- Australia’s capital city, the seat of government, the happiest capital in Australia
- Up to a $424k package plus some additional allowances.
- Leading universities, private schools, galleries, museums
Canberra Health Services provides acute, sub-scute, primary and community based health care to the Australian Capital Territory.
The Obs & Gyn Department provides tertiary level obstetrics and gynaecological services to the ACT and surrounding regions. The hospital has more than 3700 births per year and is a level 6 referral centre for high risk pregnancies. It is the only tertiary care perinatal unit between Sydney and Melbourne and has a busy Fetal Medicine Unit.
The department is accredited by Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics for the FRANZCOG Training Program and subspecialty training in Maternal Fetal Medicine. The Hospital’s Centre for Newborn Care has over 650 admissions per year.The Fetal Medicine unit is made up of a multidisciplinary team who provide high quality care for high risk pregnancies, collaborating with the Neonatology team and allied health including Genetics.
The department needs a Maternal Fetal Medicine subspecialist or a DDU trained specialist who will work in the FMF unit with pro-rata on call duties and contribution to inpatient management when required. You will provide 1st class clinical care in managing high risk pregnancies, including diagnostics, amniocentesis, chorionic villous sampling.You will manage inpatients and undertake outpatient clinics, participating in ultrasound and you will lead from the front providing leadership in standards of practice, including CME, teaching, training and research.
Opportunity highlights
*Hospital and department is academically oriented and committed to excellent clinical care, education, and research.
*Opportunity for academic-affiliated post - the hospital has research links with the Australian National University, *University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University.
*Well developed postgraduate teaching programs.
*Fully equipped medical library - large collection of hard copy and online journals and textbooks.
*Comprehensive benefits package.
Community information
*Highest average income in Australia.
*Lower house prices than Sydney.
*Shortest commuting times of any city.
*Fantastic access to green space, national parks.
*Convenient access to an array of big-city attractions
*Large professional class - government, health, defence, foreign embassies, universities, arts.
*With endless opportunities to enjoy the outdoors and nearby, it’s an ideal place to call home.
*Myriad cultural attractions, national galleries, museums, parliament buildings.
*Excellent connectivity - airport, road, rail.
Selection criteria
*FRANZCOG with MFM subspecialist qualifications or equivalent training completed in either UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, New Zealand.
*Experience in and high levels of capability to work in a high-risk obstetric environment.
*Ability to manage inpatients under the high-risk obs team, providing ward support.
*Ability to manage outpatient clinics , participate in ultrasound.
*Demonstrated ability and willingness to participate in internal education programs.
*Experience in supervising junior medical staff.
*High levels of sensitivity, empathy and collaborative skills.
*Willingness to participate in on-call rosters.
*A commitment to clinical excellence and governance.
Spinner Medical Recruitment provides end to end services. We help you find a job and if you're an overseas trained MFM specialist we help and guide you through the statutory processes so when you arrive in Australia, you're good to go! Simply, our goal is to take the pain out of the process for you.
For more information about this, other jobs and the 2022/2023 workforce outlook in Australia, please contact Alasdair Spinner at alasdair@spinnermedical.com or call/message +44 7414 531 583
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Australia and the Torres Strait. We acknowledge them as the first inhabitants of Australia and the traditional custodians of the lands. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present.