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Austin Health is one of Victoria's largest health care providers. Our 11,000 employees and volunteers provide safe, high quality, person-centred care at Austin Hospital, Olivia Newton-John Centre, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, as well as in the community through Hospital-in-the-Home and partner health services. We are an internationally recognised leader in clinical teaching, training and research and have affiliations with many leading universities and research institutes. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

Department

The Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS) is an incorporated not-for-profit organisation with the mission of promoting, facilitating, and coordinating research and education in respiratory and sleep health.

The objectives of the Institute are to:

• Promote and provide a focus for research and education in respiratory and sleep health
• Reduce morbidity and mortality and improve quality of life for persons with respiratory and sleep disorders
• Promote occupational health, driver safety and clean air through respiratory and sleep health programs
• Provide leadership and education in respiratory and sleep health
• Attract, co-ordinate and manage funding programs for research and education in respiratory and sleep health

IBAS is located on the grounds of the Austin Hospital and enjoys a mutually supportive and beneficial relationship with Austin Health.

About the role

This Respiratory Physician - Postdoctoral Research role will primarily contribute to the conduct of a large externally funded research project aiming to improve health outcomes for people with respiratory failure who require long term home ventilatory support. This Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funded project, Synchronise Non-Invasive Ventilation at Home (Synchronise NIV@home) is a single centre trial comparing three different methods for assessing and adjusting home ventilation. The research program is integrated with the Victorian Respiratory Support Service (VRSS) within the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, the state-wide service that provides domiciliary ventilatory support for over 1,200 individuals.

• Hours per week: 3.5
• 4-year fixed term position

This position is primarily located in Heidelberg; however, some of the development and evaluation of interventions will occur in various trial sites, and some travel may be required

Key elements for this role will include

• Assist with preparing human research and ethics documentation and trial protocols
• Provide primary oversite of protocols and reporting of research related sleep laboratory and home monitoring ventilator studies, including respiratory failure patients on home ventilation through admitted at home model
• Supervise and train trial staff and students
• Ensure appropriate clinical governance of the trial to provide safe clinical care of trial participants, including liaison with clinical staff
• Contribute to data management, analysis, writing of manuscripts and presentation at scientific meetings
• Outpatient clinic consultations for trial participants – telehealth consultations for trial related aspects of Synchronise NIV@home participants
• Participation in the project Steering Committee

To be successful in this role you must

• Be a registered Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Have current Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or equivalent.
• Have completed a PhD or equivalent.
• Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, in particular, specialist knowledge in respiratory failure and long-term ventilation
• Have demonstrated ability to undertake research in a health/clinical setting, including study design, data collection, data coding / analysis and interpretation
• Have demonstrated knowledge of Good Clinical Practice requirements and adherence to the ICH-GCP and WHO guidelines for the conduct of scientific research

Application instructions

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As part of the process, you will be directed to Austin Health's Online Credentialing System to complete your application. Please follow the instructions on the Credentialing and Scope of Clinical Practice Application Form to ensure your application is processed through the Austin Health Medical Workforce Unit.

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Heidi Gaulke, Director, Discovery & Innovation Unit, heidi.gaulke@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 9 December 2024