Cardiology - Heart Failure Fellow

Eligibility : Open to Everyone

Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Cardiology

Total Indicative Remuneration : $105,751 - $171,579 MDP2 p.a.

pro rata)

Part-Time Contract, 22 hours Per Week, Up to 3 Years Unlock Your Potential in Cardiovascular Medicine - Heart Failure Cardiology Fellow, SALHN

As a Heart Failure Fellow in Cardiology, you'll have the unique opportunity to lead the charge in advancing heart failure treatment and patient care within SALHN.

Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of experts, you'll diagnose, manage, and develop comprehensive treatment plans for individuals with complex cardiac conditions.

This pivotal role will allow you to make a lasting impact on the lives of heart failure patients while continuously expanding your expertise in this critical area of cardiovascular medicine.

About the role :

Reporting to the Network Director of Cardiology, The Heart Failure Fellowship is a teaching and clinical training position within the Cardiology Department, Flinders Medical Centre.

The objective of this position is to provide academic and clinical training in the field of advanced heart failure specifically, to provide experience in coronary and structural heart disease management.

The heart failure fellowship, from a clinical point of view, will involve high end advanced heart failure work spanning from ward heart failure inpatients, heart failure consultations from other hospital units (including ICU and liver transplant service), outpatient clinic care of heart failure, cardiac transplant, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension patients.

Duties for the role will include : Provide inpatient ward services including ward rounds, Consultations, procedures, quality assurance activities, discharge planning, coding assessments, undergraduate and postgraduate training,

Assist in the organisation and efficient management of cardiovascular diseases,

Supervise and teach medical students, postgraduate internal medicine trainees and other staff as specified by the head of the unit and / or Division,

Encourage and support teamwork and coordination amongst medical, allied health, nursing and administrative staff to ensure better service outcomes.

About you : Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent,

Registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with General Registration,

Proven clinical skills to enable work in general Cardiology and coronary care,

Experience in all cardiac investigations including ECG reporting, echocardiography reporting, Holter monitor reporting,

Documented experience in providing echocardiographic services including, Transthoracic echo consistent with CSANZ criteria for Advanced Trainees,

Experience in Cardiovascular Medicine and teaching in public Hospitals As per the SMOEA 2022, the total term of employment with SA Health will be 3 years.

Rotations following the initial 12-month allocation as Advanced Trainee will be determined in line with your training and SA Health's requirements.

This may include transfer to other SA Health locations to perform work appropriate to classification, skills, and capabilities.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More?

Contact : Chelsea Iannone, Operations Manager - Cardiology, (08) 8404 2010,