Consultant Hepatologist

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About the Unit and Role

Monash Health seeks a staff hepatologist to join and vibrant, diverse and expanding Gastroenterology unit to lead and develop the hepatology service and research.

Monash Gastroenterology is Victoria’s largest gastroenterology unit, covering three acute hospitals. We operate two wards (Clayton and Dandenong), three endoscopy units (Clayton, Dandenong and Casey Hospital, Berwick), 15 ambulatory care clinics on site and in the community across a full range of gastroenterological subspecialities, and a large clinical trials unit. We care for 3000 inpatients/year, provide 12,000 ambulatory endoscopic procedures including the state’s largest hepatobiliary interventional service, and see 20,000 outpatients per annum. Fibroscan, intestinal ultrasound and infusion services are provided at multiple sites. Monash Hepatology provides specialised clinics for assessment of new liver disease, compensated cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis, cholestatic and autoimmune liver disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as pharmacy led clinics for beta blocker titration, and a variceal banding program. We providing consultative inpatient services for obstetrics, general medicine and surgical units. A virtual care program involving hospital in the home supports our decompensated liver service. 

The Gastroenterology unit has a large research portfolio. Our clinical trials include novel therapeutics for IBD, MAFLD, cholestatic liver diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma, and early phase trials of home monitoring devices.  Investigator initiated research streams include; multidisciplinary care of decompensated cirrhosis, digital therapeutics in gastroenterology, surveillance in hepatocellular carcinoma, therapeutics in autoimmune liver disease, viral hepatitis treatment, sequence guided therapy in advanced pancreatic and cholangiocarcinoma, regulatory T cell therapy in IBD, amniotic stem cell therapeutics in liver fibrosis and perianal and luminal IBD, social determinants of care in IBD, and IBD and pregnancy. We have collaborations with Monash University, the Hudson Institute, the Nold laboratory, and the hospital units of upper GI surgery, paediatric gastroenterology, developmental and neonatal paediatrics, RCH hepatology, oncology, radiation oncology, pathology and radiology. 

The unit has is a leading provider of advanced training in gastroenterology, as well as providing training to candidates sitting the FRACP. There is a formal GE training program aligned to the GESA curriculum and a specialised endoscopy training program.   There are 7 accredited registrars, three senior clinical fellows (hepatology, IBD, Interventional endoscopy), and five PhD students.  The unit currently comprises thirty-three gastroenterologists, nurse directors of operations for clinics, research, and endoscopy, nurse unit managers for research and clinical operations, and each endoscopic site, five clinical nurse specialists, 5 research coordinators, a unit administrator, and 5 administrative clinic coordinators. 

About You
The successful candidate will have a high level of clinical skill with excellent consultative, endoscopic, teaching and communication skills. Participation in the ward service roster, endoscopy, and on call bleeding roster are expected. The job consists of 30 hours per week with remuneration level dependant on seniority.

Applications are invited from Registered Medical Practitioners who have completed advanced training in Gastroenterology, Fellowship of the RACP or equivalent, conjoint committee endoscopic accreditation, and membership of GESA.

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.

Please direct any enquiries to sally.bell@monashhealth.org

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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: 16 October 2024