Clinical Director - Women's and Children's Services (WACS)

Tasmanian Government

Launceston, TAS
Permanent
Part-time

1 month ago

The role:

The overall direction of the Department of Women's and Children's Services with responsibility for providing effective clinical, financial, teaching and research services.
Effective provision of evidence based, efficient inpatient and outpatient clinical care to patients of the Launceston General Hospital (LGH).

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.The Team:

The Launceston General Hospital (LGH) is a level 5 tertiary Hospital within the Tasmanian Role Delineation Framework. The LGH has 349 inpatient beds, 117.7 presentations to the Emergency Department daily, 5 births daily.
There are many specialty services including general medicine, rehabilitation, neurology and acute stroke management, surgery and women's and children's services.
The Department of Women's and Children's Services includes the children's ward, neonatal nursery, birthing and obstetric unit and outpatient services. The Department has a collaborative team comprised of the Clinical Director, Nursing Director, Clinical Leads, Nurse Unit Managers and professional clinical and support staff.
Our values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Together, our values spell CARE. Our CARE values focus on the importance of care, compassion and kindness towards one another and the community as we strive to deliver safe, quality care and services.

Details of AppointmentFixed Term, Part time, day worker position working 38 hours per fortnight, commencing from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2028*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary:Specialist Medical PractitionersSpecialist Medical Practitioner Level 1- Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 3 $210,000 - $301,349 per annum, pro rata + 11% superannuation + access to salary packaging pro rataPlease note that access to the Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner salary range $291,472 -$301,349 per annum pro rata is subject to the successful applicant satisfying the criteria for Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1, 2 or 3 as outlined in the Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022

Salary range is in accordance with Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

Provision of a fully maintained private plated motor vehicle or motor vehicle allowance of $25,758 per annum
Continuing Professional Development Allowance of $16,000 per annum,
Access to salary packaging
On call is a requirement of the role, and an allowance will be paid in addition to base salary.
Superannuation of 11%
Relocation package and accommodation allowance available
May be entitled to participate in the Private Patient Scheme.

Eligibility:Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:Specialist or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia in a relevant specialty*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted: * Conviction checks in the following areas:

Crimes of violence
sex related offences
serious drug offences
crimes involving dishonesty
Identification check
Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated DocumentsWe encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.Statement of DutiesApplicant GuideHow to ApplyApply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.Please note:

We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.
All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For more informationFiona LieutierPosition: Chief Executive Hospitals North
Phone: (03) 6777 6043
E-mail:Important informationThe email account you provide when submitting job applications will be used in correspondence to you. It is important that this is kept up to date and monitored regularly.To update your email address (or contact number), log in to and look for “Existing applicant login” where you can update your detailsThe Department of Health values workforce diversity and recognises the value each person offers which is shaped by their unique characteristics, background, experiences, knowledge, skills, values and perspectives.

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