Consultant - Anaesthetist

Do you want to be a part of a team that promotes and improves the health of its people and community?
 
We are looking for enthusiastic and highly skilled Consultant Anaesthetists to join our excellent team of medical professionals in the Department of Anaesthesia at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH), Nedlands, Western Australia.

This is for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time , Fixed Term Full Time and Fixed Term Part Time appointments. Fixed Term appointments will be made with possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.  

About this role

SCGH is one of Australia's leading tertiary teaching hospitals. Consultant Anaesthetists at SCGH provide preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative anaesthesia services for a diverse range of elective and emergency operations and procedures.

The 15 theatre operating suite at SCGH delivers anaesthesia care for all surgical specialties, with the exception of obstetrics. Consultant-led care is provided for complex tertiary and quaternary procedures, and frequently involves the care of patients with significant comorbidities.

Our anaesthetists are also involved in multiple procedural areas across the SCGH campus, including cardiology, interventional vascular surgery, radiology, neuroradiology, gastroenterology, bronchoscopy and mental health. SCGH is home to WA’s largest Comprehensive Cancer Centre, provides the state sarcoma service, and is also the state’s principal hospital for neurosurgery and neuro-interventional services.

Anaesthetists at SCGH are actively involved in the Anaesthesia Perioperative Clinic, the Acute Pain Service and the Anaesthetic Review and Inpatient Evaluation Service (ARIES), in addition to research, education, administrative and organisational roles. 

The department prides itself on its longstanding commitment to ANZCA teaching and training and supports the WA Rotational Anaesthesia Training Program, in addition to teaching medical students from the University of WA and Notre Dame University. In-house medical simulation is offered to all consultants, trainees and students and there is a comprehensive teaching and continuing medical education program.

In this role as a Consultant Anaesthetist at SCGH, you will lead the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist medical services to patients and promote patient safety and quality of care. You will provide leadership, orientation, training, supervision and education for doctors in training and other health workers. In collaboration with the Head of Department and other Consultants you will work to achieve national, state and North MetropolitanHealth Service (NMHS) performance standards and targets and work within the scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the NMHS Medical Credentialing Committee. 

While your qualifications and experience tell us part of your story, your values and attitude speak louder still. In the NMHS, we aim to ensure our behaviours reflect our core values: Care, Respect, Innovation, Teamwork and Integrity. During the selection process you will be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position while upholding our values. 

What we offer

NMHS supports flexible working practices and consideration will be given to flexible work options, where operationally appropriate. In addition to the great salary, our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits (North Metropolitan Health Service - Pay and Benefits) including:

• Generous salary packaging to increase take-home pay
• Professional and career development opportunities
• Diverse and inclusive culture 

Want to know more about this role?

We encourage you to contact Dr Bridget Hogan (Deputy Head of Department) on 6457 3011 / *************@health.wa.gov.au, or Dr Kate Wessels (Deputy Head of Department) on 6457 3011 / ***************@health.wa.gov.au to discuss how this role aligns with your personal and career interests. 

Ready to join our team?

Applicants are required to apply online at www.jobs.wa.gov.au so please allow enough time to complete the online application process and attach your documentation.  If you experience difficulties, please contact HSS Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

The JDF is attached for reference. Your application should include:

• A brief (less than 1 page) cover letter, addressing your suitability for a position as a Consultant Anaesthetist at SCGH and telling us what you bring to the role.
• A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae that clearly shows your experience, qualifications and achievements relevant to this role.
• A Statement addressing each of the essential and desirable criteria, as outlined in the attached JDF – please provide examples / experiences that support each of your responses.  Please note a page limit of 10 pages and a word limit of 5000 words.
• References - the names and contact details of two (2) referees. It is preferable for one of your referees to have been a recent supervisor.

Applicants must ensure their nominated referees are available to provide references when requested, as failure to do so may result in them being deemed unsuitable. 

Eligibility to Apply

To be suitable for appointment you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia.

This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other similar vacancies throughout the health service or the wider public service. In addition to this, should a successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

NMHS fosters an environment of equity and inclusion and strives to ensure everyone experiences a sense of belonging. We celebrate the rich diversity of our community and are committed to recruiting a team that is reflective of those we care for. We encourage anyone who aligns with our values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation and Care to apply for this role.

NMHS is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of our Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Strategy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. 

NMHS upholds the social model of disability. We welcome applicants who have disability and endeavour to support reasonable workplace adjustments and flexibility. If you have any access needs or require adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the NMHS Talent Attraction Group (TAG) at email ***********@health.wa.gov.au.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on or after 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

We look forward to receiving your application.