Medical Director, TRAMS

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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 statewide. 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 Tracheostomy Review and Management Service

The position is within the Tracheostomy Review and Management Service (TRAMS), Austin Hospital, Austin Health, a major public teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre associated with The University of Melbourne. TRAMS provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary consultative service across Austin Health, providing care to inpatients and outpatients living with a tracheostomy. TRAMS has a strong research and educational ethic and provides education and training to a variety of disciplines across Austin Health. TRAMS works collaboratively with the Victorian Respiratory Support Service and Ventilation Weaning Unit, and departments of ICU, Anaesthesia, Thoracic surgery, Maxillofacial surgery, and ENT surgery.

About the role 

As the Medical Director, TRAMS, you will provide medical oversight and management of patients within TRAMS. The primary focus is to support the outpatient management of TRAMS patients, with additional medical support and oversight of the medical governance, strategic planning, research and other interdisciplinary forums. This is a permanent, part time role working 3.5 hours per week.

A regular day will see you:

• Medical oversight of the management of tracheostomy outpatients
• Attendance at monthly TRAMS departmental meeting
• Perform tracheostomy scopes on outpatients as required
• Provide medical oversight of tracheostomy management and governance within Austin Health, including contribution to the development of centre wide policy and procedures around tracheostomy
• Medical lead for the interdepartmental tracheostomy forum (ITF) annually
• Attend and participate in related professional forums, workshops and conferences
• Contribute to TRAMS departmental research outputs

About you 

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Be a registered Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Have current Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or equivalent.
• Member of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.
• Have appropriate training and experience in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
• Experience in the medical management of tracheostomies
• Ability to perform physical assessment of tracheostomies including utilising a tracheostomy scope where indicated
• Strong collaborative skills including working in a multidisciplinary team
• Medical leadership skills

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 at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

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. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. 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: Christine McDonald, Director Respiratory & Sleep Medicine at Christine.McDonald@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: Thursday 11 December 2025