Obstetrician-Gyneacologist

Primary Purpose: • Provide specialist care to public and private patients. • Be involved in research and quality improvement activities, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. • Provide specialist advice to inpatient units as required. Duties: 1. Provide specialist diagnosis, treatment and care for inpatients and outpatients. Has prime medico-legal responsibility for care provided to allocated patients. 2. Arrange onward referral of patients for medical services not available locally and to liaise with specialist colleagues as necessary for the care of hospital patients. 3. Participate in an out-of-hours on call roster with other specialists if required and provide consultative services to other specialist units. 4. Supervise and teach junior medical staff and medical students attached to the clinical unit and participate in the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs of the hospital. 5. Ensure that clinical records maintained on patients of the unit are timely, accurate and comprehensive and ensure good communication regarding patient care with referring units and community practitioners. 6. Actively participate in and contribute to the organisation’s Quality & Safety and Work Health & Safety processes, including in the development and implementation of safety systems, improvement initiatives and related training. 7. The incumbent can expect to be allocated duties, not specifically mentioned in this document, that are within the capacity, qualifications and experience normally expected from persons occupying positions at this classification level.Selection Criteria: 1. Sound knowledge of current specialty practice in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2. Demonstrated ability to provide specialty services as defined by allocated clinical privileges. 3. Recent experience in an acute hospital setting. 4. Demonstrated ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team of medical, nursing and allied health staff.