IBD Clinical Research Fellow
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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 Gastroenterology Unit
The Austin Gastroenterology Unit provides expert care in the fields of luminal gastroenterology, hepatology, interventional endoscopy, intestinal failure and hepatocellular carcinoma. Emergency and inpatient services are based at Austin Hospital while outpatient services and endoscopy are based on the Austin Hospital and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. In addition, a consultative service is provided for other units within the Health Service. The Unit maintains an ongoing commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
There are weekly multidisciplinary outpatient clinics for general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease, viral hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma and intestinal failure/rehabilitation. The endoscopy service provided by the Gastroenterology Unit is the largest in the state, offering a weekly advanced endoscopy outpatient clinic for complex referrals, in addition to routine gastroscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), ERCP and balloon enteroscopy. A gastroenterology physiology laboratory has recently been established to provide upper gastrointestinal and anorectal manometry, pH studies, capsule endoscopy and Fibroscan.
About the role
As the IBD Clinical Research Fellow you will provide excellent care to patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and to perform quality research at Austin Health. IBD clinical and research development of the incumbent is a significant component of the role. This is a fixed term, part time role working 30.4 hours per week.
A regular day will see you:
- Have direct involvement and management of inpatient and outpatient care
- Supervisory role to the Gastroenterology registrar re: inpatient/outpatient care
- Identify IBD inpatients and communicate their presence/management plan to the IBD nurse consultants.
- Provide feedback regarding IBD inpatients during weekly IBD post-clinic meeting
- Together with the Gastroenterology registrar identify patients for the IBD MDM, prepare slides with history/issues and coordinate and communicate the meeting agenda to all stakeholders. Enter management plan into SMR.
- Promptly inform the Manager of any relevant administrative issues
About you
You will be someone who has excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to you work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
You’ll further have:
- Appropriate tertiary medical qualification from either Australian Medical School or recognised overseas training
- Medical Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) of Australia
- Dedication to delivering excellent service – to patients, all colleagues (nursing, medical, managerial, support staff), GPs and other contact points
- A sound understanding of information technology including clinical systems, applications relevant to the Management of rostering and risk management reporting or as required for the role and/or department (desirable but not essential)
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 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 or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Jo Grace, Director of Gastroenterology at Jo.Grace@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Friday 30 May 2025
