Description:
Employment Type : Temporary Part Time Fixed Term to 30 March 2025Position Classification : Staff Specialist
Remuneration : 186241 - 229825
Hours Per Week : Negotiable
Requisition ID : REQ564831
Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine - Tamworth Rural Referral Applications close 30 April 2025
We are seeking Emergency Physicians to join Tamworth’s team of young, skilled, passionate and dedicated emergency specialists to deliver services to Tamworth Hospital. Located on the land of Kamilaroi/Gomeroi/Gamillaray people Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital is the second largest hospital in HNE Health and the key referral hospital for much of the north-west region of HNE Health. The newly redeveloped hospital was opened in 2015 with state of art facilities across emergency, maternity, paediatrics, theatres, intensive care, and coronary care, medical and surgical specialities, with 348 treatment spaces. The hospital has five operating theatres currently in operation and is supported by a modern Cancer Centre, sophisticated diagnostic services, along with comprehensive community and outpatient services. Tamworth’s mixed adult/paed ED is busy and diverse, an interesting mix of approximately 45,000 presentations per year with 25% admission rate and 30% paediatric case load. Tamworth Hospital has dedicated areas for resuscitation, acute presentations, ambulant and fast track presentations, paediatrics and an Emergency Short Stay Unit. Tamworth is home to a locally based helicopter retrieval service and is the only NSW regional trauma centre north of Newcastle. Our focus is providing excellence in patient care, training and education and promoting a cohesive team culture. We are in the enviable position of seeing a large variety of cases including the critically ill and injured whilst still having time to have enjoyable and meaningful interactions with patients and staff. You will be well supported by your FACEM colleagues, and the equally impressive nursing teams with vast experience in emergency medicine, and clinical support staff.
The Tamworth Region is renowned for its diversity and experiences. Where a rural lifestyle can be complimented by a thriving city experience. Located only 3 hours from coastal New South Wales and a quick 4-hour drive (or even faster flight) to Sydney, Tamworth is a place to enjoy all that nature has to offer, along with a great place to raise children and make long term friends. Boasting a range of educational, career, sporting and recreational activities. Hunter New England Health can offer a range of incentives to new employees such as:
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness passport
- Relocation packages
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine, and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
- Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in Emergency Medicine.
- Evidence of being a scholar, maintains medical professional development and has the ability to assist other staff, including trainees in the acquisition and development of knowledge.
- Evidence of being a skilled communicator, including both oral and written skills, communicating with patients, students, other health professionals and the public.
- Evidence of being a collaborator, including the ability to network and operate within an interdisciplinary framework and to work with other stakeholders in a variety of settings.
- Evidence of being a manager, including ability to be flexible and cope with a changing health system, past leadership and management experience and previous safety and quality improvement activities.
- Evidence of being a professional, including continued professional development, peer review and other forms of clinical governance.
- Evidence of being an advocate, including contributions to improving individual and societal health.
Need more information?
Role related queries:
Cheryl Hayes, Senior Medical Recruitment – cheryl.hayes1@health.nsw.gov.au
Dr Karen Coss, Staff Specialist Director of Emergency Medicine, Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital - karen.coss@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 30 April 2025
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