Radiologist - Melbourne, Australia - Austin Health

Austin Health

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Melbourne, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type:
Part time

Organisation:
Austin Health

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Medical and Nursing

Reference: 46313

Austin Health is one of Victoria's largest health care providers. Our 11,000 employees and volunteers provide safe, high quality, person-centred care at Austin Hospital, Olivia Newton-John Centre, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, as well as in the community through Hospital-in-the-Home and partner health services. We are an internationally recognised leader in clinical teaching, training and research and have affiliations with many leading universities and research institutes. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the department:

Austin Radiology is a tertiary level teaching department, supporting the imaging needs of Austin Health, the Mercy Hospital for Women (Heidelberg), the broader community, and the statewide services of liver transplant, spinal cord injury, respiratory support, and child inpatient mental health services.

Austin Health has three campuses, the Austin Campus, the Repatriation Campus, and the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre - with imaging of all sites provided by the Department of Radiology.

The Department currently comprises 23 Staff Radiologists, 5 Visiting Radiologists and 24 Radiology Registrars/Fellows.

Austin Campus:
The Department of Radiology is located on Levels 1 and 2 of the Lance Townsend Building.

This campus includes 3 MRI scanners, 2 CT scanners, 3 angiography suites, including two bi-plane hybrid theatres, 5 Ultrasound units and fluoroscopy.

The Emergency Radiology and afterhours inpatient services are co-located within the Emergency Department and offers CT, US and Plain Radiography, and Cone Beam CT.

The Emergency Department is one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the state.

The Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Radiology Department predominantly provides outpatient imaging and low risk interventional services. The campus includes 2 CT scanners, Cone Beam CT, fluoroscopy, mammography and 5 Ultrasound rooms.

About the role:

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Hours per week: 30 (Monday

Wednesday required)

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Employment status:Part-time

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Appointment period:Permanent position

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Additional notes: Consultant Radiologist with Interventional Radiology skills

The purpose of this appointment is to support the provision of a high-quality Radiology service at Austin Health.

In addition to performing the duties expected of a Clinical Radiologist, this role requires the doctor to provide tertiary level Interventional Radiology services, within the approved scope of clinical practice, as part of the Radiology Department at Austin Health.

A core component of this role is the requirement to provide vascular and non-vascular interventional radiology (IR) services, and reporting of diagnostic radiology studies to a standard expected of an FRANZCR accredited diagnostic radiologist, during business hours.

This is a senior medical position and carries with it the professional responsibilities of teaching, training, administrative requirements, and audit/research.

To be successful for this role you must:

Be a registered Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Hold a Fellowship of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (FRANZCR)
Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of Radiology and Interventional Radiology
Demonstrate a commitment to high quality patient care
Demonstrate a commitment to working as a team member with peer medical, junior medical, nursing and other clinical staff to provide efficient, safe and quality care across the continuum, and
Demonstrate a commitment to teaching, training and research.

Our benefits:

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.

Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

Greater takehome pay through generous salary packaging
A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
Mentoring and career development opportunities
Easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options
Paid conference and exam leave
Relocation expense reimbursement

Inclusion at Austin:

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