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Fitzroy location
Senior leadership opportunity
Fixed Term 0.5 FTE
About the Role
Support the values and strategic priorities of St Vincent’s Hospital.
Provide excellence in the delivery of clinical service in the discipline of Cardiology.
Support St Vincent’s Hospital teaching, research, and clinical governance programs.
Classifications for this position will be dependent upon years Specialist experience.
Your Contribution
Lead, Coordinate and participate in the Hospital’s Heart Failure program.
Collaborate with General Medicine, Hospital in the Home and the Health independence program (HIP) to support care of Heart Failure patients across the health service.
Assume responsibility for clinical care of allocated patients and participate in setting the standards for high quality clinical practice within the Department.
Assist in the supervisor and training of the Cardiology Junior Medical staff.
Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain.
What we offer
Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals.
About Cardiology
The Cardiology Unit provides tertiary cardiac care to over 28,000 patients per annum. SVHM Cardiology works closed with the SVHM cardiac surgery unit. The Cardiology Unit offer a wide range of catherterisation laboratory services including a structural heart disease program. This includes 2500 cath lab case patients per annum 20,0000 outpatients services per annum at the St Vincent’s Heart Centre and public outpatients clinics. It also offers transthoracic echocardiograms, stress echoes, pacemaker testing and ambulatory blood pressure and ECG monitoring. There are 3000 cardiology admissions per annum to its coronary care unit (CCU) and general cardiology beds. The St Vincent’s Cardiology Unit provides high level, multidisciplinary, complex care to a wide variety of patients with special expertise in the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes, Heart Failure, cardiac arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension, lipid disorders and sports cardiology
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist: Review the following documents:
Contact Details: Director of Cardiology, A/Prof Andrew MacIsaac, Andrew.MACISAAC@svha.org.au
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Closing Date: 28 February 2024 11:59pm
Reconciliation Action Plan:
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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