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For the purpose of this description, a MAHS facility is defined as a
hospital, Multi Purpose Health Service (MPS), service (eg pathology group
service) or programme (eg Mental Health), which is administered by MAHS.
1.0 SELECTION CRITERIA
There are essential and desirable selection criteria for this position.
All applications must address the selection criteria. Incomplete applications
may not be considered. The selection process is based on merit and follows
the principles of equal employment opportunity, according to the Bylaws
of the Area Health Service governing the appointment of senior medical
officers.
1.1 ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Eligible for temporary or permanent residency of Australia
- Eligible for registration as a specialist with the NSW Medical Board
- Fellowship of the relevant Australian specialist College or other
qualifications acceptable to Macquarie Area Health Service.
- Evidence of competency in spoken and written English language, applicable
to Australian medical practice.
- Demonstrated participation in and commitment to quality assurance
activities relevant to speciality; and demonstrated technical and professional
competence in relevant speciality.
- Clinical experience in a hospital, within the last two years.
- Commitment to equitable participation in a hospital on-call roster
with other specialists, as required.
- Commitment to residing in, and conducting their main practice within
MAHS.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multi disciplinary
health care team.
- Specific skills and experience, as required (listed in advertisement
or information package)
- Current Drivers Licence, minimum Class 1A
1.2 DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
- Previous appointment as a staff specialist or visiting medical officer
in the relevant specialty, to Australian health service within the last
two years.
- Other relevant post graduate qualifications.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing medical education relevant to
rural specialist practice.
- Demonstrated commitment to and participation in teaching of other
health professionals, including students, staff and those in specialist
training.
- Australian citizen or permanent resident
2.0 TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND REMUNERATION :
- Consistent with the Senior Salaried Medical Practitioners' (State)
Award. Part time positions may be available, subject to requirements
and negotiation.
- Hours of work (full time): 40 hours per week, plus reasonable on call
and
out of hours work, as required.
- Under the SSMP Award, the staff specialist must enter into a Performance
Agreement with MAHS within three months of appointment, thereafter reviewed
annually.
3.0 LINES OF ACCOUNTABILITY
- Staff specialists are appointed by the Area Board of Directors, to
which the staff specialist is accountable overall. As this is impractical
at the operational level, the Board has directed the following:
- As an employee of MAHS, the staff specialist is administratively responsible
to the appropriate immediate line manager within the facility where
the majority share of the appointment is undertaken or the medical administrator
of that facility, whichever appropriate eg a staff specialist in the
emergency department at DBH is administratively responsible to the Director
of Emergency Services.
- The staff specialist is professionally responsible to the appropriate
immediate line manager within the facility where the majority share
of the appointment is undertaken or the medical administrator of that
facility, whichever appropriate, for duties performed within or on behalf
of the facility eg as above. For Area responsibilities, the staff specialist
is professionally responsible to the Area Director of Medical Services.
Where no facility medical administrator exists, the staff specialist
is professionally responsible directly to the Area Director of Medical
Services.
- In addition, those staff specialists employed under 'area of need'
conditions and where the NSW Medical Board requires their supervision,
the staff specialist so employed is clinically responsible to the appointed
supervisor.
- Staff specialists employed as a medical administrator are administratively
responsible to the manager of the facility to which appointed and professionally
responsible to the Area Director of Medical Services.
4.0 POSITION SUMMARY
- Following appropriate referral, the staff specialist will provide
medical care to all patients of the facility to which they are appointed.
This will include non-chargeable inpatients, outpatients and patients
attending the facility for emergency care, as well as chargeable inpatients
who have been specifically referred to the specialist.
- Staff specialists with the title 'Director' are responsible for the
effective and efficient management of the facility or department to
which they hold directorship.
5.0 ON CALL ROSTER
- All specialists appointed to a MAHS facility within Dubbo where an
on call service is required, must participate equitably in the local
specialist on call roster at that facility eg where five anaesthetists
are appointed to Dubbo Base Hospital, the roster will be one in five
including weekends.
- For MAHS facilities where only one specialist is appointed the on
call roster is negotiable, dependent on need for an on call service.
6.0 SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide professional specialist medical care to patients of the facility,
consistent with the clinical privileges determined by MAHS.
- Attend all patients or residents of the facility referred to the appointee
- Conduct ward rounds of inpatients as clinically necessary
- Ensure that legible medical records are maintained according to the
Medical Practice Act (1992) and MAHS policy.
- Maintain a record of services rendered according to the requirements
of MAHS
- Be on call to the facility as described above. When on call the appointee
should be readily contactable at all times and be able and prepared
to attend the hospital/MPHS within 10 minutes in an emergency
- Be available as a teaching and resource person to other staff of the
Area Health Service and students, as required
- Attend those clinical or administrative meetings where the specialist's
participation is required, in consultation with the Manager of the Health
Service
- Participate in the clinical review process of the Health Service,
focus on skill development of health service personnel (including him/herself)
through quality review of patients and the interventions or treatment
provided.
- Participate in formal quality review programs, including accreditation
programmes (eg EQuIP, CHASP) and other quality improvement activities
as requested by the Health Service Manager.
- Comply with the continuing professional education programme of the
relevant College.
- Comply with the requirements of the NSW Medical Board.
- Comply with relevant legislation.
- Comply with Department of Health, MAHS and local facility policies,
procedures and rules.
- Liaise effectively and cooperatively with all staff of the Area Health
Service
- Other responsibilities consistent with the above and the terms and
conditions of appointment.
- Directors of facilities or departments are to ensure appropriate allocation
of administration time within normal working hours and are responsible
for the management of the department or facility.
7.0 OUTREACH SERVICES
- All specialists appointed to MAHS (except as below) are to provide
an outreach consultancy service to at least one town within MAHS, as
required. Procedural specialists may be able to perform procedures at
these facilities, subject to the Area services plan and available skills
and resources.
- Staff specialists employed in the DBH Emergency Department are to
participate in the MAHS Critical Care Network and provide outreach services
to other MAHS hospitals, by way of remote or on-site support, as required,
as part of their normal duties. These outreach services include the
provision of 'in service' critical care training to medical and nursing
staff as required.
- Exempted from the requirement to provide an outreach service are staff
specialists appointed to MAHS who are not resident within MAHS and for
whose specialty discipline an outreach service is inappropriate or eg
subspecialty staff specialist visiting Dubbo monthly from Sydney.
CONFIDENTIALITY & CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS
- Maintain confidentiality by ensuring no information concerning patients
or clients is divulged or discussed with persons outside the Medical
Service or within the Medical Service if the person is not involved
in the treatment of the patient (except in recognised clinical meetings.)
- Be familiar with the contents of the MAHS & New South Wales Health
System Code of Conduct
and Ethics and observe their provisions
Position Description approved
Signature: ___________________________ [Chief Executive Officer]
Date: _______________
As the nominated occupant of this position, I have read and understood
the above job description.
Name (print): _______________________________
Signature: ___________________________Date: _______________
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