WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is recruiting for Registrar Paediatric Advanced Trainee appointments in 2023.

Fixed Term Full Time appointments for 6 and 12 months commencing in February 2023.

Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 30/09/2022.

Salary:  MP Year 1-7 $131,853 - $176,734 p.a. (inclusive of base salary, 10% superannuation and professional development allowance)

Closing Date:  Monday 30/05/2022 at 4.00 pm AWST

Position Profile: The position is accredited for up to 12 months of Advanced Training in General Paediatrics, although applications for 6 months will be considered if necessary. We are seeking an enthusiastic registrar to join our teams in one of six hospitals.

The hospitals sites included within the recruitment process are: 

• Albany
• Broome (STP funded position promotion video with RACP)
• Bunbury (STP funded position)
• Geraldton
• Kalgoorlie
• Port Hedland

There is a strong team of consultant paediatricians resident providing close supervision and support in each of our hospitals while also giving opportunities for independent practice.  For further information on specific hospitals, please reference the Training Hospital Information attached in the Job Advertisement.

The positions for all sites except Geraldton and Albany are accredited by the Advanced Training Committee in General Paediatrics of the Royal Australian College of Physicians as General Paediatrics (Rural) with a Perinatal Component.  Albany and Geraldton are accredited for General Paediatrics (Rural) without a Perinatal Component.

Six month terms are accredited as six months General Paediatrics only. 

Dual General Paediatrics/Community Child Health trainees accredited to complete 6 months Community Child Health (Broome only).

Options for accreditation of a 12 month term are:

• 12 months General Paediatrics
• 6 months General Paediatrics and 6 months Community/Developmental

Candidates for positions which are funded through the Australian Government Specialist Training Program (STP) must be in Years 1, 2 or 3 of their Advanced Training.  They cannot complete their training until the end of the STP funded position.

In this position you will be required to participate in the on call roster.  Current Registrars and Senior Registrars are invited to apply.  Appointment will be made based on skills and experience.

Area Profile: The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is the largest country health system in Australia and one of the biggest in the world, providing health services to approximately half a million people, including 45,000 Aboriginal people, over a vast two and a half million square kilometre area. The organisation comprises seven regions, with a strong network of public hospitals, health services and health centres located across rural and remote Western Australia. Our core business is the provision of quality, accessible health services to country WA residents and visitors.

Employee Benefits: In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• 10% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For further information click here. 
• Access to generous salary packaging arrangements
• Professional Development Opportunities and Study Leave/assistance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flexible leave arrangements
• Other professional and location based allowances

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form (see attached document). 

For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to contact Dr Andrew Savery on 0498 640 411.

Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online via MedJobsWA (Please note: Applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online. This email address will be used for communication with applicants). Emailed applications will not be accepted. 

Applicants must provide the following documents as part of their application in order to be considered for appointment:

1. A detailed curriculum vitae (of no more than 4 A4 pages) including the names and contact details of 2 x referees. Your CV must provide a summary of your experience in the context of the advertised vacancy.
2. Applicants are advised to write a statement addressing the selection criteria. Answers to these questions are a requirement for assessment against the selection criteria, considered by the panel.
3. Select the hospital site preference by ranking highest 1 to 7 lowest within the essential question section of your application in MedJobsWA.
4. Cover Letter (optional – maximum of two pages)

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

Applicants are advised that selection interviews may not be required. 

APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT A CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) / RESUME WILL BE INVALID.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact MedJobsWA@health.wa.gov.au. 

Eligibility to Apply: All WA health system employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including the booster vaccination when they are eligible) in order to access health care facilities, pursuant to the Health Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions (HWD) (or its replacement), COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination and Vaccination Program Policy, and the Booster Vaccination (Restriction on Access) Directions (no 2) (or its replacement) (BVD), unless the employee is exempt pursuant to the HWD and/or BVD.

Additionally, if an employee is working in a residential aged care facility, they must comply with the Residential Aged Care Facility Worker Access Directions No 4 (or its replacement).

Other Conditions: 

• This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au 
• Suitable candidates to this recruitment process may also be accessed/offered employment by other employers within the WA Health system (e.g. South Metropolitan Health Service, North Metropolitan Health Service, East Metropolitan Health Service, or Child and Adolescent Health Service).
• WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
• WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
• WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy.  As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.  Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
• WA Country Health Service will only accept applications that are lodged with the express permission of the applicant and containing all necessary information, including personal contact details. We will not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies and/or search firms and we will not pay fees to any such organisation unless arranged with the provider prior to advertising a vacancy.
• Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre-Employment Health Assessment (PEHA).  Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.  Please see the attached WACHS PEHA Policy for further information.

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Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on 30/05/2022 AWST will not be accepted.
 
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.