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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide
• MPD2 $89,253 – $144,291 p.a pro rata + superannuation
• Multiple part time, contract roles up to February 2026

Duration of the training program: 12 months from 3/2/2025 up to 6/2/2025

Term of the Contract: 3 Years in line with clause 52 of the Salaried Medical Officers Enterprise Agreement. At the end of the training program, CALHN will work with the employee to find a suitable placement within SA Health for the remainder of the 3 year contract.

About the Role

Join our dedicated team as a Cardiothoracic Surgery Registrar, where you'll care for patients across multiple settings, including outpatients, wards, ICU, and theatres at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. This role involves a structured on-call arrangement of 1:8, including weekend duties, ensuring you gain comprehensive experience in managing cardiothoracic surgical patients. You’ll have the opportunity to rotate through clinical and non-clinical duties, allowing for a well-rounded service delivery that meets the evolving needs of our department.

In this position, you will provide supervised medical services while contributing to clinical leadership and teamwork. Your role will encompass participating in multidisciplinary meetings, maintaining accurate patient records, and supporting medical teaching and research initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills in a fast-paced environment, where your contributions will directly impact patient care and the future of cardiothoracic surgery.

About You

We are looking for a motivated Cardiothoracic Surgery Registrar who meets the following key requirements:

• Qualifications: Medical qualifications that are registrable with AHPRA.
• Clinical Skills: A high standard of clinical practice with proven integrity and adaptability.
• Teamwork: Ability to thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment and communicate effectively.
• Experience & Knowledge: Experience in assessing pre-operative and managing post-operative cardiothoracic patients, with an understanding of quality improvement principles and patient rights.

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Attractions: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. 
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning. 
• Team Support: Experience collaborative culture and professional supervision guiding your career journey. 

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Job ref: 876290

Enquiries to:

Name: Ash Hardikar, Head of Unit

Phone: 0428 107 729

E-mail:  ashutosh.Hardikar@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm   Thursday 17 October 2024

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

 876290 RD MDP2 Cardiothoracic Surgery Registrar.pdf

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