Consultant Medical Geneticist

Employment Type:   Casual, Obstetric haematologist

Hours: Casual leave cover

Location: Mercy Hospital, Heidlberg

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Contact: Dr Alison Fung, Clinical Director, Dept of Perinatal Medicine, MHW

or Dr Lisa Hui, MFM, Dept of Perinatal Medicine, MHW 0426 865 343

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For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

• Obstetric haematologist (casual)

• Mercy Hospital is a fully accredited Level 6 public specialist teaching hospital providing both public and private patient care through maternity services, neonatology and paediatrics, perioperative services, specialist and sub-specialist gynaecology, and associated health, support and diagnostic services. It is a major teaching hospital and specialist referral centre with the medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health expertise to treat the most complex obstetric, neonatal and gynaecological cases. 
• Mercy Perinatal delivers clinical care for high-risk  in the Department of Perinatal Medicine at the Mercy Hospital. Our multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive counselling and pregnancy care, as well as obstetric imaging, foetal monitoring, and prenatal procedures.
• This role is for a haematologist with particular interest and expertise in obstetric hematology. They will provide quality client-focused care to patients, their family and carers, using a holistic approach within our multidisciplinary obstetric haematology clinic, alongside our maternal foetal medicine, genetics and midwifery team.
• We offer pre-pregnancy advice and antenatal care with haematological conditions such as bleeding disorders, inherited thrombophilias, previous history of deep venous thromboembolism, haematological malignancies, severe anaemia or low platelets. We also offer genetic counselling, DNA testing and prenatal diagnosis for couples at risk of a baby with an inherited blood disorder, such as thalassemia major or sickle cell anaemia. Women who need day-stay admission for administration of intravenous therapy or foetal growth and well-being assessment can be looked after in our foetal surveillance unit on the day of this clinic. We can also perform ultrasound assessment of foetal growth and well-being in our clinic.
• Be part of a multi-disciplinary team which requires you to provide highly responsive and flexible service to consumers and carers.
• The role will involve outpatient care of perinatal patients only. In-patient haematology care and after-hours consult service is provided by Austin Health. The successful candidate will be able to liaise effectively with Austin Health to provide seamless care for complex patients.
• This is a casual appointment to for leave cover.
• The usual schedule for the clinic is every second Tuesday morning.

What you’ll bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

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• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a cooperative team environment.
• The ability to liaise effectively with the haematology service at the Austin Hospital, which provides afterhours and inpatient haematology services to the MHW.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

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• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.