Staff Specialist – Hospital in the Home - NSW St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Job Description:

Position Title: Staff Specialist – Hospital in the Home
Employment Type: Permanent, Part Time
Hours per week: 12 (0.3 FTE)
Position Grade: Staff Specialist
Salary: As per the award
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Staff Specialist Agreement 2021
Department Name: Hospital in the Home

About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance

About the role:

We are looking for a Permanent Staff Specialist to join the Hospital in the Home team at St Vincents Hospital Sydney.

Duties include:

• Reviewing patients in the Emergency Department, patients based in the Community, including RACFs and other Hospitals for direct admission to the HITH service, as well as SVH ward based patients for transfer to HITH for ongoing management of their presenting concern.
• Leading the daily multidisciplinary patient clinical handover meeting, AMS/Infectious Diseases/HITH weekly case conference and weekly reviews of patient admitted under HITH specialty.
• Promotion of HITH as an admitting option for admitted and Community based patients.
• Promotion of good patient care and the good reputation of the department and the hospital. 
• Promotion of and participation in research for the HITH Service.
• Participation in teaching of medical and nursing staff.
• Participation in Quality Improvement processes, including Morbidity and Mortality Meetings.
   

Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincents Hospital

St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability

Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.

Selection Criteria:

• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia
• Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia and Fellowship with a relevant Speciality Colleague (i.e. RACP or ACEM) or equivalent as provided for in the Staff Specialist’s State Award
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and high standards of clinical practice relevant to a HITH service with extensive understanding and experience in the management of complex medical disorders commensurate to experience which is appropriate to the requirements of the position
• Demonstrate an ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise with demonstrated time management and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to provide high quality compassionate medical care as evidenced by recent practice experience in working congenially and collaboratively as both a leader and member of a multidisciplinary team, and as a provider of services that engender high levels of patient satisfaction and experience
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and computer skills
• Demonstrate an interest in teaching and research and an involvement in continuous quality improvement commensurate with work in an academic teaching hospital environment

Applications close on 19/06/24

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:

Contact Details:

Dr Andrew Finckh, andrew.finckh@svha.org.au

Alternate Contact:

Closing Date:

19 June 2024 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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