Consultant Physician – Infectious Diseases and Hospital in The Home (HITH) – StaJob posted: 20/11/2024Job type: Ongoing - full time or part timeSalary: Salary not specifiedOccupation: Medical and NursingReference: BD8BDNortheast Health Wangaratta (NHW) is the major health provider in the Central Hume region. NHW has just completed a major redevelopment, including the building of a new emergency department, ICU, and expansion of medical and paediatric units. We are seeking expressions of interest from infectious diseases (ID) physicians to support our ID consult and outpatient service, antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) program and hospital in the home (HITH) service.NHW is a growing regional service with 255 beds and is the major referral facility for the greater part of Northeast Victoria. Our service is growing with over 28,000 emergency presentations per year and 70-80 medical admissions per week.NHW currently has an ID consulting service which sees over 700 consults per year. Consults are diverse and include a significant volume of immunocompromised patients, orthopaedic infections and environmental infections such as legionella and Q-fever. There are 2 AMS rounds weekly supported by an AMS pharmacist and the service is supported by a general medicine advanced trainee from Alfred Health. The ID/AMS service contributes to NHWs broad range of inpatient specialties including an Intensive Care Unit, General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Urology, Anaesthesia, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Geriatrics/Rehabilitation, Medical Oncology, and Mental Health services.NHW has a growing HITH service with 12 beds and a weekly clinic. The predominant activities are parenteral antibiotics, complex wound care, anticoagulant management and heart failure management. The service is supported by experienced nursing staff and a dedicated hospital medical officer.The service contributes to undergraduate and post-graduate medical education and to nursing and allied health education. University of Melbourne's popular rural clinical school is located onsite its education facilities include a simulation lab and skills centre.The Role Northeast Health is looking for an infectious diseases physician including those in their final year of training to contribute to the ID, AMS and HITH services in 2024. You will be supported by a locally based ID physician.The ideal candidate would be looking to relocate to the region and up to 1.0 EFT is available to the right candidate who also has an interest in contributing to the general medical service. Smaller fractions are also available and we are interested in discussing the role with any interested candidate who could commit to being in Wangaratta on a regular basis. Both short term and long term appointments will be considered.This is an outstanding opportunity to gain significant and diverse clinical experience in a rural environment in a supported way.The successful applicant will enjoy the benefits of competitive remuneration and full salary packaging benefits that are available to Victorian Public Health Sector employees.Our Region: Wangaratta has a population of approximately 30,000 and our catchment serves a community of around 100,000 throughout the northeast.An easy 2 ½ hours drive on the Hume freeway from Melbourne and less than an hour to Albury airport with direct flights to most of the large Australian cities.We have over 11 schools including private Catholic and Anglican schooling options for pre-year 12.Our region is a popular destination year-round. It boasts multiple national parks, picturesque small towns, award winning restaurants, wineries and breweries.Whether you want to hike, mountain bike and ski in the mountains, paddle the rivers or cruise on the rail trails there is something for everyone in the northeast.The successful applicant will benefit from: Competitive remuneration, novated leasing and full salary packaging benefits available. If you have relocated permanently you may also be able to substantially increase your take-home pay by salary packaging some or all of your relocation costs.Employee Assistant Programs (EAP)Well-being programs and discounted corporate gym membershipSupport for our diverse workforceApplying for the role: Enquiries can be made with the interim clinical director of internal medicine/ID physician Dr. David Turner (******)Confirmation of full Covid-19 and Influenza Vaccination or an approved medical exemption is required upon applicationApplications must address the key selection criteria from the PDEmployment Statutory Declaration form must be submitted with your applicationAll additional documents can be uploaded within the application after filling in the key selection criteria#J-18808-Ljbffr