Career Medical Officer, Emergency Medicine

Do you have current general registration with AHPRA and experience in Emergency Medicine? In this role you will work in a supportive Emergency Department (ED) where your skills and experience provide direct emergency care to the patients of Belmont Hospital's ED. We are looking for someone to work mostly permanent night shifts, contact us today to find out more about the role. Belmont Hospital Emergency Department is staffed with a close‑knit group of medical professionals who work together with the wider emergency team to ensure excellent service provision is provided to the Lake Macquarie community. Our team consists of Staff Specialists, Career Medical Officers, Senior Resident Medical Officers, PGY2 doctors and PGY1 doctors, nursing staff, nurse practitioners, ACE nurses, technical assistants, administration, and HSAs. Our ED sees approximately 29,600 attendances per annum with an admission rate of approximately 14%. There is a strong representation of aged patients but we serve all age groups with around 14% paediatric presentations. Patients admitted to Belmont Hospital through the emergency department present with acute general medical, general cardiology, or general surgical problems. We are supported and work closely alongside the John Hunter Hospital as the tertiary referral service for acute specialty services, including paediatric care. Our department and hospital embraces a dynamic team environment and supports all staff through opportunities for education, research, and maintaining a good work / life balance. Suitable applicants must have : Current General Registration with AHPRA Demonstrated minimum three years’ recent experience and interest in Emergency Medicine Capability to work in an in‑charge role in an urban district Emergency Department You will be able to : Provide direct emergency care to patients of Belmont Hospital's Emergency Department, coordination of clinical management of patients consistent with the plans of the Emergency Physician and Admitting Medical Officer Work night shifts Provide focused and high quality assessment and management for undifferentiated patients presenting to the Belmont Hospital Emergency Department and for patients admitted to the ward areas Ensure that all patients are assessed and managed by ED clinical staff in a timely manner in collaboration with Emergency Physicians and nursing leaders Demonstrate leadership in the effective co‑ordination of care of Emergency Department patients Support members of care teams by providing clinical advice particularly supervising junior doctors and medical students Demonstrated ability to participate in after‑hours, overtime and on‑call rosters providing 24/7 care for patients Support a multidisciplinary team care by contributing to team building, mentoring and training Coordinate resuscitation of critically ill adults and children with support of Emergency Physicians and retrieval services An eligibility list is being created for future permanent and temporary Career Medical Officer roles. NSW Health does not require or accept the ‘Fit2Work badge’ offered as an option in eCredential. Agency applications are NOT accepted. All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID‑19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID‑19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID‑19 vaccines available in NSW. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID‑19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID‑19 vaccinations. #J-18808-Ljbffr