This department provides around the clock medical care for various emergencies including acute illness and injuries. It ensures the community has access to timely and crucial healthcare services at all times
3–6 month contract, with the possibility of extension.
Travel and accommodation provided

Details

An Eastern NSW hospital requires Specialist in Emergency Medicine for the following date(s).

Shift(s) details as below:

from 02/11/2026 08:00 to 02/05/2027 18:00 at $**** per day

Working Arrangements: 4 days per week
2 Clinical Days: Providing direct clinical care and leadership within the Emergency Department.
2 Non-Clinical Days: Managing departmental administration, clinical governance, IMS reporting, CMO education and medical

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The Director of Emergency Medicine is the line manager of the medical staff in the department, including any contractors engaged on either a VMO or locum basis. • Foster a workplace culture reflective of NSWH CORE values • Meet regularly with medical staff in the department both individually and collectively ensuring that effective communication exists up and down the health service on matters of relevance • Oversee the work of medical staff, including the adequacy of clinical documentation, accurate diagnosis, secure practice and prescribing • Undertake performance reviews for all medical staff and VMOs • Ensure that all medical staff have a current performance development plan • Ensure that an effective roster exists for all medical staff that balances the needs of the organisation and the needs of individuals, ensures that clinical duties are fully covered, that less senior staff are appropriately trained and supervised, that leave is appropriately managed, and that the roster is consistent with the available and employee related expense budget assigned to the service.



• Assign Clinical Support Time tasks and portfolios and monitor individual and group progress within them • Manage human resource issues, undertake performance counselling and with the assistance of the P&C; business partner, DMS, GM or other relevant personnel, investigate and undertake more corrective action as required. • Work as a key member of the BHS senior clinical leadership team, partnering closely with the GM, DMS, DONM, ED nursing leadership and other clinical departments to improve whole-of-hospital flow and ensure ED is integrated with broader service planning and redevelopment. Collaboration with Departmental, Health Service and LHD leaders • Foster a culture of multidisciplinary leadership and practice in conjunction with senior nursing, allied health and administrative leaders and staff • Engage regularly and constructively with the GM and DMS to update them on departmental strategies and operational matters • Participate constructively in the Health Service's Clinical Council, taking a 'whole of system' view. • Collaborate effectively with other leaders at a departmental, health service, LHD or District Clinical Network level Training, mentorship and support • Lead and progress ACEM accreditation, establishing the clinical supervision, education, governance and workforce arrangements required to develop BHS as a strong training environment and progressively reduce reliance on locum and temporary medical staffing. • Ensure that the work of JMO staff allocated to the service is appropriately supervised and supported, in accordance with the requirements for accreditation of JMO training. • Support the department and Health Service to maintain College Accreditation requirements for Registrar training.



• Participate in an educational programme for Basic and Advanced Trainees consistent with the expectations of the College. • Ensure appropriate specialist support and supervision including orientation to the facility is available for Fellows, Registrars and Specialists. • Participate in the teaching of medical students and JMO staff seconded to the Health Service. • Promote clinical meetings and teaching activities and contribute to hospital Grand Rounds. Clinical Quality and Safety activities • Foster a culture of high-quality clinical practice, multidisciplinary care, safety, assurance, and patient experience. • Monitor clinical indicators and outcomes and benchmark these against best practice clinical standards. • Develop a coherent approach to clinical medicine which maintains standards, manages workloads, and considers efficiencies in delivering services
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