Emergency Medicine Specialist – FACEM
Core
Provide high-quality emergency care across a broad case mix and lead the development of a new Emergency Department in a purpose-built Level 4 regional hospital.
Role type
Senior Emergency Medicine Specialist (FACEM)
Builds
A new Emergency Department, ICU, and associated clinical services for a regional community.
Domain
Healthcare / Emergency Medicine
Required skills
Senior clinical leadership, managing adult/paediatric/trauma/acute medical/surgical presentations, supervising and mentoring junior medical officers, teaching (undergraduate/postgraduate), clinical governance, quality improvement, patient safety, system design, multidisciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM), advanced qualifications in Emergency Medicine, recent senior experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Providing senior clinical leadership across the Emergency Department, managing adult, paediatric, trauma, acute medical and surgical presentations, supporting safe patient flow and effective clinical decision-making, supervising and mentoring junior medical officers, contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, participating in clinical governance, quality improvement and patient-safety initiatives, developing collaborative relationships across medical, nursing and allied health teams, helping establish the systems, standards and culture of a new emergency service, participating in evening, weekend and on-call rosters
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership and teaching responsibilities
