Consultant - Paediatrician – Neonatology
Cares for the sickest newborn babies, infants who are born preterm, and babies requiring specialist treatment in their first months of life.
The successful applicants will be required to be part of a multidisciplinary team providing specialist neonatology retrieval and transport services to sick newborns as part of the Newborn Emergency Transport Service (NETS) WA.
Key Responsibilities:
* Oversee referral of patients, provide clinical advice and coordinate the logistics and planning of patient transfer.
* Provide hands-on support to complex high-risk retrievals.
* Assist the medical director of NETS WA in the development of the safety and quality structure, supervise audit and quality improvement activities, and participate in clinical incident reviews.
* Create and revise guidelines, standard operating procedures and protocols for use in the retrieval setting.
* Engage in teaching and training of retrieval doctors and nurses, interagency education as well as education to outer metro and rural hospitals.
* Assist the medical director of NETS WA with collaborating as required with multi-agency reviews of clinical cases and committees.
About CAHS:
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Sponsorship opportunities with a pathway to permanent residency for eligible applicants are currently available.