Senior Medical Workforce Officer

About the role

South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) is recruiting one Senior Medical Workforce Officer for a full-time, fixed-term position starting in December, with the possibility of extensions and/or permanency. The officer works within a multidisciplinary team to deliver a customer-focused medical workforce service for Doctors in Training (DITs).

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and carry out the adequate and timely staffing of Doctors in Training, including advertising, recruitment, appointment, allocation and handling resignations and terminations.
• Liaise with other hospitals to negotiate and facilitate DIT rotations from SMHS.
• Oversee and support medical staff processes such as on-boarding, rostering, payroll and leave enquiries, and ongoing compliance monitoring.
• Oversee leave relief for Doctors in Training and coordinate hospital-wide medical rosters.

Required profile

• Valid Australian work rights (permanent appointments possible for citizens, permanent residents or eligible visa holders).
• Ability to provide a customer-focused medical workforce service and to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Applicants must meet the essential criteria in the Job Description Form.
• Criminal records screening and integrity checking are required; a working with children check and pre-employment health assessment may also be needed.

What we offer

• Professional development opportunities and study leave or assistance.
• Flexible working and leave arrangements.
• Other professional and location-based allowances.

To apply, submit a current CV, a statement of suitability (no more than 2-3 pages) and the names and contact details of two referees through the online application, which closes at 4:00 pm on the deadline.