About Us
Western Health manages three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. It also operates the Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a culturally diverse population of more than 800,000 people. We have more than 6,700 employees who are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES).

Our continued growth will see the completion of a new purpose built, multi-storey Joan Kirner Women's and Children's Hospital.

About the Role

Western Health, one of the largest providers of maternity services in Australia, is looking to appoint enthusiastic & experienced sessional maternal fetal medicine specialists. These positions will support the transition to a Level 6 (Tertiary) maternity service in Victoria with the opening of the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s in mid-2019.

An exciting opportunity exists for an appropriately skilled obstetrician with advanced training in Maternal Fetal Medicine (RANZCOG Certificate of Maternal Fetal Medicine or equivalent) to join the dynamic multidisciplinary Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit at Sunshine Hospital.

The MFM unit provides maternity care for the most complex patients including the full range of fetal and maternal medical disorders. This position will provide inpatient and outpatient services within the unit. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to combine ultrasound scanning with patient consultation in a range of different high risk settings including multiple pregnancies, cervical surveillance, fetal medicine, maternal medicine and postnatal and pre-pregnancy counselling. The unit is supported by an established Genetics and Fetal cardiology service. The Sunshine Hospital MFM Unit actively participates in a range of national and international multicentred trials and has ample research opportunities to support the career ambitions of a MFM Subspecialist. This position will play a pivotal role in the progression to a tertiary obstetric service with the opening of the Joan Kirner Women’s & Children’s Hospital in 2019.

Details of the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital can be found on our website: click here

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits such as:

• Work-life balance
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Onsite fitness clubs
• Culturally safe and respectful environment
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program

Culture

At Western Health, we value our employees 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 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