Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type: Other
Organisation: Austin Health
**Salary**: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health
Reference: 45235
An exciting opportunity currently exists for enthusiastic and experienced Emergency Physicians to join Austin Emergency Department on a reliever basis.
**Austin Health** is one of Victoria's largest health care providers. Our 9,000 employees and 425 volunteers provide safe, high quality, person-centred care at Austin Hospital, Olivia Newton-John Cancer, Wellness and Research Centre (ONJ Centre), Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, as well as in the community through Hospital-in-the-Home and partner health services. We are an internationally recognised leader in clinical teaching, training and research and have affiliations with many leading universities and research institutes.
**Details of Department**
The Department of Emergency Medicine is a busy tertiary department with an annual attendance of 90,000 patients, with a broad spectrum of emergency presentations.
The Emergency Department's vision is for a culture of excellence that values and empowers our staff and to provide compassionate, ethical, timely emergency care for all patients in an environment that promotes respect, quality, safety and continuous learning. We aim to be at the forefront of education, quality and research.
**Details of position**
- ** Employment Status: Reliever position to help cover shortfalls over the Emergency Physician Roster**
**To be successful for this role you must**:
- ** Be a registered Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)**:
- ** Hold a Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine**:
- ** Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills**:
- ** Demonstrate an understanding of Clinical Governance**:
- ** Demonstrate a commitment to high quality patient care**:
- ** Demonstrate a 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**:
- ** Demonstrate a commitment to teaching, training and research.**
Please refer to the position description for further information about the role and required knowledge and skills.
Work with us Your reward is to work in a collaborative environment which will provide you with opportunities for ongoing training and development. Your benefits will include salary packaging, employee assistance program and a staff health centre.
Austin Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.