Senior Staff Specialist / Staff Specialist / SMO – Emergency Medicine
Core
Provide high-quality, safe and timely emergency medical care while leading service development, clinical governance, and education in a new regional Emergency Department.
Role type
Senior Staff Specialist / Staff Specialist / Senior Medical Officer (Emergency Medicine)
Builds
Contemporary, evidence-based Emergency Department models of care for a growing regional community
Domain
Healthcare / Emergency Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Emergency medicine clinical practice, clinical governance, audit and quality improvement, mentorship of trainees and junior doctors, medical education, telehealth support, strategic and operational leadership
Preferred skills
FACRRM, FRACGP, Advanced Skills Training in Emergency Medicine, Advanced Skills Training in Generalist Medicine
Technologies
Telehealth platforms
Responsibilities
Provide high-quality, safe and timely emergency medical care; Help develop and implement contemporary Emergency Department models of care; Support the Director with clinical, strategic and operational leadership; Participate in the department's 24-hour on-call roster; Lead and contribute to clinical governance, accreditation, audit and quality improvement; Supervise and mentor specialist trainees, junior doctors and medical students; Deliver education to medical, nursing and allied health professionals; Provide clinical support to surrounding regional services, including through Telehealth; Contribute to research, professional development and clinical review
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership and mentorship responsibilities
