Staff Specialist - Drug Health Service - 0.7FTE
Job description
Employment Type: Staff Specialist - Drug Health Service - 0.7FTE
Location: SWSLHD District Wide
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Requisition ID: REQ340246
Application Close Date: 25/09/2022
Applications from agencies will not be accepted
About The Opportunity
South Western Sydney Local Health District is seeking a committed, patient focused and empathetic Staff Specialist to join the Drug Health Team.
We are looking for an experienced practitioner who has a strong understanding of Drug and Alcohol medical problems in the community. The role is a diverse role and you will be working with a myriad of patients across our Inpatient Unit at Fairfield Hospital and other district facilities. You will be someone who is non-judgmental and puts patient care at the forefront. Your advocacy for patients will be combined with your ability to treat each person as an individual avoiding stigma and discrimination.
You will be clinically competent and be a wonderful team player who can work with a large, multidisciplinary team. You will understand the importance of each member of the team, including nurses & allied health professionals, contributing to a team approach to holistic care.
Being a community role, you will have strong working relationships with the important services that assist the Drug Health team including mental health and Youth services. The role will provide you with a varied patient base throughout our multicultural and diverse district.
Working throughout the district, you will be available to provide on call and after hours advice over the phone to your team and other staff. With our nursing team, you will provide hospital consultation and liaison for Drug Health and you will be a strong communicator who is able to work collaboratively throughout the district.
If you are ready to make a true difference in the community, click APPLY NOW, and join our team!
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 Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine, within the College of Physicians; or the College of Psychiatry and/or other specialist recognition as provided under the Staff Specialists (State) Award.
- 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 self-education 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 on-call roster
- Evidence of ability to work cooperatively with other staff and practitioners and in a multidisciplinary health care team
Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact Gilbert Whitton on 0402 011 888 or via email at Gilbert.Whitton@health.nsw.gov.au
Additional Information
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 COVID-19 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 COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
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