Toxicology Consultant

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Austin Health Full time

Location:
Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type:
Other

Organisation:
Austin Health

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Medical and Nursing

Reference: 45752

Austin Health is one of Victoria's largest health care providers. Our 11,000 employees and volunteers provide safe, high quality, person-centred care at Austin Hospital, Olivia Newton-John 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. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the department:

The Victorian Poisons Information Centre (VPIC) commenced operation in 1962. It was located at the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH), Melbourne from 1976 to 2008.

In August 2008, the centre relocated to the Emergency Department at the Austin Hospital, to integrate with the Austin Toxicology Service (ATS).

VPIC is directed administratively as part of the Austin Hospital Pharmacy Department.

VPIC provides members of the Victorian public with information and advice about:

  • First aid in the event of poisoning, suspected poisoning, bites and stings, mistakes with medicines etc.
  • The need for medical assessment
  • Prevention of poisoning
  • Referral to other information sources as indicated.
VPIC provides health professionals with information and advice about:

  • the ingredients in products involved in poisoning or exposure
  • Assessment of the severity of a poisoning or exposure
  • Potential toxic effects from a poisoning or exposure
  • Treatment and management.
VPIC is one of four Poisons Information Centres within Australia. It operates Monday to Friday (0800 to 2130 hours), and Saturday and Sunday (0800 to 2100 hours).

Outside these times, calls are diverted to the New South Wales Poisons Information Centre, which operates on a 24-hour basis.

VPIC works approximately 80 overnight shifts (12 midnight to 0600 hours) per year, to assist the other Poisons Information Centres in taking calls from across Australia.

VPIC enjoys a close day-to-day working relationship with the toxicology registrar, toxicology fellow and the clinical toxicology consultants.

VPIC staff refer difficult or complex cases to the toxicology registrar, fellow or the on-call clinical toxicology consultant for advice.

Call escalation follows established referral criteria.


VPIC also has access to a range of other consultants (clinical pharmacologists, mycologists and botanists), who can provide specialist advice if needed.


About the role:

-
Hours per week: Sessional on-call services
-
Employment status:Fee for service**:


  • Appointment period:Commencing March 2023 with ongoing annual review**As a
    Clinical Toxicologist you will be responsible for providing on-call services in conjunction with the Victorian Poiosns Information Centre
All VPIC clinical toxicologists must be competent in the following areas:

  • Provision of expert care for the management of and poisoned patient including:
  • Resuscitation
  • Decontamination
  • Provision of specific antidotes
  • Provision of appropriate supportive care
  • Utilisation of extracorporeal techniques
  • Recognition of the contribution of patient comorbidities
  • Assessment and initial management of psychiatric comorbidities
  • Disposition planning
  • Management of the poisoned patient requiring care in a critical care setting including the Intensive care Unit
  • Management of victims of chemical exposures including terrorist attacks
  • Management of chronic poisoning including environmental and occupational exposures
  • Management of envenomation
  • Management of drug and alcohol withdrawal states
  • Participate in Unit meetings and activities.
  • Provide an oncall service as required.
  • 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.

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 of Emergency Medicine, College of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians or equivalent
  • Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of clinical toxicology, including a postgraduate qualification in the field of clinical toxicology
  • 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 te

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