WA Country Health Service is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) for Emergency Medicine Registrars

Bunbury Hospital – South West Region

Salary rate:  $131,853.00 - $176,734.00

Closing Date:  4.00 pm Tuesday 7 March 2023

Seeking applications from suitably qualified and committed candidates for full-time and part-time positions for 6 and 12 months (80 hours per fortnight), with the possibility of extension(s), commencing now.

  FACEM trainees; ACEM EMCert/Dip/ADip candidates; GP trainees seeking Advanced Specialised Training/Advanced Rural Skills Training and non-vocational trainees

 Position profile:

  This is an excellent opportunity to experience a wide variety of presentations in a regional setting.  As an ED registrar you will get unrivalled exposure to real Emergency Medicine including procedures,
within a fully supervised department. If you believe “variety is the spice of life” Bunbury could be the place for you!

WA Country Health Service - Working at Bunbury Regional Hospital

Bunbury Health Campus provides the opportunity for the following:

• Twenty-four months FACEM training time - accredited for 10 trainees
• FACEM Paediatric logbook
• Accredited (and highly rated) training rotations to Anaesthetics and foundation Intensive Care Unit (with other trainees on site in surgery, medicine, orthopaedics, psychiatry, obstetrics & gynaecology, paediatrics, ophthalmology, palliative care, cardiology, radiology and urology)
• Hands on care for all patients
• Protected time for multi-modality Emergency Departmental education
• Grand rounds, radiology and code blue training also available
• Exam preparation training—protected time (Primary and Fellowship Exam) - with proven track record of success, plus FACEM Examiner on staff
• Full access to exam and study leave
• Access to the ACEM EM Certificate; Diploma and Advanced Diploma
• RACGP (Advanced Rural Skills Training) and ACRRM (Advanced Specialised Training) available

Applicants must have a minimum of six months experience in Critical Care Medicine (Emergency; Acute Medicine; Intensive Care Unit or Anaesthetics).

Region Profile: 

Bunbury Hospital is a 171-bed hospital that functions as the regional resource centre for the South West region with all major specialties present on site including ICU and CCU/cath lab. St John of God Hospital is a co-location Hospital which takes private admissions from Bunbury Hospital Emergency Department.

The Emergency Department is the largest department in the hospital and the biggest Emergency Department in WA outside of Perth.  The Department consists of 39 beds including Fast Track and Short Stay Unit.  The Department receives in excess of 45,000 presentations per year of whom approximately 30% require admission.  ED medical staff include Specialist Emergency Physicians, Senior Medical Practitioners, Registrars, Residents and Interns.

Functioning as the regional centre for the South West and being the only Emergency Department in Bunbury generates exposure to the whole spectrum of acute medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric, gynaecological and mental health related illness.  The Emergency Department may assist with medical transfers for the recently established Bunbury Rescue Helicopter.

Case mix, including acuity and activity is highly varied, with approximately 120 presentations per day. Our patients are younger than many tertiary sites with 25% being children.

Please note this is an open EOI pool. You are submitting an EOI for vacancies at Bunbury Hospital. You may be contacted to discuss opportunities within this Health Service.

Submission Instructions:  A current, valid email address in order to apply online. This email address will be used for communication.  If you experience difficulties while submitting your online EOI, please contact medjobswa@health.wa.gov.au

Curriculum Vitae

You must attach a curriculum vitae (CV) or resume to the EOI. A CV should not exceed three A4 pages, and should include the following:

• Educational background including, where applicable, outcome of English competency examinations e.g. IELTS, OET
• Evidence of AMC MCQ and AMC Clinical (if applicable)
• Evidence of current VISA (if applicable)
• AHPRA Registration Number
• Current and recent employment history
• List any research, audits, publications or presentations you have undertaken
• Professional development, courses or exams

Address to Selection Criteria

Please submit an address to the selection criteria no more than 3 A4 pages outlining the skills, qualifications and experience considered necessary to successfully perform the duties of an Emergency Medicine Registrar.  Selection criteria listed below;

ESSENTIAL

1. Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
2. Demonstrated clinical and procedural experience in Emergency Medicine.
3. Ability to provide teaching, supervision and training support.
4. Demonstrated well developed communication and interpersonal skills.
5. Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
6. Demonstrated organisational and time management skills.
7. Demonstrated commitment to clinical governance within health care
8. Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of Aboriginal Cultural respect framework.

DESIRABLE

1. Postgraduate training to diploma or certificate level in Emergency Medicine
2. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing education and research.
3. Current knowledge and commitment to Equal Opportunity in all aspects of employment and service delivery. 

Referees

Provide the names and contact details of two professional referees. Ensure at least one is a previous clinical supervisor.

Ensure you have a valid email address and at least one current telephone number for each referee. It is recommended that you contact your referees before you submit your application to confirm that they consent to provide a confidential referee report and that their contact details are correct.

Documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete to the online application process. Multiple submissions will not be considered in their entirety. Where multiple submissions are uploaded, the last document to be uploaded will be the only document accepted and considered.

Recruitment Agencies presenting medical practitioners interest to WA Country Health Service (WACHS) via the online MedJobsWA must read the attached ‘WACHS & Recruitment Agency Agreement 2017 - 2020’ effective 1 October 2017.

For queries we encourage you to contact:

Dr Stephen Hartwig, A/Director of Emergency Medicine at Stephen.hartwig@health.wa.gov.au

or

Dr Bronwyn Peirce, Staff Specialist Emergency Physician at Bronwyn.peirce@health.wa.gov.au

Telephone: (08) 9722 1000

Please be advised that you may not be contact to discuss opportunities. Please do not use the above contact details to follow up on the progress of submissions.

CLOSING DATE: 4.00PM AWST Tuesday 7 March 2023. 

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted.