Quinquennial Visiting Medical Officer - Liverpool, Australia - South Western Sydney Local Health District

South Western Sydney Local Health District
South Western Sydney Local Health District
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Liverpool, Australia

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Employment Type:
Visiting Medical Officer Temp Part Time until 23/12/ FTE

Location:
Liverpool Hospital Mental Health Service


Position Classification:
Visiting Medical Officer


Requisition ID:
REQ359201


Application Close Date: 2/01/2023


About The Opportunity
The Liverpool and Fairfield Community Mental Health Services work in Liverpool, Fairfield and surrounding areas.

These teams work out of a number of sites including the Mental Health Centre at Liverpool Hospital and Fairfield Community Health Centre at Carramar.

Early Psychosis Intervention Program (EPIP)


The Early Psychosis Service provides early intervention and specialist treatment services for young people between the ages of 16 and 25 years who are experiencing first episode or recent onset psychosis.

The Service is based at Liverpool and provides care for consumers and their families from both the Liverpool and Fairfield LGAs.

Both LGAs have significant populations from CALD backgrounds. EPIP is primarily a community-based service but also manages a typically small number of inpatients in Liverpool Hospital.

All SWSLHD Mental Health Service staff are committed to patient safety and quality care.

The service maintains current accreditation with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards against its EQuIPNational program and survey against the National Standards for Mental Health Services.


Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.


What you'll be doing
Provide clinical management and treatment of patients in a SWSLHD facility under your care.

This care will be provided within the clinical privileges granted by the CE on the advice of the SWSLHD Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee.


Where You'll Be Working


At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it.

Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background and people with a disability to apply.


How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible.

  • Current medical practitioner, registered, or eligible for registration, with the Medical Board of Australia and Fellow of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and/or other specialist recognition as provided under the Health Insurance Act 197
  • Demonstrated current clinical practice of a high standard and ability to adapt clinical practice in accordance with contemporary evidence based best practice
  • Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management
  • Demonstrated participation in teaching and training at undergraduate and/or post graduate level, including supervision of junior medical staff
  • Demonstrated commitment to continuing selfeducation and development, including evidence of participation in continuing medical education/ continuing professional development
  • Demonstrated ability to comply with the service objectives of a public health organisation, including the provision of services to the local community, effective utilisation of resources, and preparedness to participate in the provision of health services at an LHD level
  • Preparedness to participate in a hospital, service or LHD oncall roster
  • Evidence of ability to work cooperatively with other staff and practitioners and in a multidisciplinary health care team.
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Additional Information

Stepping Up - Close the Gap

Workplace Giving Program

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees also have the opportunity to make a difference to help those less fortunate.


Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing.


Transforming Your Experience

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services.

Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential.

SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

  • All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID19 vaccines available in NSW._
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