Orthopaedic Surgeon (Bentleigh East, VIC, AU, 3165) bei Monash Health

 

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Job summary

 

Purpose

 

Contribute to ongoing service improvement and clinical and workforce innovation to ensure Monash Health provides high quality accessible Orthopaedic Services within allocated resources and meets the needs of Monash Health patients.

 

Key result areas

 

• Provide clinical leadership through active involvement in patient care.
• Be available to medical colleagues for consultation and liaison as appropriate regarding patient care.
• Be immediately available for urgent consultation and assistance in resuscitation and subsequent management of critically ill or injured patients.
• Provide care to complex paediatric spinal patients.

 

Scope Direct reports:

 

Monash Health Registrars, Residents and Research staff within Orthopaedics at Monash Health Key internal relationships:

· Medical Director, Orthopaedic Unit

· Nursing Staff, Orthopaedic Unit

· Research staff, Orthopaedic Unit

· Senior Medical Staff

· Registrars, HMO's, Trainees

Allied Health Key external relationships:

· RACS

· AOA

 

Responsibilities

 

· Contribute to the provision of excellence in clinical services, research, education and knowledge transfer within Orthopaedic medicine & paediatric spine.

· Contribute to processes ensuring patients receive high quality services and continuity of care, and that high quality clinical standards and clinical outcomes and risk management approaches and accreditation requirements are achieved.

· Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of a high quality multidisciplinary team, appropriate access to Orthopaedic services, open communication, collaborative working relationships and professional behaviours at all times.

· Duties as outlined in the relevant Enterprise Agreement

· Supervise Junior Medical Staff in your Unit and ensure that when on-call or on ward service, clear instructions are provided on when and how junior staff reporting to you should contact you for patient related matters

· Build supportive relations with Junior Medical Staff who report to you and encourage open communication including escalation of clinical and non-clinical concerns.

 

Quality and safety

 

The following responsibilities and accountabilities exist to ensure we deliver our National Standards. Refer to Monash Health's Clinical Governance Framework for more information.

 

Employee

 

· Carry out compliance and improvement against the key elements of quality and safety

· Be responsible for the quality of care at point of care Person specification Qualifications/registrations/licences (italics indicate desirable)

 

Essential

 

· Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

· Appropriate health professional tertiary qualifications

· Fellowship of the RACS and Australian Orthopaedic Association or equivalent

· Working with Children's Certificate The incumbent must complete the Credentialling and Scope of Practice process prior to appointment and commencement. This will be reviewed on a regular basis. Technical skills/knowledge/experience Professionalism

· Demonstrates all the attributes that accord with the Southern Heath values - iCARE (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence).

· Demonstrates a high level commitment to ethical practice;

· Understands medico-legal issues associated with clinical care;

· Demonstrates a commitment to profession-led regulation; and

· Demonstrates ability to effectively manage matters of patient safety and quality of care.

 

Clinical Expertise 

 

· Maintains clinical knowledge, skills and attributes appropriate to their practice;

· Provides compassionate patient-centred care;

· Demonstrates commitment to quality and safety, together with strategies to address service access.

· Has the appropriate level of clinical knowledge and skills to undertake the role of Consultant Orthopaedic Surgery.

· Understands the role of the relevant College and the associated expectations of the Consultant Orthopaedic Surgery role.

 

Scholar/ Teacher 

 

· Demonstrates ability to contribute to the development, dissemination, application, and translation of new medical knowledge and practice.

· Facilitates the medical education of patients, families, trainees and other health professionals and the community.

· Provides the necessary training and commitment to the supervision, mentoring and assessment of medical trainees and students.

· Supports basic laboratory, translational, and clinical research, as appropriate to the Department/Program.

 

Health Advocacy 

 

· Demonstrates ability to advocate for improvements in health care through involvement in relevant professional bodies and forum.

· Able to respond to individual patient health and educational needs.

· Promotes the maintenance of good health in colleagues and junior medical staff.

· Looks after his or her own health and wellbeing.

· Advocates for improvements in health care.

 

Leadership & Management 

 

· Demonstrates clinical Leadership with proven ability to exercise sound judgment and provide leadership in professional standards, ethics and a commitment to research and innovation.

· Understands current and relevant medical workforce issues.

Teamwork · Demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with members of interdisciplinary teams and committees

· Capacity to be an effective member of the relevant Department/Program, stimulate constructive debate and support colleagues in the achievement of Department/Program objectives.

 

Communication

 

· Able to communicate effectively with team members and colleagues.

· Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients and families, including those of diverse cultural backgrounds.

· Maintains clinical and administrative documents accurately.

· Facilitates continuity of patient care through effective communication and handover of relevant information. Capabilities Refer to Monash Health's Capability Framework

 

Other position requirements 

 

· As we support a culture of safety through employee immunisation, there must be documentation provided confirming completed immunisation on employment at Monash Health 

· Current and satisfactory Police Check (must also comply with Aged Care Act 1997 Accountability Amendment Principles 2012 if working in Aged Care setting)

· Current and satisfactory Working with Children Check.
Applicants who are new to Monash Health will be required to enter into an Employment Agreement before commencement.

 

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

 

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’ 

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

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