Specialist 1-5 / Senior Specialist - Obstetrics and Gynaecology Medical Unit Director
Job description
Directorate
Canberra Health Services
Branch
Women, Youth and Children’s
Section
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Position Number
P20555
Position Title
Specialist 1-5 / Senior Specialist - Obstetrics and Gynaecology Medical Unit Director
Classification
Specialist 1-5 / Senior Specialist
Vacancy Type
Permanent Specialist/Senior Specialist – 1 to 3 year tenure as Medical Unit Director
Location
The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
Remuneration Package
$292,007 - $393,971 inclusive of salary, applicable allowances and 11.5% super
Note: Starting salary will be negotiated within this classification for the successful candidate, depending on experience and expertise
Group Attraction and Retention Incentive: $30,000
Please note: The ARIn will be reviewed every 12 months where the ARIn may be terminated or adjusted under the terms of the ARIn policy. To continue payment the ARIn must continue to meet the eligibility criteria as outlined in the ARIn framework. The maximum combined salary and ARIn amount for this position is $423,971
Base Annual Salary
Specialist 1-5 / Senior Specialist - $188,151 - $254,198
Contact Officer
A/Prof Boon Lim, Boon.Lim@act.gov.au
Closing Date
11 August 2022
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
Under current Public Health Emergency Directions all Canberra Health Services staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
In order to be eligible for employment with Canberra Health Services you will be required to provide evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 by way of a Vaccination Certificate or provision of an authorised exemption, for consideration. Please ensure you include this information with your application documentation.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website: https://www.health.act.gov.au/
Women, Youth and Children’s Services delivers services at a number of locations, including the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres and other community settings including people’s home. These services include:
Maternity Services for Women and Babies
Paediatrics and Children’s Health
Neonatology
Community Health Programs for women and families
CHS is a partner in teaching with the Australian National University, the University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University. Due to these partnerships and the flexible nature of this employment opportunity, excellent research opportunities are available.
Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at https://www.health.act.gov.au/careers/applying-work-us/enterprise-agreements
DUTIES
Under direction of the Executive Director and with professional accountability to the Executive Director Medical Services through the Divisional Clinical Director, the role of the Medical Unit Director is responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
The role participates actively in the Division’s leadership team. There is an expectation that the successful applicant will maintain accountability for their own practice standards and education.
The role will attract a level two management allowance and is open to staff specialists currently working at Canberra Health Services (or otherwise advertised). The role of Unit Director is for an advertised tenured for a period between one and three years, however as an appointed additional role to a staff or senior staff specialists’ substantive position, the Executive Director may end the tenure of a director following consultation. In addition to your responsibilities as a staff specialist you will be responsible to the Executive Director for the Division of Women, Youth and Children.
The position holder is expected to operate within the Public Sector Management Act (1994), the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct and the professional requirements specified by the appointee’s Specialist College.
The position will be accountable and responsible to the Executive Director – Women, Youth and Children’s Health Services through an Individual Learning and Development Plan. This position will be accountable to the Clinical Director of WYC on professional matters relating to medical staff.
The Medical Unit Director and the Assistant Director of Nursing & Midwifery will work in partnership to ensure high quality outcomes for the people who use the service. In addition, they will work in collaboration with other departments to ensure high quality outcomes for the people who use services across the Division.
In conjunction with the Executive Director – WY&C, the appointee will be expected to provide a high level of clinical leadership to ensure that allocated resources are managed to meet all service delivery targets. A key role will be to ensure medical engagement with the service, and to efficiently manage medical staff recruitment, placement and leave arrangements. The appointee will be expected to represent the Division both internally and externally in a range of strategic and planning forums.
It is expected that approximately 50% of the Medical Unit Director’s time will be focused on their substantive clinical service delivery role and approximately 50% will be allocated to the other duties.
Under limited direction, you will:
- Provide clinical services to patients and clients and participate in the clinic and on-call rosters for the service, ensuring that service delivery targets for patient flow, access and discharge planning are met.
- Provide clinical direction, leadership, planning and evaluation for a multidisciplinary service -including protocols for admission/discharge, expert clinical opinion and effective clinical risk management particularly in complex and sensitive cases.
- In conjunction with the Assistant Director of Nursing & Midwifery (ADONM), actively engage in quality and safety activities, guideline development, service redesign and model of care development and appropriate clinical governance structures are in place for the Department and the Division.
- Identify and facilitate professional development and training requirements for medical and other clinical staff within the Department and the Division. Ensuring that Performance Agreement for all medical staff are kept up to date.
- In collaboration with the Clinical Director and the Executive Director – Division of WY&C, ensure timely recruitment of medical staff and effective line management of medical staff including rostering, leave planning and performance management.
- Co-ordinate teaching, training and clinical research within the Department. Provide input into ministerial briefs, coronial briefs and complaint resolution as required.
- Take an active part in budget planning and financial management with other members of the Division’s leadership team.
- Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification and within the approved scope of clinical practice which contribute to the operations of the section.
ABOUT YOU
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, or Questioning (LGBTIQ) are particularly encouraged to apply.
Behavioural Capabilities
The Consultant will have a demonstrated track record of working in a multi-disciplinary team environment, supporting and contributing to a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages collaborative teamwork and complies with all the applicable regulatory and legislative requirements set out for such a role.
To be successful in this position, it is expected that the successful candidate will have the following attributes:
Strong leadership skills and role modelling of respectful behaviours consistent with the Service’s vison and values.
Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs.
Displays critical thinking skills and forms defensible conclusions based on evidence and sound judgement.
Effective communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain networks across CHS and with external parties.
Ability to work within multi-disciplinary and management teams and adapt quickly to a changing environment, including managing confidential and sensitive information.
Position Requirements/Qualifications:
For employment at either the Specialist 1-5 or Senior Specialist
- Registered or eligible for registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner’s Regulation Agency (AHPRA), in the relevant specialty with no conditions, undertakings or reprimands.
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) or an equivalent higher specialist qualification
- Demonstrated experience in the management of clinical services is highly desirable.
- Current drivers’ licence.
- Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
- Fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
- Not be the subject of an unresolved scope of clinical practice review of by a state/territory credentialing and scope of clinical practice committee (such as the CHS Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee) or a current inquiry by AHPRA.
- Have had no substantiated performance or behavioural issues in the last three years, no such matters currently under investigation, and have not been found to display behaviours and/or performance inconsistent with CHS values.
For Senior Specialist we will also expect that you:
- Have demonstrated advanced clinical experience outlined in a CV that clearly and comprehensively outlines the applicant’s professional history.
- Have been employed at the equivalent of a Specialist Band 5 for a period of at least three years.
- Have demonstrated their advanced ability to provide leadership to their colleagues through either clinical or administrative means.
- Have gained demonstrable advanced experience and attained such ability in the relevant speciality that is acceptable to CHS, to justify a recommendation for advancement to Senior Specialist by the Review Panel.
- Be able to demonstrate their ability to undertake duties and responsibilities deemed by CHS as those expected of a Senior Specialist.
- Be able to demonstrate that they are performing at a level consistent with this competency framework.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
Be granted their Scope of Clinical Practice through the CHS Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC).
Undergo a pre-employment Police check.
Obtain a Compliance Certificate from OMU (Occupational Medicine Unit) relating to assessment, screening & vaccination processes against specified infectious diseases.
WHAT YOU REQUIRE
These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience:
- Proven high performance as an experienced clinician with proven ability to work as a leader of a multidisciplinary clinical service across hospital and community settings. Including experience in liaising and working closely with General Practitioners as well as proven ability to contribute to the strategic planning and the development of contemporary health services, including a strong commitment to teaching at all levels (including medical, nursing/midwifery and allied health professional staff, both postgraduate and undergraduate).
- Proven ability to lead systems that support clinical governance and demonstrated experience in the application of quality improvement activities, including clinical review, incident management and clinical audit, while working within multi-disciplinary and management teams and adapt quickly to a changing environment, including managing confidential and sensitive information.
- Demonstrated high level of written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills, with proven ability to lead change in the organisation. Effective communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain networks across CHS and with external parties.
- A strong commitment to service evaluation and research. Including a sound understanding of applications of Information Technology particularly regarding capture and interpretation of relevant data.
- Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind
To be considered for a Senior Specialist position, you will also be assessed against two or more of the following selection criteria:
- Clinical: Show advanced clinical expertise in their speciality area, which may include the ability to work without supervision, as recognised by their peers.
- Safety and Quality: Provide leadership through:
a demonstrated ability to be effective in leading safety and quality activities, including experience relevant to specialist college accreditation
providing senior medical input to the safety and quality activities of the medical unit and clinical division, and
participating actively in specialist college accreditation, as overseen by the Australian Medical Council.
- Teaching: Provide senior input using demonstrated experience in the development and provision of teaching and training at CHS and services in the surrounding region.
- Research: Undertake speciality-specific research and/or have relevant publications of research in a respected health or medical journal.
- Administrative functions: Support the medical unit director in the administration of the unit and provide senior medical input to the development of policies and practices of the unit.
HOW TO APPLY / OR WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system. Applications must include a copy of a current resumé, and
A response to the selection criteria under “what you require”
Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
For consideration at the Senior Specialist level you will require the above and:
- A supporting statement from the relevant medical unit director or equivalent, attesting to:
- the applicant’s ability to work at a senior level in the relevant unit or department,
- compliance with CHS policy and guidance documents, and
- behaviour consistent with CHS’ values
A supporting statement from a second referee who is a Senior Specialist.
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