Cardiologist

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• General cardiology outpatient clinic – Tues (am), Echo session - Wed (pm)
• Fixed term, part-time July 2025 – October 2025
• Hours per week:  7 hours (2 sessions/week)

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 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 Cardiology Department

The Department of Cardiology is located on Level 5 at the Austin Hospital Campus.  Clinical and administrative activities occur on Level 5 at the Austin Tower and Harold Stokes Building.

Medical staff comprises cardiologists, RACP accredited advanced trainee cardiology registrars, HMOs, sub-specialty fellows encompassing non-invasive imaging, pulmonary hypertension, heart failure, structural cardiology, interventional cardiology and electrophysiology, and a number of higher degree research fellows.

The cardiology department provides an extensive range of cardiac services to inpatients and outpatients. These services include consultations, echocardiography, non-invasive testing (ECG, Holter monitoring), coronary angiography and percutaneous intervention for coronary and non-coronary applications (congenital and valvular), electrophysiological testing and ablation (including AF ablation) and device implantation (pacemaker, ICD and CRT).

The department provides 24-hour cardiac catheterisation laboratory services for acute myocardial infarction. In-patients are managed predominantly in the 30-bed Cardiac and Thoracic Unit on Ward 5 East.  The department has links to the University of Melbourne and a major involvement in teaching, training and research at under-graduate and post-graduate levels, for both nursing and medical staff.

About the role   

We are seeking a Cardiologist to support the echocardiology service by: 

• Performing and reporting inpatient and outpatient transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography including treadmill stress and dobutamine stress echocardiography.
• Attending and managing patients through the general cardiology outpatient clinic.
• A full list of role specific duties can be found in the PD.

About you

As a Cardiologist you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you must:

• Hold a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Cardiology or its equivalent with postgraduate qualifications in Cardiology.
• Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of cardiology and its sub-specialty of non-invasive cardiac imaging, including echocardiography.
• A commitment to quality, excellence and best practice in the delivery of cardiac services to Austin Health patients (including inpatient services, outpatient services, diagnostic and interventional services as appropriate).

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 benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• 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

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Heather Bussolaro, Cardiology Medical Administrator Coordinator, Heather.BUSSOLARO@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the  position description for further details

Application closing date: Thursday 10 July 2025