• Fitzroy location
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Pro-active & supportive leadership
About the Role
The position is a 0.6 FTE Consultant Nephrologist position to be Lead Physician for Kidney Transplantation at SVHM Nephrology Service.
Specialist Year 1 – Specialist Year 9 (HM33 – HM41) (Full Time), (HN19 – HN59) (Fractional)
Your Contribution
What we Offer
• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Culture of continuous improvement
About Nephrology
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) Nephrology Service provides care for patients across the entire spectrum of kidney disease, including all stages of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure, including dialysis, kidney transplantation, nephrology supportive care and general nephrology. The transplant program includes kidney transplantation and islet cell transplantation program (the latter which is a State Service for the treatment of selected patients with type1 diabetes).
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Any queries related to the appointment, please contact Professor Nigel Toussaint nigel.toussaint@svha.org.au
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
Shortlisting for this position will commence in August. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
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At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
View Reconciliation Action Plan
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
