Consultant - Emergency Medicine
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Salary: MP Year 1-9 $352,448 - $448,210 p.a. pro rata or $675.62 - $859.19 per session (inclusive of base salary and applicable allowances)
This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) is the perfect place to start!
Rockingham Peel Group (RkPG) is part of the SMHS, one of the fastest growing health services in Western Australia. RkPG comprises two hospital campuses, Rockingham General Hospital and Murray District Hospital, in addition to community and mental health services across Peel, Rockingham and Kwinana. As the flagship hospital, Rockingham General is focused on providing high quality general medical, surgical and mental health services as well as outpatient care. Murray District Hospital offers inpatient medical services, palliative care and allied health services.
SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health services within a catchment area stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southern half of Perth.
Our vision is Excellent health care, every time. You can read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.
We are currently seeking Emergency Medicine Consultants to join our team at Rockingham General Hosptial.
This is a recruitment pool for permanent full time, permanent part time, fixed term full time, fixed term part time, casual and sessional appointments, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist emergency medicine services to patients
- Promote patient safety and quality of care
- Provide leadership, orientation, training, supervision and education, where relevant, for Doctors in Training, health service medical practitioners and other health workers
- In collaboration with the Head of Department and other Consultants, you will work to achieve national, state and SMHS performance standards and targets and works within the scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the SMHS Area Medical Credentialing Committee (AMCC).
See attached Job Description Form for full position details and selection criteria.
Our values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.
Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Dr Wouter Gerryts on 08 9599 4772 or email wouter.gerryts@health.wa.gov.au.
If you are ready to partner with us see the application instructions below and apply through: MedCareersWA - Department of Health WA - Careers Search Page
Your application should include:
- A copy of your current CV
- A statement addressing the selection criteria (outlined in attached JDF) in no more than 2-3 pages
- The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role.
These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact medcareerwa@health.wa.gov.au
Other Conditions:
- This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https:workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
- South Metropolitan Health Service will only accept applications that are lodged with the express permission of the applicant an containing all necessary information, including personal contact details. We will not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies and/or search firms and we will not pay fees to any such organisation uless arranged with the provider prior to advertising a vacancy.
- Suitable candidates to this recruitment process may also be accessed/offerd employment by other employers within the WA Health system (e.g. South Metropolitan Health Service, North Metropolitan Health Service, East Metropolitan Health Service, WA Country Health Service, or Child and Adolescent Health Service).
- Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 31/03/2026.
Eligibility
Are you eligible? To be eligible for a permanent appointment to the Western Australian public sector is essential that you are an Australian citizen or have permanent residency status in Australia. To be eligible for a fixed term appointment you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia for the period of the contract.
WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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