The Department of General and Geriatric Medicine are looking for a Staff Specialist to join their team. This role will lead the Hospital in the Home (HITH) service within PAH, guiding service development and forging strong links across specialties to grow the service and optimise uptake. The HITH lead will liaise with the Department of General Medicine to work towards a sustainable 7 day a week service. This collaboration will be facilitated by the incumbent participating in a component of inpatient care as well as afterhours/on-call support to the Department of General Medicine.

Job details

We are Metro South Health

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.

We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.

We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.

Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the Role

Services provided include:

• Provides specialist services at Metro South Hospital and Health Service
• Provide medical care, clinical governance, and leadership within the PA Hospital HITH Service, working collaboratively with other Consultants, health professionals and services to support the development and sustainability of the service at Princess Alexandra Hospital
• Manage & assess newly admitted medical inpatients to facilitate early transfer to HITH
• Provides inpatient care, including participating in the on-call roster
• Provides inpatient consultations as requested
• Provides outpatient consultations
• Participates in multidisciplinary clinics and meetings
• Provides education to medical staff and students, allied health, nursing staff and interested community groups
• Active participation in patient safety, audit, research and service planning activities
• Adapt to new roles and responsibilities according to the needs of the Department

 Your key responsibilities

• This role report to the Director of General Medicine.
• These positions fulfil accountabilities and responsibilities in accordance with Metro South's purpose and objectives.

 Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team. 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Information Guide for Applicants 2024 (PDF, 647KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 415KB)
  Application Kit
  
  General Medicine - HITH SS RD 2025 (PDF, 316KB)
  Role Description