Consultant Gastroenterologist

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Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

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To help grow your career, there are more than 1,900 Junior and 1,700 Senior Doctors at Monash Health in over 200 medical specialties. We offer unparallel opportunities in Victoria's largest & most clinically diverse teaching health service. 

Monash Health Gastroenterology Consultant 

We seek a gastroenterologist to join a vibrant and thriving academic gastroenterology service at Monash Health. Monash Health provides healthcare across south eastern Melbourne, uniquely integrating primary, secondary and tertiary health services, as well as world-renowned research and teaching facilities in one organisation. Monash Health is affiliated with Monash University, the Hudson Institute of Medical Research, all of whom are partners in the Monash Health Translation Precinct. We provide access to public health services for a greater community of 1.3 million residents or 24 per cent of Victoria’s population. Over 24,000 staff work at more than 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, community health and mental health facilities. On average each year: 

• We provide more than 3.1 million episodes of care to our community 

• More than 238,851 people are admitted to our hospitals 

• More than 206,602 people come to our three Emergency Departments for treatment 

We seek to deliver excellent patient-centred health care and services that meet the needs of our diverse community. Further information about Monash Health is available at www.monashhealth.org. 

Our Journey

Monash Gastroenterology is Victoria’s largest gastroenterology unit. We care for 3000 inpatients per year, provide 10,000 endoscopic procedures and see 18,000 outpatients per annum across a range of speciality clinics including IBD, general gastroenterology, hepatobiliary, endoscopy, liver, decompensated liver, NASH, liver cancer.  In addition, we offer intestinal ultrasound, fibro scan, and infusion services. We provide services at Clayton, Dandenong and Casey, with two ward teams (Clayton and Dandenong), three endoscopy units (Clayton, Dandenong and Casey), five outpatient sites, and a 24 hour registrar led, but consultant driven GI bleeding service for Clayton and Dandenong. The team currently comprises thirty-six gastroenterologists, 5 accredited and 2 non-accredited registrars I advanced training, 5 research fellows, 6 junior medical staff, and a large clinical trials unit providing regulatory support, GCP, and research nurse support for commercial drug trials and both clinical and laboratory investigator initiated research.  

About the Role

The Gastroenterology Consultant will be expected to provide care to patients in endoscopy, hospital wards, infusional suites, and in ambulatory care clinics and suites within Monash Health. Successful applicants must be accredited to perform gastroscopy and colonoscopy and maintain competencies required by GESA and RACP, including participation in the colonoscopy re-certification and CPD programs. There is also opportunity to participate in research and quality assurance activities. This role would be suited to a qualified general gastroenterologist and to those who have further advanced training in IBD or hepatology. The position involves (various sessions). The role will involve: 

• Supervision of inpatient services in conjunction with the registrar and junior medical officers  

• Provision of inpatient consultation to other hospital units  

• Delivery of endoscopic services at Monash Clayton, Dandenong and Casey Hospitals.  

• Attendance at weekly hospital and community-based outpatient clinics.  

• Attendance at multidisciplinary team meetings based on subspecialty interest.  

• Participation at the weekly Clinical Sciences meeting/journal club plus fortnightly pathology/ radiology review and teaching sessions  

• Participation in the 24 hour on call roster for admissions, inpatient services, and urgent endoscopy for patients at Clayton and Dandenong.  

About You

Required qualifications include:

• MBBS (or equivalent) FRACP, CCCTRGE accreditation
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams

For a confidential discussion, please contact Nadya Korolov, SMS R&C Coordinator on (03) 9265 7906.

Position Description can be found here

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.

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. 

Applications close on 18th March, 2025.