What you'll be doing
Reporting to the Coffs Clinical Network (CCN) Director of Medicine, the VMO Otolaryngologist will provide best practice evidence based clinical services, assist in the education and supervision within the clinical environment of junior medical staff and other relevant staff. The successful applicant will be clinically responsible for providing medical services to patients within the scope of practice. Participating in the on-call rosters and providing medical leadership and collaborative working relationships nursing, allied health and other staff as part of the delivery of comprehensive and integrated services.
The successful candidate will be registered with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases
COVID-19 Vaccination Compliancy
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine (except for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine which is approved by the TGA as a single dose primary course). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. A NSW Health agency may require further information about the medical contraindication (including but not limited to an Immunisation Medical Exemption form – IM011 form)
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.