2025 Cardiology Interventional Fellow

Career Opportunities:
2025 Cardiology Interventional Fellow (45201)

Requisition ID 45201 - Posted - Fixed Term Period (I) - Fixed Term Full Time (FT)

Reference Number:
45201:
2025 Cardiology Interventional Fellow
Employment Type:
Fixed Term Full Time (FT)
Location:
Northern Health (All Campuses)

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.
Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour's drive from the CBD, Melbourne's North is fast becoming the place to be!

The Role:

An exciting opportunity exists for a Cardiology Interventional Fellow. This role is a full-time fellowship (1 EFT) for 12 months dedicated to all aspects of interventional cardiology training. The Trainee will be involved in complex cases including dedicated chronic total occlusion sessions, bifurcation lesions and multivessel intervention. The successful candidate will obtain significant experience in Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) analysis, Rotablator Artherectomy, Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and also Optical Coherance Tomography (OCT).

The Cath lab service is closely affiliated with coronary CT and cardiac MRI.

They will be an integral part of a regular auditing process and formal weekly conferences alternating between Cardiothoracic Surgery and PCI.

Position commences on 3 February 2025.

The Fellow will support education and training initiatives and active participation in surgical forums and the Northern Hospital research week.

As a secondary focus, it will require provision of appropriate care to inpatients and outpatients of the Unit/Department and consultative service for patients of other units or departments. They also ensure supervision of the junior medical officers and provides support for the senior medical staff in the care of the Unit/Department's patients.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• The successful applicant must be eligible for training in Interventional Cardiology in accordance with CSANZ guidelines. Applicants must be eligible for appropriate registration with APHRA.
• Must be a registered practitioner with AHPRA with appropriate training and experience in General Medicine.
• Must be Fellow of the RACP or hold equivalent recognised qualifications.
• At least 3 years advanced training in Cardiology at a recognized tertiary centre (as per the FRACP Specialist Advisory Committee for Cardiology 2005 guidelines).
• This is a 1-year program commitment.
• Must have a proven track record of excellence in clinical service delivery with a demonstrated commitment to continued improvement and team work.
• Must have a demonstrated and ongoing commitment to education of themselves, their colleagues, junior staff, other members of the team, and medical students.
• Must have a demonstrated and ongoing commitment to medical research, audit, QC and other activities that improve patient care.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills that enable the development of professional relationships across a broad range of people.
• Valid working VISA if not an Australian resident.

Next Steps

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts. For further details, please contact:
Geoffrey Gleeson;
manager Cardiac Services on or via email:
, alternatively, please refer to th e Position Description.

Applications close Monday 5 August 2024.

Why work at the Northern Health?

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our 'Thrive' program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our 'Learning Labs'
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

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Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza and Covid-19.