General Practitioner - Diabetes and Vascular Medicine
Berwick, VIC, AU, 3806
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About Monash Children’s
We care for more than 100,000 children every year.
Monash Children’s Hospital is part of Monash Health, Victoria’s largest healthcare service and one of only four accredited Academic Health Science Centres in Australia. We have access to the world’s leading medical minds which are turning research findings into better health outcomes for our patients.
Monash Children’s Hospital is a network of paediatric healthcare services across three sites – our main campus in Clayton (co-located with Monash Medical Centre) and satellite sites at Dandenong and Casey Hospitals.
Monash Children’s Hospital is also the Victorian Referral Centre for many low-volume and high-complex cases. Our services are linked to an adult service, allowing us to provide transition-of-care as children grow older and move to an adult service.
We deliver specialised, innovative, family-centred care and believe strongly in putting patients first and striving for exceptional care and outstanding outcomes.
About the Diabetes Unit
The Diabetes Unit is a large multidisciplinary unit covering all 6 Monash Health sites integrating with Community Health.
The aim is to provide integrated, transitional care across the community to acute sector continuum. Diabetes management is primarily focused on the ambulatory care setting and the unit now has 16 ambulatory care services across all ages and support needs. The Monash Health Diabetes Unit is located at both Dandenong Hospital and Monash Medical Centre in the Special Medicine Centre.
About the Role
This role is being offered to a GP registrar or vocationally qualified GP looking to develop their skills in diabetes management and build relationships with Monash Health. The role has been designed to provide the successful applicant extended hands on education and training in the management of complex diabetes under the supervision of a consultant endocrinologist. This is a fixed term position based at Casey suites (Berwick) which can be 6-12 months (by negotiation). The clinic runs weekly each Wednesday from 1.30PM until 5PM.
The successful applicant will work alongside senior endocrinologist and Diabetes Nurse Educators (DNE) in managing a range of patients with diabetes and other comorbid conditions. The successful applicant will see their own list of patients and be provided support from senior endocrinologists. They will participate in a post clinic review meeting.
With the increasing number of people being diagnosed with diabetes and the chronicity of the condition, there is a need to further enhance capacity of clinicians in primary care to manage more complex diabetes.
What you need:
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Appropriate health professional tertiary qualifications (RACGP)
• Working with Children's Certificate
What we offer:
• Salary packaging
• Onsite discounted staff parking
• Discounted banking (BankVic)
• Onsite Gym
• Access to professional development courses and seminars
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
Position description can be found here
For condfidential discussion, please call Jennifer Wong (Head of Diabetes Unit) on 9554 1550.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.