Clinical Director and Senior Staff Specialist or Staff Specialist (Obstetrics and Gynaecology; two roles)

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is looking for a permanent or temporary part-time Specialist to act as the clinical and operational leader for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology as part of Women’s and Newborn Services. This leadership position is available for up to 5 years (as 3 years temporary, with option to extend) and includes a requirement to provide clinical care services. The Clinical Director provides, in cooperation with other professionals, clinical care of obstetrics and gynaecological patients referred for investigation and management. It also provides professional advice and support as appropriate to both staff and local clinicians external to the organisation.

Metro North Hospital and Health Service is the biggest and most diverse Hospital and Health Service in Queensland, delivering the best care by the brightest healthcare professionals.

Two of our five hospitals – Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) – are tertiary/quaternary referral hospitals, providing state-wide super specialty services, such as heart and lung transplantation and burns treatment. Redcliffe and Caboolture are major secondary hospitals, and Kilcoy is a regional community hospital.

This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro North Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the Role (full time and part time)

• Provide expert clinical leadership, establish and provide sound clinical governance systems for Women’s and Newborn Services (WNS).
• Participate in the provision of clinical care (including on call, after hours and weekend) in conjunction with management of the O&G group.
• Provide leadership for the staff in obstetrics and gynaecology to ensure a collegiate and patient centred approach to the provision of services.
• Oversee the clinical rosters including senior medical officers, visiting medical officers and monitor the rostering of registrars and principal house officers of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Leadership in the development of strategic and operational plans relating to the delivery of clinical services for all areas (in-patient/outpatient) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and in meeting key service and performance measures, and conduct environmental scanning, review future trends, emerging technologies.
• Contribute to the provision of multidisciplinary skills development which includes senior medical officers, registrars and principal house officers, resident medical officers and where required medical students.

Job ad reference number: RBH337467      

Close date: 13/3/2020

Find out about the roles in more detail and how to apply in the Role Description on Smartjobs.

Why work for us? 

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Metro North employee you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

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