Rural Generalist Emergency Medicine (RMCLHN)

Must have:

• Completed medical degree.
• Have general medical registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Have completed PGY2 year.
• Be available for a 3 year full-time commitment commencing February 2027.
• Must have Australian working rights.

Pre-employment requirements
All appointments are subject to:

• Verification of registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).
• Working with Children check (WWCC) and National Police Certificate (NPC) General Employment Probity Check.
• Pre-employment Immunisation Screening.
• Credentialling.

You will not be able to commence your PGY3+ if these requirements are not satisfied.

Educational / Vocational Qualifications

• Appropriate basic medical degree and medical qualifications recognised in Australia.
• Have general medical registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).

RMCLHN Values

• Respectful
• Motivated
• Compassionate
• Consumer Focused
• Accountable
• Resourceful
• Excellence
• Service

Personal Abilities/Aptitudes/Skills

• Experience in a rural learning environment.
• Demonstrated high level of skill in negotiation and communication.
• Proven skill in problem solving and decision making at both the clinical and the individual level.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality management philosophy and devolved responsibility.
• Proven ability to react positively to change.
• Professional integrity.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Ability to be adaptable to change.
• Good communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• Commitment to teaching medical students.

Experience

• At least two years of postgraduate clinical practice.
• Sound experience in procedural skills.
• Sound examination and diagnostic skills in adult and paediatric medicine.

Knowledge

• Demonstrated understanding of cultural safety and the rights and responsibilities of patients and their families.
• Knowledge and awareness of quality improvement activities and clinical risk reduction and patient safety techniques.
• Good theoretical knowledge of medicine as it relates to emergency health.
• An understanding the legislative requirements of AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management Standard, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Occupational Health, Safety, and welfare legislation.
• Knowledge and understanding of other relevant legislation, industrial agreements, standards, codes, ethics, and competency standards.

The selection process will involve assessing your:

• Appropriate completion and verification of Application.
• Required documents as outlined below.
• Online referee reports (will be sent by SA MET once you have submitted your application, and it has been verified).
• Interview, as described below.

All Expressions of Interest will be scored/ranked for shortlisting. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a face to face or video conference interview, and in some circumstances, this can be conducted via teleconference.

SA MET will match the highest ranked candidate to this position. See the PGY2+ Application Guideline for more information on the matching process.

In addition to the standard documentation outlined in the PGY2+ Application Guideline, you will be required to provide the following:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV) – which should include:
  • Contact details including email and mobile phone number.
  • Qualifications and academic achievements.
  • Clinical achievements e.g. all jobs/clinical placements and any rural clinical experiences since commencing medical school.
  • Personal development.
  • Activities which demonstrate your interest in and commitment to rural practice and rural generalist emergency medicine.
• Answers to Expression of Interest questions:
  • In no more than 300 words describe why rural general training and/or emergency medicine interests you?
  • What experience have you had of either living and/or working in a rural area or what personal strengths do you have which will assist you to live and work within a rural community?
  • In no more than 250 words, please provide an example where you have demonstrated your commitment to providing a quality service to patients and their families. Please outline the situation, what actions you took, your role, who else you involved and the outcomes.

Cover letter is not required.

Applicants who are shortlisted for an interview will be notified by mobile phone and/or email.

Interviews will be face to face or via video conference (where possible), and in some circumstances via teleconference (phone). Further details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

The intention of the interview is to ensure the applicant selected is the best fit for the role including their ability to succeed in attaining rural generalist Emergency Medicine qualifications while in this post – such as ACRRM AST (EM), Dip EM, FARGP or equivalent. The interview is likely to include invitation to describe previous experiences and some scenario-based questions with the aim to evaluate candidates against the skills and knowledge required for the role.