Anaesthesia Medical Practitioner

Description:

A multi-faceted role within South Australia's top tier hospital, this is a fantastic opportunity to join The Queen Elizabeth Hospital as part of an innovative and dynamic team. As the Anaesthesia Medical Practitioner, you will be responsible for managing the care of all patients requiring the services of the department of Anaesthesia in consultation with the responsible Consultants, Nurses and Allied Health professionals. Stepping into a challenging role where you will manage a complex patient group with significant illnesses and multiple comorbidities, you will provide a professional clinical anaesthetic service to hospital patients. You will actively contribute to continuous quality improvement in the interests of effective and efficient patient care, and to clinical teaching including participating in postgraduate training programme as directed and supervised by the clinical director and departmental consultant staff.

Eligible to be registered with the Medical Board of Australia, you must possess appropriate post-graduate experience and either completion of primary examination of ANZCA or be working towards it. Prior clinical Anaesthesia experience is highly desirable. Displaying drive, initiative and enthusiastic participation in all department professional activities, you will have the ability to work collaboratively and efficiently with multidisciplinary teams. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, reflecting abilities in clear and concise oral and written communication. A team player, you will maintain a strong spirit of cooperation with all co-workers while retaining a primary focus on provision of patient care. This is a brilliant opportunity not to be missed with exceptional staff benefits for the right candidate.

There are a variety of positions available suited to different levels of Anaesthesia experience, from pre-primary through to post-fellowship training. In your covering letter please indicate which position you are applying for (Introductory, Basic, Advanced or Post Fellowship Training).

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.