Consultant Respiratory Physician
Elective Recruitment
- Shepparton, VIC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Flexible work practices and options to purchase additional leave for optimal work/life balance
- Enjoy the charm of a rural lifestyle combined with all the big city facilities
- 2 hours to Melbourne CBD and 1 hour and 45 mins to Tullamarine airport
You will work in a 280-bed multi-campus facility providing a broad range of hospital and community services to the region. With a catchment population of 160,000, the health service is the designated regional referral centre and regional trauma service. Its facilities include 210 acute beds, three operating theatres, a procedure room, a day procedure centre, a critical care unit, a state-of-the-art simulation centre and an excellent library. The health service has 26,500 admissions, 7,800 surgical procedures, 1,200 deliveries and 38,000+ Emergency Department presentations a year.The health service is in the process of developing the model of care for onsite Respiratory Function Laboratory testing service and this role will be pivotal in the way forward to bring on this vital service for patients in the region.The Job
- The Consultant Respiratory Physician will be expected to take part in the rostered clinical care of inpatients and also conduct outpatient clinics and the outpatient respiratory function testing service
- You will engage in a vibrant academic environment with medical students and trainees being rewarded with an enriching experience
- As a Consultant in Respiratory Physician, you will provide patient-centred care and put the Health Service at the forefront of education and training
- You will participate in the Medical Unit inpatient roster which includes providing ward rounds, on-call service, bronchoscopy roster, and other interventional procedures
- Generous salary packaging, with subsidised staff parking
- Flexible work practices and options to purchase additional leave to support work/life balance
- Professional development and study leave to help reach your learning and career goals
- Offering an enviable lifestyle, university options, premiere housing estates, and all the must-have facilities, coupled with a vibrant, diverse culture makes living and working here unique
- Enjoy the charm of a rural lifestyle and all the big city facilities. Everything you need is just around the corner, and it takes no time to get there
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent