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• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Cardiology
• Total Indicative Remuneration Package: $117,483 - $183,357 MDP2 (pro rata) | Full Time – Contract Until February 2030

Join our Medicine, Cardiac and Critical Care Team!

Take your cardiology career to new heights with SALHN's Echocardiography Fellowship in the renowned Flinders Medical Centre. Immerse yourself in a dynamic environment, working alongside experienced professionals and gaining invaluable expertise in cutting-edge cardiovascular care. Embrace this exceptional opportunity to advance your skills, contribute to ground breaking research, and make a lasting impact on the lives of patients in South Australia.

About the role: 

Take this opportunity to complete an Echocardiography Fellowship at Flinders Medical Centre. Reporting to the Cardiology Network Director and the Director of Echocardiography, this role will be involved in providing clinical services of the highest possible standard to medicine patients of Flinders Medical Centre both in terms of individual performance and by contributing to a multi-disciplinary approach to the delivery of patient care. Duties for the role may include: 

Duties for the role will include:

• Ensure the provision of high quality professional medical care
• Provide inpatient ward services including ward rounds, Consultations, procedures, quality assurance activities, discharge planning, coding assessments, undergraduate and postgraduate training
• Provide Echocardiographic services including:
  • Transthoracic Echocardiography
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Transoesophageal Echocardiography
• Assist in the organisation and efficient management of Cardiovascular diseases
• Supervision and education of advanced trainees, junior medical officers, medical students, sonographers and cardiac technicians
• Assist and collaborate with research activities within the Cardiology department and other units within the hospital and local health networks
• Contribute to the development of an integrated team approach and culture which is highly responsive to the needs of our consumers

About you:

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent
• Registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with General Registration.
• Experience in all cardiac investigations including ECG reporting, echocardiography reporting, Holter monitor reporting
• Documented experience in providing echocardiographic services including: Transthoracic echo consistent with CSANZ criteria for Advanced Trainees
• Proven clinical skills to enable work in general Cardiology and coronary care
• Ability to work within broadly defined guidelines and exercise a degree of autonomy in the discharge of duties requiring limited direction
• Demonstrated ability and interest in clinical research

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

As per the SMOEA 2025, the total term of employment with SA Health will be 3 years. Rotations following the initial 12-month allocation as Advanced Trainee will be determined in line with your training and SA Health’s requirements. This may include transfer to other SA Health locations to perform work appropriate to classification, skills, and capabilities.

Want To Know More? Contact: Georgia Upitis, Senior Administrative Officer - Cardiology, 08 8404 2001, Georgia.Upitis@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 21 June 2026

Attachments:

• Echocardiography Fellow Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• Note: The Indicative Total Remuneration is inclusive of Award salary, Superannuation, and other monetary benefits.  We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 939486