Specialist/Consultant Physician

Position # 1 - Consultant/Specialist Endocrinologist - District General Public Hospital Southern Australia- Total package value in excess of $400 000 p.a Australian Dollars per annum (dependent on experience). Permanent full time day worker position working 76 hours per fortnight. Who Are We Looking For? We are seeking a motivated and experienced Staff Specialist in Endocrinology, who will work as part of the Department of Medicine across the North West Region. Servicing a population of approximately 116,000, the Department of Health – North West (DoH), has major sites located approximately 50km apart. The DoH provides both acute and sub-acute general medicine services including a large outpatient service. The North West has a high level of chronic illness especially diabetes. We have a strong multidisciplinary Diabetic Service on the North West and require an additional Specialist to join the team to service the inpatient and outpatient care to public patients. They will also provide a consultative service in Endocrinology to the other medical and surgical disciplines, including obstetrics, inthe North West Hospital and the Community Hospital. The department of Medicine has a team of eight general medicine physicians across the region currently providing general medicine services. The department also has various sub-specialty services which include geriatrics, nephrology, intensive care, cardiology, infectious diseases,gastroenterology, respiratory medicine and cancer services. This position will be attractive to highly skilled and motivated medical professionals who view challenges as opportunities and is driven by a passion to improve healthcare in the complex world of modern health systems. The right applicants will play a key role in developing health care at both patient and system levels. The DoH offers a comprehensive undergraduate and graduate clinical training program, with close ties to the University through the Rural Clinical School.