Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist - Sandringham Hospital

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About Monash Health Women’s and Newborn

Monash Women’s Maternity Service is part of Monash Health. It is the largest maternity service in the State of Victoria, providing care to nearly 12000 births each year across four hospitals (Clayton, Dandenong, Casey and Sandringham) as an integrated, seamless service. As expected for such a large service, Monash Women’s provides maternity care for normal, healthy women and also for women with complex and sub-speciality needs. Casey, Dandenong and Sandringham Hospital provide a full suite of Level 4-5 maternity services (as per Victorian Maternity services Framework), including outpatient pregnancy care clinics, inpatient services and a domiciliary postnatal service. It is at Monash Medical Centre that subspecialty care in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Fetal medicine are provided.

Gynaecology services is similarly provided across all Monash Health Hospital campuses, including community hospitals and outpatient services. We are proud of our centres of excellence in endometriosis and advanced endosurgery, pelvic floor, gynaecology oncology, paediatric and adolescent care, and we are the largest provider of gynaecology outpatient and surgical

About the Role

Monash Women’s is seeking to appoint enthusiastic Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologists in Sandringham hospital.  The sessions cover regular vacant sessions, including pregnancy and gynaecology clinics on a 4 weekly rotational basis, operating sessions as well as after hours on call sessions on weekdays.

Successful applicants will also participate in the after-hours on-call roster, covering for both Obstetrics and acute Gynaecology.

Furthermore the role will entail:

• Support and assist the Directors of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Services, Monash Health in the provision of high quality Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash Health, consistent with the Monash Health values.

• Provide clinical leadership through active involvement in patient care.

• Be available to medical colleagues for consultation and liaison as appropriate regarding patient care.

•  Be immediately available for urgent consultation and assistance in resuscitation and subsequent management of critically ill or injured patients.

• Support academic, research, education, training & supervision (both undergraduate and postgraduate) roles in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Monash Health.

• Support the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit’s outreach services within Monash Health.

• Contribute to ongoing service improvement of clinical and workforce innovation to ensure Monash Health provides high quality accessible Obstetrics and Gynaecology Services within allocated resources and meets the needs of Monash Health patients

What you need: 

• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) 

• Appropriate health professional tertiary qualifications

• 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.

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.