Palliative Care Registrar

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• Palliative Care Registrar
• Full time, fixed term from August 2025 until February 2026
• Austin Hospital, Repatriation and Talbot campuses Competitive base + salary packaging + super

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 are world-renowned for its research and specialist work in cancer, liver transplantation, spinal cord injuries, neurology, endocrinology, mental health and rehabilitation.  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 department:
The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre (ONJ Centre) is committed to the wellbeing of people affected by cancer through health, education and research. The ONJ Centre is part of, and situated on, the campus of the Austin Hospital. The ONJ Centre provides comprehensive cancer treatment services, including medical oncology, clinical haematology, radiation oncology and wellness and supportive care programs, with strong links to the surgical oncology units, and one of Australia’s largest cancer clinical trials centres. 

The ONJ Centre also includes Palliative Care Services, providing specialist palliative care to patients with cancer and any other life limiting illness. This includes via a 24-bed specialist inpatient Palliative Care Unit, a Palliative Care Consultancy service to the acute inpatients of the Austin Hospital, a specialist Palliative Care Clinic, a Palliative Care community inreach services (with visits to patients’ residence or residential aged care facility), and/or liaising with Community Palliative Care Service providers.

About the role:
The Palliative Care Registrar positions at Austin Health involve the care of inpatients in the Palliative Care Unit (PCU 8S), consultations on the Austin Hospital, Repatriation and Talbot campuses as required, and attendance at palliative care clinic.

About you:

To be successful in this role you must:

•    Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration
•    Demonstrated understanding of Clinical Governance
•    Demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels
•    Demonstrated commitment to high quality patient care
•    Ability to manage the acute deterioration of a patient, with a view to curative treatment if appropriate (including Medical Emergency Team calls)
•    Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of palliative care
•    AHPRA registration as a Medical Practitioner
•    A commitment to Austin Health values

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
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on 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 
• 13 days annual leave
• Paid conference and exam leave

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 the 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: Sarah Charlton at Sarah.CHARLTON@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: 16 December 2024

Application instructions:
Please click ‘Apply Now’ and you will be directed to sign in or register through the Austin Health Careers Site. 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.  Please note you will be required to attach copies of the following to your online application:

• Cover letter
• Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Employment History Datasheet (upload as Selection Criteria Response) Fellowship Certificate (where applicable)
• Working with Children's Check Card (where applicable)