Description:
About the role
South West Healthcare (SWH) is currently seeking a positive, enthusiastic, and team-oriented Clinical Director of Emergency Medicine. The Emergency Department sees over 25,000 presentations per annum and is a regional trauma and referral centre, seeing major road trauma from road, farm, and factory.
The Clinical Director will provide professional leadership, clinical governance, and strategic planning of the Emergency Department, including clinical service, innovation, continuous improvement and optimisation of patient flow.
South West Healthcare is embarking on the most transformative health infrastructure program ever undertaken in regional Victoria. Over the next 5 years, we will embark upon multiple building projects across multiple campuses which will also deliver a new expanded Emergency Department.
Position overview
- Full Time, On-going position 50% clinical, 50% clinical support time.
- Working as part of a collaborative and highly skilled team of health professionals, excellent communication and leadership skills are essential, along with a proven capacity to provide clinical leadership to a range of professional clinical staff in a multi-disciplinary team.
- SWH is an ACEM tier 2 training site.
- Applicants are required to have suitable qualifications as a medical practitioner registered with AHPRA and be a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Emergency Physicians.
What you bring
The successful applicant will demonstrate a strong commitment to maintaining professional confidentiality and remaining customer focused at all times.
About you:
- Proficient leadership, organisational and interpersonal skills, as well as developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience as a clinical leader with an interest in driving innovation and patient centred care.
- Ability to provide strategic focus and direction and foster a culture of quality and service improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated flexibility in problem solving and the capability to develop and sustain highly collaborative relationships with others/ other teams.
What we offer
You will enjoy benefits such as:
- Excellent salary packaging options including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions.
- Internal and external professional development opportunities.
- A range of internal development opportunities focusing on personal development such as resilience and mentoring workshops and comprehensive leadership programs.
- Excellent terms and conditions of employment.
Who we are
As an organisation SWH prides themselves on their values, Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership and their overall dedication to the local community. Learn more about SWH here .
SWH respects all individuals and promote equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds and socio- economic status.
SWH is the major specialist referral centre for the Barwon South West sub-region, and provides a comprehensive range of acute, sub-acute, specialist, community, mental health and aged services.
With a population of 39,000 and a catchment of 100,000 Warrnambool is the regional centre to Victoria's Great South Coast.
To learn about the vibrant town and region please visit: http://www.warrnambool.com/
How to apply
Submit your application by selecting the Apply button below and include a cover letter and resume by Thursday 24 April 2025. Please ensure you address the selection criteria as outlined in the position description.
Employment Terms and Conditions will be in line with Medical Specialist (Victorian Public Health Sector) (AMA VICTORIA/ASMOF) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2022 - 2026
The successful applicant will be required to be eligible for and undergo the following:
- Police Record Check
- Employee Working with Children's Check
- Current Immunisation status
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