Senior Medical Officer
Core
Provide onsite and on-call medical care for inpatients and outpatients, manage emergency responses, and lead the Hospital Medical Officer workforce.
Role type
Senior Medical Officer (Clinical Lead & Workforce Manager)
Builds
Safe, effective, high-quality clinical services across inpatient and outpatient services
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital Operations
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
General Medical Registration (AHPRA), Emergency Medicine experience, Advanced Life Support, independent clinical judgement, medical workforce management, recruitment, rostering, performance reviews
Preferred skills
Experience supporting junior medical staff, experience with agency medical staff
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide medical care and clinical support across inpatient and outpatient services; Respond to Medical Emergency Team (MET) calls and Code Blue activations; Assist VMOs with ward rounds and treatment planning; Manage HMO recruitment, rostering, leave approvals, and performance reviews; Participate in Medication Safety and Antimicrobial Stewardship Committees
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
