Your New Employer
A major regional hospital that received a prestigious award recognising the commendable work of its team in driving change and improving the health outcomes for the Victorian community. The hospital offers a broad range of specialist health services across Gippsland, including hospital-based, sub-acute, and mental health services. The hospital is undergoing a multi-million expansion, expected to be completed soon. The expansion will offer improved maternity and paediatric facilities, a larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds, and additional operating theatres. This makes it an exciting time to join the team.
Your New Department And Role
The Anaesthesia department provides clinical anaesthesia to all major surgical specialties (except cardiac and neurosurgery). There is a busy general surgical service (including major abdominal cases) and regular sessions with visiting specialist thoracic surgeons, urologists, and ENT surgeons (including paediatrics). There is an active vascular intervention suite and a growing cardiac catheterisation laboratory. Plans for a ‘hot STEMI’ service are underway and will likely be operational soon. These will inevitably increase opportunities for interested anaesthesiologists to be involved in caring for patients with more complicated cardiac disease.
The Orthopaedic Surgical service is busy and has daily elective and emergency lists. Major joint replacements and orthopaedic trauma are commonplace. There is also a busy Elective and Emergency Obstetric service (which functions as the regional referral centre for higher-risk obstetrics).
The Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine has developed an innovative partnership with a leading tertiary health service in Victoria with state-service responsibility in trauma, burns, and cardiothoracic transplant services (among others). This unique opportunity blends aspects of clinical experience across both health services - one a large tertiary centre and the other a major regional hospital. For the right candidate, this partnership has the scope to facilitate strong collaboration in research, education, and clinical practice. There is the potential for dual appointments by mutual agreement.
Your Profile

• A Bachelor of Medicine with eligibility for unrestricted registration as a specialist with AHPRA
• FANZCA or equivalent (and willingness to transition to FANZCA)
  

Desirable But Not Essential

• An interest in Supervisor of Training, Perioperative Medicine, and Acute Pain leadership
  

IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination unless a valid medical exemption applies.
Why join this Hospital?

• Fractional appointments (including up to full-time) with Enterprise Agreement (EA) pay and conditions with the following caveats:
• o Pro rata pay and conditions with hourly pay at the highest possible hourly rate according to seniority for those currently holding Fellowship with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA) and are eligible for full specialist registration with AHPRA;
• o Pro rata pay at the base rate of the EA for the first 12 months of employment with automatic transition to the higher rate of pay at the completion of 12 months (and successful application for FANZCA). This reflects the considerable investment of the health service in supporting and supervising overseas specialists to attain FANZCA)’
• o Generous out-of-hours, full fee-for-service payment.
• Total package for full-time anaesthesiologists (with FANZCA) in excess of $600k p.a.;
• Generous leave and continuing medical education (CME) provisions, including 5 weeks of annual leave and $29 000 CME allowance p.a. (pro rata);
• A collaborative, innovative, and motivated clinical service with access to state-of-the-art facilities located in a beautiful rural valley;
• Opportunities for adjunct/joint academic appointments with Monash University;
• Salary packaging options.
  

More About The Region
Located in the heart of the beautiful Gippsland region and is a major provider of a range of health services across Gippsland.
To Apply
If this sounds like you, click “Apply Now” and provide us your resume and a cover letter describing your ideal role. All unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. MS Word is our preferred format for resumes. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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