About the Role

The Addiction Medicine Registrar (Western Health) has a key and central role within Drug Health Services and the Addiction Medicine Team. The Registrar provides comprehensive specialist care for patients with a wide range of substance related disorders and associated complex comorbidity across Drug Health Services and Western Health.

Drug Health Services is a community based program of Western Health which offers innovative and diverse programs that include Specialist programs for Adults, Women’s and Children’s Services, Youth and Family Services, Residential Withdrawal Services and a Residential Dual Diagnosis Rehabilitation Service.

The Addiction Medicine Team sits within Drug Health Services and offers Addiction Medicine support across the programs of Drug Health Services and throughout Western Health.

The Addiction Medicine registrar primary roles sit within the Addiction Medicine Consultation and Liaison Service, Addiction Medicine Outpatient Clinic, Specialist Pharmacotherapy Program, Community Residential Withdrawal Units and Youth Programs. 

The Addiction Medicine Registrar is involved in provision of both inpatient and outpatient care for patients with Addiction and co-existing medical, psychiatric and social complexity. The Registrar provides high level Addiction Medicine Assessment, Provision of Treatment and connection to a range of Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment services. The Registrar also provides Clinical Leadership to the Drug Health Services community teams, and is involved in Research and Data.

This position is available part time at 0.7 FTE, continuing until 31/1/2021. It offers accredited training in Addiction Medicine for those who are interested in attaining Fellowship of the Chapter of Addiction Medicine or Advanced training in Addiction Psychiatry. It can also be considered by other trainees for relevant clinical experience, within their own chosen discipline.

Applicants will be supported to complete Opioid Replacement Therapy (ORT) Training and receive accreditation to prescribe ORT.

Please ensure that the Referee Assessment Form (attached) is downloaded and forwarded to three (3) referees for completion. The completed form is to be returned via email to Dr Jon Cook at Western Health. (jon.cook@wh.org.au).

About Us

Our workforce of over 7,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health comprises of three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. We also operate the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s, Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a diverse community of over 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.