Visiting Medical Practitioners Quinquennium 2009-2014
VISITING PRACTITIONER QUINQUENNIUM APPOINTMENTS
Welcome
We welcome your interest in Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service (NSCCAHS) and look forward to your application for appointment.
We want to work with outstanding clinicians that will share in the provision of the best quality, safe health services to our population.
We will strive to provide you with excellent multi-disciplinary clinical and non-clinical support and a work environment which is as pleasant and uncomplicated as possible. We will also support your direct patient care, your teaching, education and research roles as may be applicable.
The NSCCAHS vision is directly linked to engagement of clinicians in leadership and governance, focus on agreed key success factors, a balanced business and key workforce strategy, and a shared value culture in the pursuit of excellence. We would like you to be involved in a work culture which is based upon mutual respect and recognition of the roles of patients, all staff, carers and other consumers in aspiring to provide the highest standards of care possible.
These are challenging times but we are continuously seeking our clinicians’ guidance on how to improve services. The recently completed Area Clinical Services Strategic Plan contains many recommendations which are being prioritised by Area Clinical Networks and your involvement as a Senior Medical Practitioner will be critical to the success of the implementation phase and into the future.
Matthew Daly
Chief Executive
For a brief profile of our Clinical Networks and Health Services, click here
POSITIONS CURRENTLY BEING RECRUITED
Applications are invited from suitably qualified practitioners for appointment as Visiting Medical Officers or Visiting Dental Officers at Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service (NSCCAHS) facilities for a period of five years commencing from 1 October 2009.
All appointments are to NSCCAHS, with site-specific privileges and clinical network links. Positions may involve cross accreditation between facilities, as recommended by the NSCCAHS Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee.
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To obtain the Position Description and Application Form and see the number of positions available, click on the relevant Health Service to the left of this page, then choose the position you are interested in and click on it to open or download the information pack.
ADVICE FOR APPLICANTS
To apply for appointment, note the information provided with the Application Form, ensure you complete it in full, and return it before the closing date with the required additional documentation.
Please ensure that you address each of the Essential Criteria listed in the Position Description.
The appointment process will be conducted in accordance with NSW Health Department Policy Directives, notably 2005_496 – Visiting Practitioner Appointments and 2008_060 – Staff Specialists/Visiting Practitioner Appointments (including Clinical Academics) – Critical Actions Compliance Declaration.
Visiting Practitioners currently holding appointments in NSCCAHS have been advised in writing of their eligibility to apply for these positions.
Unless otherwise stated in the criteria, applicants expecting to be awarded their Fellowship within three months of the closing date may be considered. If successful, the applicant will not be eligible to commence their appointment until the relevant qualifications and requirements are formally completed.
Contractual arrangements to be offered to appointees will be in accordance with the Public Hospitals Visiting Medical Officers Determinations, NSW Health Policy Directive 2007_021 for Visiting Dental Officer contracts, or Honorary Medical or Dental Officer contracts with conditions stipulated by the Area Health Service.
RECRUITMENT TIMETABLE
Please note that applications must be received at the address given with the Application Form by 3 June 2009.
Interviews, where offered, will be conducted during the period June to August 2009 and you will be contacted in relation to interview arrangements.
Recommendations from Interview and Credentials Committees will be considered by the NSCCAHS Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee and contracts offered, after approval by the Chief Executive, by the end of September 2009.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information on the application process, please contact the Area Senior Medical Staff Unit on 02 9926 6658
For further information on the positions available, please address queries to:
| Central Coast Hospitals | Dr Stephen Golding 4320 5339 |
| Hornsby Hospital | Dr Harvey Lander 9477 9369 |
| Mental Health / D &A | Dr Michael Paton 9887 5624 |
| Manly/Mona Vale Hospitals | Mr Frank Bazik 9976 9820 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | Dr Andrew Montague 9926 8533 |
| Ryde Hospital | Dr Darlene Mathen 9858 7772 |
| BreastScreen | Dr James Guinan 9926 7153 |
| Medical Imaging | Ms Christine Seeto 9998 0849 |
| Oral Health | Dr Brian Redmayne 4320 3616 |
| Other | Dr Roger Boyd 4320 5356 |
