Ed Casual Hmo

**Casual**:

- **Austin Health Emergency Department**:

- **Competitive base + salary packaging + super**

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We are world-renowned for its research and specialist work in cancer, liver transplantation, spinal cord injuries, neurology, endocrinology, mental health and rehabilitation. 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**:
Austin Emergency Department is one of Melbourne’s leaders in innovative models of care. Our department is growing, with attendances surpassing 90,000 per annum and it remains one of Victoria’s busiest Emergency Departments. The clinical mix is diverse and challenging, with 20 percent paediatrics and complex medical and surgical presentations. The Victorian Poisons Information Centre (VPIC) co-located in the Department offers a fantastic resource for those interested in toxicology.

We have built one of Melbourne’s biggest and most effective Short Stay Units where opportunities arise to practice and learn clinical medicine in a more controlled environment. Our Fast Track area is staffed by Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists, Nurse Practitioners as well as Doctors and provides ample opportunities to develop procedural skills. The Emergency Department is separated geographically into Adults and Paediatrics; there are opportunities to work shifts in the dedicated paediatric area.

Our Emergency Department values the wellbeing and health of its staff and has a wellness committee (TeamED), the ED Social Club and a departmental peer support program (WEEPS) available for all staff to participate in as they wish.

**About the role**:

- Must be able to provide first line management of patients presenting to the Emergency Department.
- Ability to ao assess and manage patients presenting for care and develop clinical plans and disposition decisions under the guidance of the senior doctor in ED.
- To be an advocate for patients in planning their health care.
- To be an advocate for the Emergency Department and its pivotal role in healthcare delivery.
- To maintain good working relationships with Austin Health departments and external stakeholders.

**Our benefits**:
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

**Inclusion at Austin**:
**Application instructions**:

- Cover letter
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Employment History Datasheet (upload as Selection Criteria Response)
- Fellowship Certificate (where applicable)
- Working with Children's Check Card (where applicable)