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Form of workSpecialist Rheumatologist - Leave cover 26 August 2024 –20 October 2024 - 21 hours per fortnight
The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Victoria’s largest public health services, The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) provides a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services; as well as rehabilitation, aged care, outpatient and community programs. We are a designated state-wide provider for services including trauma, and we lead centres of excellence for tertiary services in several key specialties including neurosciences, nephrology, oncology, cardiology and virtual health.
We are surrounded by a Parkville Precinct of brilliant thinkers, and we are constantly collaborating to set new benchmarks in health excellence - benchmarks that impact across the globe. While the work we do takes us in inspiring new directions; caring for each other, our patients and consumers is as essential to who we are, as any scientific breakthrough we make.
Our people of more than 10,000 strong, embody who we are and what we stand for. We're here for when it matters most, and we'll continue to be the first to speak out for our diverse community's wellbeing and for delivering excellence together, always.
The Rheumatology Unit at Melbourne Health is one of the major rheumatology services in Australia, acting as a tertiary referral centre for North-Western Melbourne and rural Victoria. The unit deals with the care of complex patients with multi-organ inflammatory and autoimmune disease, as well as more common musculoskeletal diseases. The unit provides six outpatient clinics per week and a daily medical and nursing telephone/telehealth clinic. There are four inpatient beds situated on 9 East and approximately 50 patients attending 5 West Day Medical Centre every month for regular biological therapy infusions. The Unit has active teaching, training and clinical research programs.
The Role: Consultant rheumatologist providing care for rheumatology outpatients and supervision of trainees and fellows attending the clinics.
Schedule: Rheumatoid Arthritis clinic on Wednesdays 09.00 to 12:30, Spondyloarthritis clinic on Thursdays 09.00 to 12.30 and Biologics clinic on Thursdays 13.30 to 17.00
About You: - Must have an RACP Fellowship in Rheumatology.
- Must hold or be eligible for registration with the Medical Practitioners Board of Australia.
- Must have experience in the independent assessment and management of complex rheumatic conditions and the use of biologic and targeted synthetic therapeutics
- Well-developed communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Commitment to live the Melbourne Way - putting people first, leading with kindness and achieving excellence together.
Interested?
Find out more about The Royal Melbourne Hospital https://www.thermh.org.au If you have any questions or require more information, connect with us. We look forward to hearing from you.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of Cultural Diversity and social inclusion.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.
