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This job posting is for a Plastics Registrar position at Monash Health, which is a large public health service in Victoria, Australia. The registrar will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide safe patient care, teach residents and students, and work towards a specialty fellowship. Key responsibilities include patient assessment, care coordination, supervision and teaching of interns and students, communication with patients and families, and collaboration with other healthcare professionals. The registrar will demonstrate leadership and commitment to quality improvement initiatives.

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About Monash Health

This job posting is for a Plastics Registrar position at Monash Health, which is a large public health service in Victoria, Australia. The registrar will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide safe patient care, teach residents and students, and work towards a specialty fellowship. Key responsibilities include patient assessment, care coordination, supervision and teaching of interns and students, communication with patients and families, and collaboration with other healthcare professionals. The registrar will demonstrate leadership and commitment to quality improvement initiatives.

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Position title: Plastics Registrar

Classification: As per award


Reports to: Clinical Unit Head
Department: Unit specific to Allocation/Appointment

About Monash Health


Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We provide safe, high-quality care to one-quarter of
Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan, from pre-birth to end-of-life.

More than 18,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-east Melbourne, including seven hospitals and an
extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. Each year:

• We provide more than 4.1 million episodes of care to our community,


• Close to 265,000 people are admitted to our hospitals,
• More than 231,000 people receive care at our three emergency departments,
• We respond to more than 63,000 ambulance arrivals,
• We perform more than 46,000 surgical procedures, and
• We deliver more than 10,000 babies.

We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to a fair, non-discriminatory workplace that maximises the
talent, potential and contribution of all.

Job summary
Purpose
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide safe and effective person centred care, provide teaching and
supervision of resident medical staff and students and undertake training towards attaining Fellowship of the relevant
college.

Key result areas


As Registrar of the Unit you will have a significant responsibility and a complex role. You will be required to
undertake:

• Patient assessment and management in consultation with the treating consultant


• Patient care coordination
• Intern/HMO support, supervision, feedback and teaching
• Student interaction and teaching
• Family member communication, feedback and liaison
• Extensive interaction with the other health professionals, especially, the nursing and allied health staff
• Self-management (including time management, accessing education and training and completing college
requirements)
• Provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary treating team
• Demonstrate commitment towards key organisational initiatives
• Demonstrate compliance with all relevant Monash Health Policies and Procedures

Scope
Budget: N/A

Equivalent full-time employees: N/A

Direct reports: Resident Medical Staff of the Unit

Key internal relationships:

• Unit Head
• Senior Medical Staff
• Other Registrars/ Fellows
• Registrars and HMOs
• Nurse Unit Manager and Nursing staff
• Allied Health Staff
• Monash Doctors Workforce
• Monash Doctors Education
• Directors of Vocational Training
• Monash Innovation and Quality
• Director Medical Services
• Junior Medical Staff Advisory Committee

Key external relationships:

• Relevant Medical College


• The Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria
• Other public health services

Responsibilities
Operational / Clinical

As a Registrar you are accountable to your Unit Head/consultant for the care all the patients in the unit. It is your
responsibility to

• Provide safe and high quality person-centred care for patients under your care
• Ensure coordination of care for patients in your unit
• Ensure timely and clear clinical communication including clinical handover with regards to patients under your
care
• Ensure timely escalation of care related issues to your consultant when required
• In your clinical practice demonstrate commitment to quality and safety and Monash Health’s “Patient first”
initiative.
• In your clinical practice demonstrate commitment towards Monash Health’s “Four hours will be ours”
initiative

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Quality and safety
As a Registrar you are required to demonstrate a commitment towards Occupational Health and Safety. You are
required to

• Participate and co-operate in consultative processes to improve health and safety


• Observe safe working practices and protect your own and others’ health and safety
• You are also required to participate in the professional development of resident medical staff
• Provide leadership and support for resident medical staff, appraise their performance in consultation with
your Unit Head and ensure that staff receive appropriate performance management, professional training and
development opportunities
• Maintain clinical knowledge, skills and attributes appropriate to your practice
• Seek regular feedback on your progress with your clinical supervisor and other members of your team formally
and informally. Ensure timely mid and end of term performance appraisals
• Maintain your health and understand its impact on your performance in the role. Seek help early in case of
health related concerns.

Financial management
As a Registrar you do not have financial or budgetary responsibility but you are required to demonstrate an
understanding of how your clinical practice affects the financial performance of the organisation

• In your clinical practice you should a commitment to ethical and appropriate use of resources
• You must demonstrate a commitment towards Monash Health’s “Living within our means” initiative

Person specification
Qualifications/registrations/licences (italics indicate desirable)
• A medical qualification (MBBS or equivalent) which is recognised for registration by the Australian Health
Practitioner Regulation Agency
• Completed or about to complete specialist urology training
• Motor vehicle driver licence

Technical skills/knowledge/experience
• Has the appropriate level of clinical knowledge and skills to undertake the role of Registrar
• Has the appropriate level of relevant clinical experience to undertake the specific role

Capabilities
Professionalism

• Demonstrates all the attributes that accord with the Monash Heath values – iCARE (Integrity, Compassion,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence)
• Demonstrates a high level commitment to ethical practice
• Understands medico-legal issues associated with clinical care
• Demonstrates a commitment to profession-led regulation
• Demonstrates ability to effectively manage matters of patient safety and quality of care
• Understand the role of the relevant College and the associated expectations of the Registrar role

Scholar/ Teacher

• Demonstrates ability to contribute to the development, dissemination, application, and translation of new
medical knowledge and practice

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• Facilitates the medical education of patients, families, trainees, cardiac technologists, cath lab nursing staff and
other health professionals and the community
• Provides the necessary training and commitment to the supervision, mentoring and assessment of junior
medical staff and students
• Supports basic laboratory, translational, and clinical research, as appropriate to MonashHeart and Monash
Cardiovascular Research Centre
Health Advocacy

• Demonstrates ability to advocate for improvements in health care through involvement in relevant professional
bodies and forum
• Able to respond to individual patient health and educational needs
• Promotes the maintenance of good health in colleagues and junior medical staff
• Looks after his or her own health and well being
• Advocates for improvements in health care
Leadership & Management

•Demonstrates clinical leadership with proven ability to exercise sound judgment and provide leadership in
professional standards, ethics and a commitment to research and innovation
Teamwork

•Demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with members of interdisciplinary teams and committees
•Capacity to be an effective member of MonashHeart, Specialty Program, stimulate constructive debate and
support colleagues in the achievement of MonashHeart’s objectives
Communication

• Able to communicate effectively with team members and colleagues


• Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients and families, including those of diverse cultural
backgrounds
• Maintains clinical and administrative documents accurately
Facilitates continuity of patient care through effective communication and handover of relevant information

Other position requirements


• As we support a culture of safety through employee immunisation, there must be documentation provided
confirming completed immunisation on employment at Monash Health
• Current and satisfactory Police Check (must also comply with Aged Care Act 1997 Accountability Amendment
Principles 2012 if working in Aged Care setting)
• Current and satisfactory Working with Children Check.
• Applicants who are new to Monash Health will be required to enter into an Employment Agreement before
commencement

Our values
• Integrity: Honesty, open and transparent, admit mistakes, maintains confidentiality, fairness, builds trust.
• Compassion: Empathy, sensitivity, concern for others, interacts with dignity, tolerance, anticipates needs
• Accountability: Understands roles, uses resources wisely, delivers on time, timely decision making, achieves
stretch goals, takes responsibility for performance
• Respect: Builds relationships, courteous, listens and understands, gives and receives feedback, sensitivity and
understanding, values difference and individual worth
• Excellence: Supports creativity and innovation, proactive and solution-focused, seeks out opportunities,
embraces quality improvement, professionalism

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Our guiding principles
1. We consistently provide safe, high quality and timely care
2. We provide experiences that exceed expectations
3. We work with humility, respect, kindness and compassion in high performing teams
4. We integrate teaching, research and innovation to continuously learn and improve
5. We orientate care towards our community to optimise access, independence and wellbeing
6. We manage our resources wisely and sustainably to provide value for our community

Document approval
Approved by: Clinical Unit Head

Department: Plastics

Date: April 2020

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