Infectious Diseases Consultant

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- Support for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- A dynamic and growing health service that embraces new technologies

**The Position**

**Job Reference**: 1696

**Position Title**:Infectious Diseases Consultant
**Classification**:Medical Specialist Year 1 HN18 - Year 9 HN58
**Salary per hour (exc. super)**: $162.82 - $211.37 (Dependent upon Year Level)
**Hours per fortnight**:28 (0.4 FTE)
**Employment Status**:Ongoing Fractional Specialist

**Closing date**:**12/01/2025

Bendigo Health is seeking a motivated and suitably experienced Infectious Diseases Consultant to join our collegial team, dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of people in our region. The role collaborates with the Loddon Mallee Public Health Unit and encompasses leadership in clinical governance, service planning, people management, education, research, and direct clinical care. As an experienced Infectious Diseases Physician with an interest in Public Health, you will contribute to a growing regional tertiary referral hospital, teaching and mentoring interns, HMOs, and registrars while practicing within your scope under Bendigo Health’s Credentialing Committee. The unit is open to negotiating working arrangements but requires the consultant to be available on Thursdays to meet current service delivery needs.

**Working with Bendigo Health**

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of **_Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time._**

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:

- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**Your New Division**

The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, allied health, cancer, dental and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women’s and Children’s, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services. Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Interested?**

We’d love to hear from you Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.

Need more information? Please contact **Dr Emma Broadfield, Clinical Director of Medical Services** on **(03) 5454 7564** for a confidential discussion.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.