Medical Practitioner - Northern Mental Health

Eligibility

Open to Everyone

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Various Locations
• Total Indicative Remuneration : $103,223 - $167,562 - MDP2 ; TemporaryFull-Time - up until August 2024

About Us :

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care for more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide and boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future.

NALHN provides a full range of high-quality medical, surgical, maternity, diagnostic, emergency and support services. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged.

With a workforce of almost 6,500 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability.

Our core values of respect, integrity and accountability underpin our commitment to provide excellence in care, innovation, creativity, leadership and equity in service provision and health outcomes to the Northern area communities.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Benefits of working at NALHN :

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

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Across SA Health there are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and career at any of our metropolitan or regional sites.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

About You :

Are you dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community?

If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

About the Role :

An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Medical Practitioner within the Mental Health Division

The Medical Practitioner is responsible for managing the care of all patients allocated to current department in consultation with the responsible Registrars, Consultants, Visiting Specialists, Nurses and Allied Health professionals.

The incumbent actively contributes to Continuous Quality Improvement activities and education activities.

The Medical Practitioner is required to exercise knowledge and skills in the treatment of consumers with a complex clinical picture of chronic psychiatric illness and / or cognitive impairment with challenging

behaviours. This may be in consultation with specialist medical providers.

As per the SA Health Salaried Medical Officers Enterprise Agreement 2022, the total term of employment with SA Health will be 3 years.

Rotations following the initial 12 month allocation as Medical Practitioner will be determined in line with your training and SA Health's requirements.

This may include transfer to other SA Health locations to perform work appropriate to classification, skills and capabilities.

To be eligible for this position, you must have a Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent, registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with general Registration.

The Total Indicative Remuneration figure is calculated taking into account base salary, leave loading and superannuation as well as managerial allowances, professional development or any other allowances where appropriate.

What we offer

An opportunity to develop and practise new skills in a very supportive environment, with senior and experienced medical and multi-disciplinary staff.

The team approach allows for expert input from a variety of perspectives, as well as support in working in situations that may be new to you.

• Opportunity to participate in The Adelaide Prevocational Psychiatry Program (TAPPP)
• Weekly Academic Meetings
• Opportunity for movement across our multiple units; including Older Persons Mental Health, Inpatient units based at both Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospital and Forensic Mental Health services.

There are multiple opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many Northern Mental Health services.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS Aged Care Sector Employment Screening

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease : Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref : 835220