About Monash Health

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 18,000 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. For more information please visit www.monashhealth.org.

About General Medicine

General Medicine at Monash Health includes responsibility for an Acute and General Medicine service across its three acute care campuses at Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong Hospital and Casey Hospital, a peri-operative and consult service at Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong Hospital and Moorabbin Hospital, as well as the Hospital in the Home and Residential In Reach Service. General Medicine is the largest single medical inpatient activity at Monash Health with over 15,000 admissions per annum across the three sites.
General Medicine is an important training area for medical undergraduates, resident medical officers and Basic Physician Trainees. It actively fosters the development of the skills of evidence-based medicine and quality assurance in its trainees and has an active clinical teaching program for its registrars and interns. It continues to develop a strong training program for Advanced Trainees in Acute and General Medicine and is active in the local informal General Medicine Clinical Network.

About the Role
The Consultant Peri-Operative Physician will assist the Casey General Medicine Unit in delivering exceptional, expert care supporting peri-operative and inpatient services

• Assessment and management of medical co-morbidities in the peri-operative setting and general medicine inpatient referrals. Assume responsibility for peri-operative referrals


• Daily inpatient morning rounds Monday to Friday


• Additional general medicine ward service by mutual agreement


• Provide clinical leadership through active involvement in patient care


• Attendance at an outpatient peri-operative clinic - may be located at any Monash Health site


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


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


• Contribute to the professional and corporate life of Monash Health by participation in appropriate committees and fora


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

What you need:

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


• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or an equivalent postgraduate qualification


• Experience in peri-operative medicine


• The incumbent must complete the Credentialing and Scope of Practice process prior to appointment and commencement. This will be reviewed on a regular basis.

What we offer:

• Salary packaging


• Onsite subsidised staff parking


• Discounted banking (BankVic)


• Onsite Gym


• Access to professional development courses and seminars

How to Apply

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System – e-mail applications will not be considered. 
Existing Monash Health employees should apply using their Monash Health employee account. Please call Recruitment Services on 9265 2776 for assistance.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

• reference checks


• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months


• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same)


• proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.