Consultant General Medicine - Adult Hospital In The Home

About Monash Health 

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage.With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes. Each year: 

• We provide more than 3.6 million episodes of care to our community,
• More than 293,000 people are admitted to our hospitals,
• Close to 250,000 people receive care at our three emergency departments,
• We respond to more than 65,000 ambulance arrivals,
• We perform more than 55,000 surgical procedures, and
• We birth more than 10,000 babies

About the Role

Consultant Adult Hospital in the Home – with expertise in General Medicine 

Applications for suitably qualified medical practitioners for the position Consultant Adult Hospital in the Home. Applicants must hold Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and must have expertise in General Medicine.  The position is offered on a 19 hours per week basis.

About the Department 

Adult Hospital in the Home (HITH) is a 170-bed inpatient substitution service that provides medical, surgical and cancer care across Monash Health’s catchment.  It is part of the Community Program at Monash Health. In addition to traditional HITH cohorts, we care for patient groups including solid-tumor cancer, hematological malignancy, gastroenterology, cardiac failure, palliative care and COVID-19 care.  HITH exists at the convergence of primary care, outpatient care and inpatient care, and enables choice for location of inpatient level care provision.  

We are now looking to appoint: 

• Fractional (part time) Medical Specialist for 19 hours per week

About You 

You are a dynamic medical professional, described as enthusiastic and motivated to perform at your best every day, you demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  Hospital in the Home experience is preferred but not required.You can also demonstrate:

• Your dedication to safe best practice and quality care
• An unwavering commitment to delivering patient centred care
• Enthusiasm and a positive attitude to your work, compassion and the ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team
• Motivated to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence

What you need: 

Medical Specialist/Consultant (Senior Medical staff):

• A medical qualification from a registered tertiary institution and Registration with the Medical Board of Australia (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) with a current annual practicing certificate is essential.
• Fellowship or membership of the appropriate College or Association within Australia as recognised by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) including maintenance of CPD and good standing as required by AHPRA for the maintenance of Specialist Registration.
• All applicants must be awarded Scope of Clinical Practice by the Monash Health Credentialing committee.  Information presented for application will be presented to the committee during the selection process, and all appointments are subject to maintenance of SoP within the clinical services capability framework in the facilities in which clinical work is to be undertaken.  This process must be completed prior to offer of employment.
• Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and if applicable registration or membership with the appropriate registration authority or association. Certified copies of the required information must be provided to the appropriate supervisor/manager, prior to the commencement of clinical duties.

Other Requirements: 

• Current Drivers Licence
• All candidates will require Australian working rights.

What we offer: 

• competitive salary
• salary packaging
• friendly and supportive culture

How to Apply 

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.  Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.  Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed.? These include: 

• reference checks 
• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months 
• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same) 
• proof of immunisation. 

Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19?and Influenza and?are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status.?The current orders require evidence of three?doses?for COVID-19.  All applicants to positions with Monash Health will need to upload acceptable evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19?and Influenza?as part of their application.?Acceptable evidence is a copy of your Immunisation History Statement which can be accessed via myGov.?Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who can provide evidence that they meet full vaccination status.