Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Position Details
Reference Number 65140
Position Title Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Employment Type Part Time Ongoing
Entity Monash Health
Department Orthopaedic Surgery
Location Various Facilities
Position Summary

• Work for Victoria's largest public health service
• Ongoing fractional appointment
• Access to Professional Development and Salary packaging benefits

About Monash Health
Monash Health is Victoria's largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne's population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children's Hospital, Victorian Heart Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. For more information please visit .
About the Role
The appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in this role will be responsible for:

• Support and assist the Director of the Orthopaedic Unit, Monash Health in the provision of high quality Orthopaedic Services at all campuses within the organisation consistent with the Monash Health values.
• Provide clinical leadership through active involvement in patient care.
• Be available to medical colleagues for consultation and liaison as appropriate regarding patient care.
• Be immediately available for urgent consultation and assistance in resuscitation and subsequent management of critically ill or injured patients.
• Be available to participate in after-hours trauma service.
• Support academic, research, education, training & supervision (both undergraduate and postgraduate) roles in the Orthopaedic Unit, Monash Health.
• Support the Orthopaedic Unit's outreach services within Monash Health.
• Contribute to the professional and corporate life of Monash Health by participation in appropriate committees.
• Contribute to ongoing service improvement and clinical and workforce innovation to ensure Monash Health provides high quality accessible Orthopaedic Services within allocated resources and meets the needs of Monash Health patients.Supervise Junior Medical Staff in your Unit and ensure that when on-call or on ward service, clear instructions are provided on when and how junior staff reporting to you should contact you for patient related matters
• Build supportive relations with Junior Medical Staff who report to you and encourage open communication including escalation of clinical and non-clinical concerns.

What we offer:

• Salary packaging
• Onsite discounted staff parking
• Discounted banking (BankVic)
• Onsite Gym
• Access to professional development courses and seminars

What you need:

• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Appropriate health professional tertiary qualifications
• Full fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery with RACS and Australian Orthopaedic Association or equivalent
• Working with Children's Certificate

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.

The incumbent must complete the Credentialing and Scope of Practice process prior to appointment and commencement.
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.
Selection Criteria You are required to complete a Credentialing application via C.Gov online platform. Please access the link to c.Gov via the document in the attachments section. Please declare you have completed an application by selecting YES.
External applicants - You are required to complete a Stat Dec and attach it to your application. Please access a form in the attachments section. Please declare that you have completed this application by selecting YES to confirm. Internal Monash Health Applicants - Please select NO and explain.
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