The Position

We are currently looking for multiple full time Interventional Cardiology Staff Specialists to join the dynamic team at Canberra Hospital. The Department of Cardiology is a well-established service with 14 consultant medical staff positions, four Accredited Cardiology Advanced Trainees, and two Unaccredited Cardiology Advanced Trainees, in addition to Basic Physician Trainees and other Junior Medial Officers. They work as part of a large multidisciplinary team including specialist nursing staff, cardiac physiologists, cardiac sonographers, administrative staff, and the cardiac rehabilitation team.

You will be:

• Providing clinical services to clients and participate in the clinics and on-call rosters for the Cardiology service.

This includes, a. Management of patients referred to the cardiology outpatient clinics, including timely triaging, consultation, diagnosis, reporting and treatment of cardiac conditions (e.g., medical clinics, Holter monitoring, Exercise Stress Testing, and implantable device monitoring).

b. Participation in on-call rosters.

c. Contributing to direct cardiology inpatient care, patient consultation requests from other units and timely ward rounds to ensure patient management is safe, optimal and expedited.

d. Participation in the coronary interventional services in the Cardiac Catheter Laboratories, including 24/7 primary PCI roster and regular Cath lab sessions Additional training and experience in structural heart intervention is desirable.

• Assisting the Cardiology Unit Directors to ensure appropriate clinical governance mechanisms are in place for the Department.
• Actively engage in quality and safety activities, service redesign, and model of care development for the Department and the Division
• Contributing to regular teaching and training of Cardiology Advanced Trainees and the multidisciplinary clinical team and promote clinical research within the Cardiology Department.
• Undertaking other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Health Service

Canberra Health Services (CHS) delivers tertiary cardiology and cardiac intervention services to an estimated 620,000 individuals living in the ACT and surrounding Southern NSW Local Health Districts. Consumers accessing Cardiology in Building 5 include adults of all ages, acuity, frailty, and disability, who may present for diagnosis and treatment for a range of acute and chronic cardiac conditions.

The coronary care unit is a 19-bed unit which has over 2000 admissions annually. The cardiology outpatient service provides up to 4,500 episodes of care annually with increasing demand each year. There is a close working relationship with our cardiothoracic surgical unit.

The Interventional Cardiology Service includes two dedicated cardiac catheter laboratories which undertake over 800 coronary interventional procedures and over 1,600 angiography procedures annually. It provides a 24/7 service for primary PCI for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction for the region. A structural heart disease program is being developed. The service also provides simple and complex cardiac device implantation service and follow up. Clinical cardiac electrophysiology services were commenced in April 2019 with complex ablation procedures.

Construction is underway for a state-of-the-art Heart Care Centre, incorporating Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery services in the Acute Cardiac Care Unit (ACCU) and Interventional Cardiology Laboratory (ICL) as part of the Canberra Hospital Expansion Project (scheduled for completion in 2024).

The Location

Centred within the cultural hub of Australia, Canberra is based in the Australian Capital Territory and is the perfect place to build a new life or raise a family. Canberra hosts an array of sport and recreational activities, with accessible outdoor and natural spaces all within a smaller city filled with leaders, educators. Canberra is also a great access point to exploring the rest of Australia, with major cities like Sydney and Melbourne just a short flight away.

Essential Criteria

• Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). 
• Hold a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in Cardiology or an equivalent higher specialist qualification. 
• Fellowship in interventional cardiology with adequate experience in managing routine and complex interventions. Additional training and experience in structural heart intervention is desirable. 
• Extensive clinical experience in the practice of General Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology to manage the varied caseloads and case mix, and to practice evidence-based person-centred care, along with a demonstrated commitment to the maintenance and further development of these skills. 
• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, all aspects of clinical governance relevant to the specialty.

The Package

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. 
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions. 
• Flexible working conditions. 
• 11.5% Superannuation. 
• VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates. 
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses subject to the hiring managers approval.

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To Apply

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