Reference Number: 5900
Category: Medical
Department: Cardiac, Vascular, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics & Sp
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Permanent, part time position
20.6 hours per week
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Plastics department
The Plastics Department, as part of the Division of Surgery, Anaesthesia & Procedural Medicine, is responsible for the provision of services within the specialty to patients across all campuses of Austin Health. The Plastic & Reconstruction Surgery Department Head of Unit is Mr Derek Neoh.
Plastic & reconstructive surgery services are provided at both the Austin and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital sites. The Unit is committed to the provision of high-quality patient care and maintains an ongoing commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching that includes Medical Students, Postgraduate Plastics Nurses, Physiotherapists, Hospital Medical Officers, Registrars and many others.
The Austin Plastics department is comprised of over 20 surgeons and junior medical staff including: clinical Fellows; 2 accredited Registrars; 2 non-accredited Registrars; and Residents across 2 campuses.
A consultative Plastics service is provided to other Units across all campuses. In addition, outpatient clinics provide new, review, post-operative and post-fracture assessment and management to some 16,000 patients per annum.
About the role
The Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons are expected to provide high level surgical services within their approved scope of clinical practice. As all Surgeons are expected to be able to provide routine surgical services and cover “on call” after hours, a minimum mandatory level of expertise and set of skills is necessary.
This is a senior Medical Position and carries with it the professional responsibilities of clinical leadership, teaching and training as well as some administrative requirements.
Hours per week: Total of 20.6 hour per week available across a range of operating and outpatient sessions
Employment status: Ongoing, Fractional Roles
Additional notes: Hours may be split over multiple applicants based on availability.
About you
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
Medical Practitioner registration with AHPRA and hold a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS (Plastics)), or equivalent
Appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Commitment to high-quality patient care
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
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 take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
Mentoring and career development opportunities.
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Mr Derek Neoh, Director Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery at
[email protected]
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Wednesday 16 September
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