AddressThe Hospital:
The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".
RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.
RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
For further Information on RCH is available here.
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity exists for a Perfusionist to join the Perfusion Unit at The Royal Children's Hospital to cover long service leave and maternity leave from August 2024 to October 2025 and 0.6 FTE. The candidate preferably would have experience with Quantum, ECMO & VAD.
What you'll achieve:
- The Perfusionist will be required to provide extra corporeal services to the Cardiac Surgery Unit, as per the Departmental Purpose statement
- Take full responsibility for all aspects of patient care as they relate to extra corporeal services
- Assist in the procurement and preservation of donor organs, and liaise closely, under the auspices of the Cardiac Surgery Unit, with collaboration with RCH staff from other disciplines
- Ensure integrity of all perfusion unit equipment
- Participate in lectures and continuing education programs, either as a participant, or primary provider as requested
- Be active in research, and maintain a high profile in the cardiac surgery and perfusion community by attendance at meetings, and presenting and publishing papers, both nationally and internationally
Your skills and experience:
Essential:
- The applicant should be an Australia and New Zealand Certified Clinical Perfusionist or other certification recognised as equivalent by the Australia and New Zealand Board of Perfusion.
- The applicant must have experience in providing Extracorporeal services in a hospital environment.
- Extra Corporeal Life Support (ECLS)
Desirable:
- Paediatric Perfusion
- Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
To view the full position description please click here.
The Department:
The Cardiac Surgery Department at the RCH is the sole provider of care for paediatric cardiac surgery for Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Northern Territory. The Cardiac Surgery Department performs over 530 open heart surgeries a year. It holds the Nationally Funded Centre for paediatric cardiac transplantation and this includes a large program for LVAD and ECMO.
The Perfusion Unit is sited within the Cardiac Surgery Unit and exists to primarily provide extra corporeal services to the Cardiac Surgery Unit.
Other requirements:
- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure
Application process:
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
