Medical Professionals
Why choose Charlestown Private Hospital?
When you operate at Charlestown Private Hospital, you will have a committed partner working with you to develop safe and evidence-based models of care tailored to your patients’ needs. To ensure you can do your finest work, and provide the best possible patient outcomes, we will provide the right technology, along with a specialist dedicated nursing team.
As part of Nexus, our broader private hospital group team is dedicated to putting patients back at the centre of Australia’s private healthcare model.
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Credentialing
If you are interested in operating at Charlestown Private Hospital, please send an inquiry to our General Manager/Director of Nursing Connie at C.McLachlan@charlestownprivate.com.au and she can arrange a tour of our facility.
We will send you a credentialing application pack by email, and request your:
- AHPRA Registration
- Indemnity insurance Certificate
- Current College CPD
- CV
- Copy of relevant Degrees and Fellowship
- Photo ID either Drivers licence or Passport
- Current NSW Working with Children’s Check
- Three references.
Our General Manager/Director of Nursing will check your references and present all documents to the Charlestown Private Medical Advisory Committee.
Following approval at the next Medical Advisory Committee meeting, full privileges can be granted for a 3-year term.
Hospital by-laws
All Nexus Hospitals operate under by-laws approved by the Nexus Hospitals Board. These by-laws empower medical staff, giving assurance of quality hospital medical care.
The by-laws outline the management policies approved by the Board, and document:
- the Terms of Reference for the Charlestown Private Hospital Medical Advisory Committee
- the process of accrediting practitioners at Charlestown Private Hospital and defining their scope of practice
- the obligations of accredited practitioners in relation to the safety and quality of care patients receive, including patient privacy, open disclosure, infection control and reporting, and medical research
- the expected conduct of accredited practitioners at Charlestown Private Hospital.
A copy of our by-laws is available below.
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Supporting your practice
Our goal is to ensure every aspect of your practice management and patient care is seamless. So we will work with your practice manager to ensure our processes can be integrated into their workflows. We encourage your staff to visit our hospital to see and experience your patient journey first hand.
We will also work with you to configure aspects of our operating theatres to suit your procedures and preferences.
GPs and referrers
As part of a private hospital group that puts people before profits, Charlestown Private Hospital provides an exceptional experience for your patients within our local community.
We recognise and appreciate your role as a specialist referrer in supporting and informing our patients through their healthcare decisions, and are committed to providing regular updates. By keeping you informed, we can ensure we are all working together to provide the best possible outcomes for your patients.
You are welcome to visit our hospital, and see how our focus on patient care is creating a better experience, from admission to post-operative recovery. Please contact us to book an appointment.
Careers with Charlestown Private Hospital
When you’re on our team you’ll be valued – which is why our highly skilled workforce has a low staff turnover. We work hard to create a supportive team environment – and we encourage you to participate in ongoing education.
With a commitment to supporting future generations of nurses, we have contracts in place with local universities and TAFE to provide placements for nurses looking to gain experience in surgical nursing.
We also offer a flexible work environment, with a culture underpinned by co-operation and care.
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