Reference: 2356
Occupation: Medical and Nursing
Salary Range: $99 - $100
Make an impact supporting patients, their families and carers Full time, fixed term position from 11/08/25 to 09/01/26 working in our Cancer Services (Radiation Oncology) team.
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide.
We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the role As the Locum Radiation Oncologist, you will work collaboratively with a supportive team of professionals who are passionate about providing best practice care for patients.
You'll enjoy our continuing education and quality improvement strategy, which is developed through leadership forums and committees.
A regular day will see you:
Participating in all collaborative areas of technical and quality treatment planning and delivery processes for IMRT, VMAT, brachytherapy, and IGRT across appropriate tumour sites.Engaging in regular R&D and technical collaborative meetings with radiation therapists, medical radiation physicists, and other relevant professionals.Attending regular in-house multidisciplinary meetings, contributing to audits, and developing protocols.Contributing to specific tumour site R&D initiatives through local, national, and international collaboration.Providing comprehensive management of both inpatient and outpatient care.Participating in Unit meetings and activities.Offering on-call services as required.Providing consultative services to other Units as needed.Supervising trainees and junior medical staff.Assisting in evaluating the delivery of services and implementing appropriate quality and risk management initiatives.Demonstrating a commitment to working as a team member alongside peer medical staff, junior medical staff, nursing staff, and other clinical professionals to ensure efficient, safe, and quality care across the continuum.About you As the Locum Radiation Oncologist, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care including research.
You'll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
Ideally, you would have an interest in Gynaecological Malignancies and/or Lung Cancer.
You'll further have:
Must be a registered Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).Current Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists or equivalent.Appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of Radiation Oncology.Demonstrated commitment to high quality patient care.Demonstrated commitment and ongoing activity in research and/or clinical audit activities.Involvement in teaching and training of medical, technical and nursing staff, including at undergraduate and post-graduate level.Attendance and active involvement in relevant departmental, organisational and external meetings (i.e.
College, Association and National/International bodies).Demonstrates engagement, teamwork and collaboration.Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively at all levels.Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to Clinical Governance.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.
Application closing date: Sunday 12 January 2025 To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Austin Health job application system.
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