Job Description: Position Title: Staff Specialist - Palliative Care Medicine Employment Type: Temporary, from January **** to June **** Hours per week: 0.5 FTE Position Grade: Staff Specialist Salary: As per the award Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Staff Specialist Agreement Department Name: Palliative Care Medicine About us: St Vincent's Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community.
Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent's include: · Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff · Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs · Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields · Career development opportunities across the St Vincent's Health Australia Network · Employee Assistance Program · Work/Life balance Position Summary: We have an upcoming temporary vacancy within the Sacred Heart Supportive and Palliative Care Service, providing clinical services to palliative care patients across both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's: St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for.
We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment,



Screening Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD****_022) or subsequent revisions in force.
Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
Application Instructions: To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the 'Selection Criteria' as below.
Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent's Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria: Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent's Health Australia.
Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); Possess Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians – Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (RACP AChPM) or equivalent as provided for in the Staff Specialist's State Award; Demonstrated knowledge, skills and high standards of clinical practice in Palliative Medicine commensurate to experience which is appropriate to the requirements of the position; Demonstrated commitment to teaching at specialty registrar, junior medical officer, nursing,



allied health and undergraduate levels; Demonstrated management ability in clinical service planning and the provision of a patient focused, comprehensive, high quality and cost effective clinical service with knowledge and commitment to the implementation of best practice and clinical service innovation; Demonstrated ability to provide high quality compassionate medical care as evidenced by recent practice experience in working congenially and collaboratively as both a leader and member of a multidisciplinary team, and as a provider of services that engender high levels of patient satisfaction and experience; Demonstrated ongoing contribution to the development, dissemination, and translation of new knowledge and practices commensurate with work in an academic teaching hospital environment including an active commitment and involvement in research and clinical trials relevant to the discipline of palliative care; Obtain a current driver's licence For more information, please contact Dr Davinia Seah, Head of Palliative Care Medicine - ************************ For a copy of the position description, please email ************************* The closing date for applications is 02 October ****.
Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work setting that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees.
As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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📌 Staff Specialist - Palliative Medicine (New South Wales)
🏢 ST VINCENT'S HOSPITAL SYDNEY
📍 New South Wales