• Night shifts
• Paid via NSW health payroll
• Shared onsite accommodation provided and flights or mileage reimbursed up to $800.00

Details

A Northern NSW hospital requires a Junior Medical Officer in Unstreamed, Multiple or Other from 09/01/2023 to 05/02/2023.

Monday, 9 January 2023 2130-0830
Tuesday, 10 January 2023 2130-0830
Wednesday, 11 January 2023 2130-0830
Thursday, 12 January 2023 2130-0830
Friday, 13 January 2023 2130-0830
Saturday, 14 January 2023 2130-0830
Sunday, 15 January 2023 2130-0830

Monday, 16 January 2023 2130-0830
Tuesday, 17 January 2023 2130-0830
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 2130-0830
Thursday, 19 January 2023 2130-0830
Friday, 20 January 2023 2130-0830
Saturday, 21 January 2023 2130-0830
Sunday, 22 January 2023 2130-0830

Monday, 23 January 2023 2130-0830
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 2130-0830
Wednesday, 25 January 2023 2130-0830
Thursday, 26 January 2023 2130-0830
Friday, 27 January 2023 2130-0830
Saturday, 28 January 2023 2130-0830
Sunday, 29 January 2023 2130-0830

Monday, 30 January 2023 2130-0830
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 2130-0830
Wednesday, 1 February 2023 2130-0830
Thursday, 2 February 2023 2130-0830
Friday, 3 February 2023 2130-0830
Saturday, 4 February 2023 2130-0830
Sunday, 5 February 2023 2130-0830


For further information about this job, please contact Yolanda Shephard on 1300 900 100.

The role of the Night doctor is to provide cover to the wards for acute issues that cannot wait until morning. On-Call registrars (Surgical, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, and Anaesthetics) are rostered and available after hours to provide additional support if required by the night doctor. There is a paediatric SRMO/Registrar and ICU SRMO/Registrar on site 24/7. The Night doctor primary job is to cover the wards. In exceptional circumstances the Night doctor may be asked to assist in ED. The Night doctor is responsible for patients admitted under medical, surgical, orthopaedic, rehabilitation, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry and palliative care teams. This includes surgical, orthopaedic, medical and gynaecological patients on the paediatric ward and inpatients remaining in ED due to non-availability of inpatient beds. Medical patients are covered by their admitting VMO/Physician/Psychiatrist on call and need to be notified if there is a significant change in the patient’s condition. The Night Ward doctor role is to keep the patient safe until the morning. When there is a local night RMO on shift the locum will be the admitting SRMO overnight for ED and is expected to provide guidance and support to the local night RMO. The night doctor is required to attend clinical reviews, MET calls and cardiac arrests. The ICU team is the lead in MET calls and cardiac arrests. Direction is to be taken by ICU in the management of the patient. It is important they understand; they are not alone.                          

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