Work Type: Ongoing - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Hume - Wangaratta
Reference: ABTAB
Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) is the major health provider in the Central Hume region. NHW has just completed a major redevelopment, including the building of a new emergency department, ICU, and expansion of medical and paediatric units. We are seeking an endocrinologist/general physician to support a clinically diverse general medicine unit.
NHW is a growing regional service with 255 beds and is the major referral facility for the greater part of Northeast Victoria. Our service is growing with over 30,000 emergency presentations per year and 70-80 medical admissions per week.
The general medicine unit is staffed by specialist physicians and admits a broad range of medical presentations. The unit also supports other clinical units through a consulting service. Northeast Health has a broad range of inpatient specialties including an Intensive Care Unit, General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Urology, Anaesthesia, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Geriatrics/Rehabilitation, Medical Oncology, and Mental Health services.
The service contributes to undergraduate and post-graduate medical education and to nursing and allied health education. University of Melbourne’s popular rural clinical school is located onsite its education facilities include a simulation lab and skills centre.
The Role
Northeast Health is looking to recruit a physician to work as both a general physician and endocrinologist within our medical team (up to 0.6 EFT). The endocrinology role involves a dedicated endocrinology clinic and twice weekly rounds with the diabetes educators/nurse practitioners to optimise diabetes care. The successful applicant would be expected to provide specialist endocrinology support to our general medical teams. The endocrinology component of the role has a maximum allocation of 0.3 EFT.
Opportunities also exist to support our 3 inpatient medical units on a regular basis. Ward service in these roles consists of attendance at the medical handover daily (Monday-Friday) at 0800 and then completing rounds and supporting the unit registrars and interns. Some non-clinical and outpatient duties will be required during these weeks. Blocks of ward service are allocated of between 2 and 4 weeks.
We are looking for applicants who can contribute to the roster on a regular basis and are willing to work weekends at a maximum of 1:6. The rostering will be flexible to the needs of appropriate applicants.
This role has been designed for those looking to relocate to our beautiful region and assistance can be provided with temporary accommodation and support to assist with this.
The successful applicant will enjoy the benefits of competitive remuneration and full salary packaging benefits that are available to Victorian Public Health Sector employees.
Our Region
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