Senior Staff Specialist or Senior Medical Officer Children & Adolescent Services

Senior Staff Specialist or Senior Medical Officer Children & Adolescent Services

Fixed term temporary part time opportunity to provide specialist clinical and clinical service planning expertise in paediatric and adolescent clinical services to guide the planning and development of a significantly expanded Children and Adolescent Service, at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) and associated workflows. The transformational change is expected to result in TPCH becoming the second largest paediatric service in Queensland.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values :

• Develop a model of care for children and adolescent services that is consistent with the Clinical Services Capability Framework of the new children and adolescent service at TPCH.
• Establish new, and / or leverage existing, collaborative professional relationships with key stakeholders at the Queensland Children's Hospital, to inform service planning elements including referral flows and escalation pathways.
• Actively explore and implement alternatives to hospital admission where clinically appropriate. Minimise unjustified variation in care and drive increased reliability and consistency of clinical services using standard operating procedures, care pathways, and appropriate training, assessment and coaching of staff.

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Benefits when working for us

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here : https : / / metronorth.health.qld.gov.au / careers

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

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