Specialist Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Permanent Full Time - 80 hpfn (2 FTE available)
Salary: Dependent upon Qualifications & Experience

Must be suitable for specialist recognition in Australia.

Work as a doctor in Australia

The standard pathway for specialist assessment is for overseas trained specialists (OTSs) who wish to practise independently/unsupervised in Australia.

Although the State and Territory Medical Boards are responsible for the registration of doctors, application for the recognition of your specialist qualifications must be made through the Australian Medical Council (AMC) www.amc.org.au. The AMC will make an assessment of your documentation to ensure you are eligible to proceed to assessment by verifying your:

- Identity,
- English proficiency,
- Primary medical and specialist qualifications, and
making sure that all required documentation has been provided (Note: incomplete or inaccurate documentation is the major cause of delay in proceeding applications)

If deemed eligible for assessment, the AMC will forward the application to the appropriate Australian Specialist Medical College for assessment of your specialist qualifications.

The Australian Specialist Colleges adopt a rigorous process to assess whether an OTS's training and professional experience - for the full range of specialist medical services identified in the relevant college training syllabus - is equivalent to that of an Australian trained specialist currently entering the workforce.

Once an assessment has been made by the Australian College, they notify the AMC, which then informs the applicant regarding the outcome of the College's assessment.

Duties

The O&G Staff Specialist will participate in the consultant on call roster, assist with the education role of the department, provide clinical care to obstetric and gynaegological patients, assist where appropriate with care provision with non-inpatient clinics, comply with child protection and domestic violence policies and attend mandatory training.

As a member of the senior medical team, the incumbent will participate in and lead appropriate clinical governance activities as required within the medical services unit and across the whole nominated service.

About the Wagga Wagga Base Hospital

Wagga Wagga Base Hospital (WWBH) is a 256-bed level four-five hospital and provides acute and community health care services to the surrounding community.
The Hospital provides Emergency, Coronary Care, Intensive Care, High Dependency, Medical, Surgical, Paediatric, Obstetrics, Renal, Rehabilitation, Dementia Assessment and Acute Mental Health services.

Wagga Wagga is a city in New South Wales, Australia and it is the state's largest and the country's fifth largest inland city with about 60'000 inhabitants. It is situated half way between Sidney and Melbourne (only a 1 hour plane flight or a 4 1/2 hour drive) and a      2 1/2 hour drive from Canberra, Australia's Capital.