Cardiology Fellow - Hobart, Australia - Tasmanian Government

Tasmanian Government

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Hobart, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Department of Health

Hospitals & Primary Care - Hospitals Sth

Hospitals Sth - Medical & Cancer Servs

Applications must be submitted by Tuesday 04 June, :55 PM

Position details:

Applications close:

Tuesday 4 June, :55 PM AEST
Award/Classification:
Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022, Medical Practitioner Level 5-11 (Registrar)
Salary:

- $131,000 to $183,500 pro rata, per annum
Employment type:

Part Time
Region:
South
Location:
Royal Hobart Hospital
Job description:
The Royal Hobart Hospital, Cardiology Department has an exciting opportunity for suitably qualified applicants to become a Cardiology Fellow, subspecialising in Electrophysiology and Devices.

The Royal Hobart Hospital, Cardiology Department has an exciting opportunity for suitably qualified applicants to become a Cardiology Fellow, subspecialising in Electrophysiology and Devices.

The Role
The 1-year position is as a sole fellow working with 2 electrophysiologists and 2 device cardiologists.

We implant and provide follow-up for approximately 300 Cardiac Implantable Device (CIED) per year including (S-)ICD, CSP, CRT and leadless devices.

Follow-up is provided by cardiac physiologist led device clinics including an extensive remote monitoring service. The electrophysiology service performs over 250 EP/ablation procedures per year including all supraventricular arrhythmia and selected ventricular arrhythmia ablations.

The Royal Hobart Hospital is the only tertiary referral centre for Tasmania serving a population of 560,000.

It is a teaching hospital situated in the CBD of Hobart, adjoining the medical campus of the University of Tasmania.

A shared care model is in place with the Royal Melbourne Hospital including interstate referral for ablation of complex arrhythmia and CIED extraction procedures.

Service development and academic research are integral components of our program.

Fellows are expected to undertake clinical care improvement projects and publish on the results as well as encouraged to perform research projects and publish papers.

Fellows aim to present at local Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) and international meetings.

Regular CRM educational meetings and journal clubs are held, and Fellows are also encouraged to attend the twice-weekly departmental meetings comprising journal clubs, imaging and EP presentations, morbidity and mortality discussions, and grand rounds presentations.

Completion of either the CEPIA graduate program, EHRA level 2 certification in EP, or IBHRE exams are expected.

Completion of core cardiology training.

Details of Appointment

Fixed term, part time, day worker position working up to 38 hours per fortnight commencing as soon as possible until 30 June 202- Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

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Location
Royal Hobart Hospital

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Salary
$131,000 - $183,500 per annum

Classification

Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022_, Medical Practitioner Level 511 (Registrar/Senior Registrar)

Award

Medical Practitioners (Tasmania State Service) Award_

Eligibility
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

General or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia and has had a minimum of one year's post graduate experience
Current Working with Children Registration

- _Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered._

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‐employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer.

The following checks are to be conducted:

Conviction checks in the following areas:
crimes of violence

- serious drug offences
- crimes involving dishonesty

Identification check
Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply

Please note:

All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

PLEASE NOTE:
Applications submitted by an Agency on behalf of an applicant will not be considered at this time.

For more information
Dr Jonathan Lipton
Staff Specialist - Cardiology

Important information

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