Description:
Upper Gastrointestinal and Soft Tissue Unit are looking for Staff Specialist – General Surgeon - Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery to join their team. This position will provide specialist upper gastrointestinal surgical service as part of the Upper Gastrointestinal and Soft tissue unit at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. This will include elective surgical services, outpatient clinics, multi-disciplinary team meetings and participation in teaching ward rounds. The position will require the ability to perform the assessment and management of a broad range of benign and malignant upper gastrointestinal conditions.
Job details
Position status Permanent Position type Part-time Occupational group Health - Medical Classification L18-L24, L25-L27 Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - South Job ad reference QLD/PA03627959 Closing date 06-Apr-2025 Salary Other See RD Job duration Permanent Part time (25 hours per fortnight) Contact person Dr Iain Thomson Contact details (07) 3176 7934Access the National Relay Service
We are Metro South Health
We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.
We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.
We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together .
Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About the Role
In addition, the position will contribute to the general surgery after hours on-call roster.
This role provides specialist surgical clinical care to patients and assumes overall responsibility for patient care. Services provided include:
- Provides specialist services at Metro South Hospital and Health Service,
- Provides inpatient care, including participating in the on-call roster.
- Undertakes elective and/or emergency surgery / procedures.
- Provides inpatient consultations as requested.
- Provides outpatient
- Participates in multidisciplinary clinics and meetings.
- Supervision and teaching of registrars, junior doctors and medical students, and teaching for other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Participation and or leadership of research and quality improvement activities
- Supervision and teaching of registrars, junior doctors and medical students, and teaching for other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Participation and or leadership of research and quality improvement activities
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence , shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team .
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity .
Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.