HITH (Medicine) - Consultant - Lismore Base Hospital

HITH (Medicine) - Consultant - Lismore Base Hospital

Lismore Base Hospital is a regional referral Level 5 base hospital with state‑of‑the‑art operating theatre suite, ICU / CCU, imaging, Cardiac Cath Lab and most major specialties and subspecialties. The Lismore Base Hospital Emergency Department is a comprehensive level 5 Emergency Department and is the designated Trauma Centre for North‑ern NSW with on‑site roof top helipad as part of our Retrieval Service.

We are looking for an experienced Specialist Physician / s who will cover the Hospital in the Home (HITH) Service. The Specialist will work 0800‑1700 hours each day. The position is hospital based and covers both hospital and community. The position will provide contemporary comprehensive Specialist General Medicine services within a Hospital in the Home (HITH) service at Lismore Base Hospital and medical oversight for HITH services across the district and the Urgent Care Service, Tweed.

The Specialist will 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. Supervision and training of Junior Medical Officers is a requirement. Standard daily rate is $2500 per day (24‑hour period) all‑inclusive as per NSW Health capped rates. We will provide basic accommodation / allowance, hire car and reimburse reasonable travel.

Please ensure any locum presented for our consideration is job ready and has current NSW working with children clearance, national criminal record clearance and has completed all mandatory training modules including eMR and eMEDS prior to commencement.

Credentials :

NSW Hospital paperwork (LHD specific); NSW Health online training modules; immunisations / vaccinations; Primary Degree; Fellowship & CPD Certificate (if applicable); References; CRC; NSW WWCC; Indemnity; Medicare provider number; ID check; NSW declarations (e.g. Hep B; TB; Secondary Employment; Code of Conduct); Current AHPRA Registration

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