SESLHD - Staff Specialist (Up to 0.4 FTE Temporary 2 years with the possibility of extension) -

SESLHD - Staff Specialist (Up to 0.4 FTE Temporary 2 years with the possibility of extension) - Community Connection Physician - POWH

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional people, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

The Community Connection Physician will provide care in the Community Assessment Unit (CAU) and to patients being managed in the community by the health service.
The specialist will be offered an affiliation with an appropriate internal medicine subspecialty within Prince of Wales Hospital, aligning with existing community health programs. The Community Connection Physician will have demonstrated interest in general medicine as they will provide expert general medical assessment and management of ALL patients within the CAU, advice and clinical support to the Community Management Centre (CMC) and whilst rostered for the On Call service for the CAU. They will also fulfill other subspecialty duties required by their affiliated and respective subspecialty Head of Department (HoD). The Community Connection Physician will maintain professional reporting lines to their affiliated and respective subspecialty HOD.
The specialist will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the department/service.
The primary location of this position may be varied as agreed with the Director of Medical Services and as approved by MDAAC to other facilities in SESLHD.
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Information for applicants:

• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2026_004. Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence.
  SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds,people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support ( ***************@health.nsw.gov.au ) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website

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