At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a multidisciplinary team to provide specialist pain management and patient-centred care.
- Company: Barwon Health, a leader in inclusive healthcare and clinical excellence.
- Benefits: Permanent part-time role with attractive salary packaging and wellbeing programs.
- Other info: Embrace a vibrant workplace that values diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while advancing your career in pain medicine.
- Qualifications: Must hold relevant postgraduate qualifications and be registered with AHPRA.
Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary Pain Management Unit committed to clinical excellence and patient-centred care. Contribute to education, research and continuous improvement while advancing specialist pain medicine across Barwon Health.
Permanent part-time opportunity (57 hours per fortnight) offering work-life balance.
About the Role
Join Barwon Health’s multidisciplinary Pain Management Unit as a part-time Pain Specialist and contribute to delivering high-quality, safe and patient-centred care at Geelong Hospital. We are seeking a positive, enthusiastic and team-oriented clinician who holds Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FFPMANZCA) and is committed to collaborative practice across pain medicine, palliative care, rehabilitation and psychiatry. You will contribute to clinical excellence, undergraduate and postgraduate education, research, clinical audit and continuous improvement, while fostering strong professional relationships across Barwon Health and the wider medical community.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess, diagnose and manage patients within the Pain Management Unit and acute pain service, providing specialist care across the hospital and participating in the after-hours emergency roster.
- Supervise and educate medical trainees and other healthcare professionals, contributing to staff training, professional development and recruitment.
- Participate in departmental research, quality improvement and administrative activities, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care.
- Maintain professional development and clinical standards, ensure accurate medical documentation, uphold Barwon Health values and comply with privacy, occupational health and safety requirements.
What we’re looking for
- Basic medical degree eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Postgraduate qualifications in Anaesthesia recognised by the National Specialist Qualifications Advisory Committee and registrable in Victoria, preferably FANZCA.
- Postgraduate qualifications in Pain Medicine recognised by the National Specialist Qualifications Advisory Committee and registrable in Victoria, preferably FFPMANZCA.
Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.
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