Clinical Perfusionist

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• Part Time 0.5 EFT

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 goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the team

The Clinical Perfusionist team within the Operating Suite provides a service to the Cardiac Surgery & Liver Transplantation Units and to other surgical units as required. The Austin Perfusion Service has a strong commitment to professional support and education of staff and continuously ensuring our patients receive excellence in care at all times.

The Clinical Perfusion team also provides support to ICU for ECMO life support, (Veno/veno and Arterio /veno) cell saver and Intra-Aortic balloon pumping as required. The Cardiac department performs approximately 500+ cardiac procedures per year.

About you

As an accredited Clinical Perfusionist you will be part of a dynamic team providing a full range of perfusion services to cardiac surgery and other disciplines as required including:

• Heart lung machines.
• ECMO/ECLS.
• Intra-aortic Balloon pumps
• Cell saving/Autotransfusion modalities for perfusion related procedures

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in conjunction with Cardiac Surgery, Dept. of Anaesthesia and ICU, to ensure high quality patient care, quality improvement opportunities are recognized, improvement plans are made in conjunction with the Cardiac Surgery multidisciplinary team.

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, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport and discounted car parking
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time), plus purchased leave options

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: Simon Heppleston, simon.heppleston@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: 3 December 2024