Non-invasive Imaging Cardiologist

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast 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 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 Non-invasive Imaging Cardiologist to support the cardiology and echocardiology service by:

• Performing and reporting inpatient and outpatient transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography including treadmill stress and dobutamine stress echocardiography.
• Performing and reporting pre-procedural and intraprocedural echocardiographic studies for structural heart disease and electrophysiology procedures involving transseptal puncture in the interventional laboratory. These procedures will include transcatheter aortic valve intervention, MitraClip and other structural heart disease interventions such as left atrial appendage closure and adult congenital heart defect closure (ASD, PFO, PDA).
• Supervising trainee medical staff in imaging.
• Assisting cardiac sonographers with image interpretation.
• Attending and managing patients through the general cardiology outpatient clinic.
• Participation in the ward service roster and providing comprehensive management of inpatients.
• Regular attendance at and participation in clinical and administrative unit meetings including audits and the structural heart disease MDM.
• Acting as the departments Term Supervisor (Unit Prevocational Doctor Supervisor).

(A full list of role specific duties can be found on the PD).

Details of position:

• Hours per week: 16.5 hours (0.47 FTE)
• Tues (am) - General cardiology clinic
• Tues (pm) - Structural imaging in the cath lab / TOE list (alternate weeks)
• Wed (am) - Structural meeting & imaging in the cath lab
• Wed (pm) - TOE/inpatient echo reporting
• Day TBD - Term Supervisor role (2.5 hrs)
• Renumerated outpatient echo reporting
• Employment status: Permanent part-time
• Appointment start date: 3rd November 2025

About you

As a Non-invasive Imaging 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 the 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).
• Have demonstrated capability and interest in research.

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: Tuesday 12 August 2025