NNSWLHD - Visiting Medical Officer - Specialist Neurologist - Tweed Valley Hospital (Apply via

NNSWLHD - Visiting Medical Officer - Specialist Neurologist - Tweed Valley Hospital (Apply via eCredential)

Working with Northern NSW Local Health District,you can play a part in delivering quality care to our region.

Our health service values the essential role our staff play in delivering innovative ways to respond to the health needs of our patients and clients.

Our staff live and work in some of Australia's most sought-after destinations, where work/life balance is not a buzzword, it's a reality!

Employment Type: Visiting Medical Officer
Requisition ID:REQ692489
Remuneration as a Senior Specialist will be considered and is subject to CE Approval

Tweed Valley Hospital is seeking a qualified Specialist Neurologist to provide contemporary comprehensive Specialist Neurology services at the primary facility and other facilities where applicable for optimal patient outcomes delivering a healthy community through quality care.
The successful applicant will also provide clinical leadership, participate in quality improvement activities and provide training and education to clinicians across multiple disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice.

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high-quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.
If you care about high-quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.

Tweed Valley Hospital is a major referral and teaching hospital located in the heart of the network of hospitals and health facilities across the Tweed-Byron region also including Murwillumbah District and Byron Central Hospitals. Tweed Valley Hospital opened on 14 May 2024. The new facilities include:

• more operating theatres and recovery spaces
• expanded emergency department
• enhanced medical, surgical and mental health services
• enhanced ambulatory care services including more outpatients clinics
• new interventional cardiology service
• new radiotherapy service as part of a new integrated cancer care service.

The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomexperience

• Fitness discounts - focus on your health and wellbeing
• Growth - access to professional and personal development
• Team culture - work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
• Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

Northern NSW Local Health District embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.
For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up , our line recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au

• Eligible for registration with the Medical Boad of Australia as a Specialist Neurologist, and/or overseas trained specialist pathways
• Demonstrated recent clinical experience in Neurology services at the role delineation of the service
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team
• Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement
• Availability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time

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Enquiries about this position from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Candidates interested in this position must make their own enquiries and submit their own application.

For assistance with your application please refer to the Clinician Guide to applying in eCredential

NSW Health does not require or accept the Fit2Work Badge offered as an option in eCredential

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.

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