for all patient deaths under his/her care), Quality Improvement, Customer Relations, and Infection Control issues as they relate to patients under his/her care: including the specific notification of all Incidents or Near Misses relating to patients under his/her care.
4. Supporting the development of an evidence based medicine (EBM) approach with his/her patients.
5. Supporting the development of relevant Research activities; and ensuring that all proposed research proposals are forwarded to the Human Research Ethics Committee for approval.
6. Supporting the development of a Training program for Registrars where applicable, for

What You Need

Please refer to the Position Description for detailed Essential Criteria

What Next

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

Additional Requirements

Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with disabilities.

To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:
https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/

Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.




Selection Criteria Essential: Medical Practitioner Registered with Medical Board of Australia
Essential: Fellowship of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine
Essential: Sound clinical knowledge, skills and experience in contemporary medical and evidence based practice
Essential: Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary clinical team
Essential: Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration
Contact Person Jonathan Dowling
Contact Number 97841683
Alternate Contact Person Helen Hewitt
Alternate Contact Number 97841683
Closing Date 14/06/2020
Position Description Emergency Physician v2.pdf