AddressWe are Metro South Health
We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.
We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.
We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.
Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About the Role
- There is some exposure to structural heart disease procedures (TAVR, TMVRr and ASD/PFO closure programs) however the primary focus of the position for first year Fellow's is on attaining competency in percutaneous coronary intervention. In some years however there may be a separate Structural Heart Disease Fellow.
- The Fellow oversees the day-to-day operation of the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory and provides medical services to all patients presenting to the hospital, both inpatient and outpatient services within the designated unit of the Department of Cardiology.
- On request, the Fellow should provide a consultative service to other departments. It is expected that the Fellow will be involved in the professional development of junior medical staff, clinical audits, research and in the education of medical students.
- Annual procedures include >3000 diagnostic coronary angiograms, >1000 PCI's, >100 TAVR's, mitral valve interventions (including TMVEER, TMVR), and percutaneous PFO/ASD/VSD/PVL closures. The overall interventional cardiology program co-exists with a high volume, high quality on-site cardiac surgical program (650-700 open heart surgical procedures per year).
- In addition, provide professional leadership within a specialist medical area and provide training, education and supervision to junior medical staff and other health care members.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights ( https://www.forgov.qld.gov.au/humanrights ) and diversity ( https://www.forgov.qld.gov.au/inclusion-and-diversity-commitment ).
Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
