At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide specialised sexual health care and support to the Central Coast community.
- Company: Join Central Coast Local Health District, dedicated to exceptional healthcare services.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, and ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic environment with excellent career growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in sexual health while enjoying a relaxed coastal lifestyle.
- Qualifications: MBBS or equivalent, with experience in sexual health or related clinical practice.
The predicted salary is between 147664 - 178407 $ per year.
Employment Type: Various - full-time or part-time can be considered
Position Classification: Career Medical Officer
Remuneration: $147,664 - $178,407
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ703994
IMPORTANT NOTE: This position is to commence as soon as possible. AGENCY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS POSITION.
Welcome to Central Coast Local Health District where we strive to deliver exceptional healthcare services and enhance the health and wellbeing of our community. We invite suitably trained and experienced medical officers to join our community and enjoy the benefits of a relaxed, coastal lifestyle paired with a rewarding career supporting our rapidly growing population.
At CCLHD we value our staff as our most important resource and offer ongoing support and development opportunities.
Where you will be working:
Gosford Hospital is the principal referral hospital and a trauma centre for the Central Coast, with approximately 500 inpatient beds and 24-hour access to its Emergency Department and Operating Theatres. Inpatient services include:
- Coronary and Intensive Care
- General Medicine
- Neurology
- Renal
- Geriatrics
- General Surgery
- Obstetrics
- Mental Health
- Paediatric and Emergency services
Outpatient and community services include:
- Allied Health
- Dental
- Podiatry
- Nursing
- Child and Adolescent and Family Health
- Drug and Alcohol
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
Wyong Hospital is an acute major metropolitan hospital providing inpatient, outpatient and emergency services to residents in the northern part of the NSW Central Coast. Wyong Hospital has approx. 300 inpatient beds and provides a range of medical, surgical and critical care services. Specialty services include:
- Intensive Care
- Coronary Care
- Drug and Alcohol
- Gastroenterology
- Stroke
- Mental Health
- Rehabilitation
- Orthopaedics
- Vascular
- Urology
- Cancer services
Wyong Hospital is further developing its role as a district general hospital for a growing population with a $200 million expansion close to completion that will deliver a new Emergency Department, ICU, Paediatric unit, Theatres and inpatient units allowing the further development of clinical services.
What you'll be doing:
The primary responsibility for the Career Medical Officer (CMO) is the provision of sexual health care to patients in the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD). The position supports the provision of specialised HIV and sexual health care to community-based sexual health clinical services and consultancy for inpatients requiring HIV and sexual health care.
The position will operate in accordance with NSW strategies including:
- NSW HIV Strategy 2016-2020
- NSW Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy 2016-2020
- NSW Hepatitis C Strategy 2014-2020
- NSW Hepatitis B Strategy 2014-2020
- NSW Aboriginal Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections Framework 2016-2021
The Sexual health service is based at Gosford and provides clinics at locations across the Central Coast catchment. The sexual health service is part of HIV & Related Programs (HARP), together with sexual health promotion and the needle and syringe program. HARP sits within the Directorate of Community, Chronic and Complex Care.
Qualifications:
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Postgraduate experience in sexual health or related area of clinical practice in the Australian health care system or equivalent.
- Demonstrated understanding of the principles and practice of sexual health medicine to manage the sexual health needs of patients.
- Demonstrated ability to deal with individuals from diverse communities and backgrounds, individuals who are most vulnerable to adverse sexual health outcomes, and clients in crisis.
- Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills, high level computer literacy and ability to use health information systems.
- Demonstrated effective time management and problem solving skills in a clinical setting.
- Evidence of continued professional development, commitment to self-education, and experience and willingness to teach health professionals.
- Demonstrated commitment to Caring for the Coast vision, goals and strategies, with demonstrated behaviours which align with the NSW Health CORE values and CCLHD Values and behaviours charter.
For role related queries or questions contact Rhiannon Walbancke on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
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