Medical Lead

**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 Infectious Diseases Department at Austin Health is a busy Unit providing both in-and out-patient services. It is staffed by the Director supported by a team of SMS, junior medical, nursing staff and medical scientists.

The Infectious Diseases Department is a professorial Department that provides infectious disease care to inpatients and outpatients at Austin Health and the Mercy Hospital for Women, medical infection control advice for these two institutions and has an active research program in important areas such as antibiotic resistance, appropriate antibiotic use, mycobacterial disease and public health interventions such as pandemic influenza planning and improving hand hygiene among healthcare workers. The ID Department conducts daily inpatient ward-rounds, twice-weekly outpatient clinics and outreach services to Bendigo hospital. The ID Department has a major national and international leadership role in infection prevention and control and interventions to limit the emergence of antibiotic resistance.

**About the role**:

- **Hours per week**: 14 hrs per week
- **Employment status**:Fixed Term Part Time
- **Appointment period**:12 months with start date flexible

As the **Medical Lead - Healthcare Associated Infections** you will be responsible for providing high level Infectious Diseases services within your approved scope of clinical practice as part of the Infectious Diseases team at Austin Health. All Infectious Diseases Physicians are expected to be able to provide routine specialist Infectious Diseases services and cover “on call” after hours, a minimum level of expertise and set of skills is necessary.

This is a senior Medical Position and carries with it the professional responsibilities of clinical leadership, teaching and training as well as administrative requirements.

**To be successful for this role you must**:

- A commitment to Austin Health values.
- Must be a registered Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Current Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or equivalent.
- Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of Infectious Diseases.
- Demonstrated commitment to high quality patient care.
- Demonstrated commitment and ongoing research and/or clinical audit activities.
- Involvement in teaching and training of medical, technical and nursing staff, including at undergraduate and post-graduate level.
- Demonstrates engagement, teamwork and collaboration

**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 discounts on fitness memberships and 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
- Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options
- Paid conference and exam leave

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

- Cover letter
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Undergraduate Qualification Certificate (Medical Degree)
- Fellowship Certificate (Specialist Medical College)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Current Medical Indemnity Certificate
- Proof of Identification (current passport or Australian drivers licence)
- Working with Children’s Check Card (where applicable)