Staff Specialist – Heart Failure

Position Title: Staff Specialist – Heart Failure & Transplantation 
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time for 6 months covering leave 
Hours per week: 0.5 FTE 
Position Grade: Staff Specialist 
Salary: As per the award 
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Staff Specialist Agreement 2021 
Department Name: Heart Failure & Transplantation 
 
About us: 
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate. 
 
Benefits of working at St Vincent's include: 

• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff 

• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs 

• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields 

• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent's Health Australia Network 

• Employee Assistance Program 

• Work/Life balance 
 
About the role:  

We are seeking applications from a suitably qualified Specialist in Heart Failure and Transplantation to join the St Vincent's Hospital Heart Failure and Transplantation Service. This position is for 0.5 FTE covering leave within the department .  The successful applicant will have experience and expertise in Cardiology with specific expertise in advanced heart failure management including heart transplantation in a teaching hospital environment.  

Clinical duties required include: 

Provision of clinical services to patients designated as under your direct care, to outpatients and to patients you are asked to consult in Heart Failure and Transplantation; 

Provision of diagnostic services including right heart catheterization and endomyocardial biopsy  

Provision/facilitation of therapeutic procedures including insertion and management of intra-aortic balloon pump support, and management of patients supported on acute mechanical circulatory support (Impella and ECMO) 

Provision of clinical services related to the ongoing management of patients implanted with chronic mechanical circulatory support devices (LVAD and BiVADs) 

 
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:  
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability. 
 
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive. 
 
Application Instructions:  
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the 'Selection Criteria' as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent's Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account. 
 
Selection Criteria: 

• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent's Health Australia; 

• Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with the  Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent; 

• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and high standards of clinical practice in Cardiology with expertise in cardiac imaging and procedures including right heart catheterisation, endomyocardial biopsy and IABP insertion; 

• Demonstrated leadership skills that support and foster innovation to create a learning culture, with proven ability to improve the quality of services and patient care outcomes through clinical practice & research; 

• Demonstrated ability to provide high quality, compassionate care as evidenced by working as a leader & member of the multidisciplinary team, and active participation in quality assurance & governance activity:  

• Demonstrated commitment to teaching at speciality registrar, junior medical officer and undergraduate levels with demonstrated knowledge, experience and understanding of the roles & responsibilities of an FRACP Supervisor of Training 

 
For a copy of the position description, please email Peter Macdonald  

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.

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