Respiratory Scientist - Respiratory and Sleep
Canberra Health Services
Health Professional Level 2
Salary Range: $70,679 - $97,028 (PN: 24824 - 02D9P)
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
What can we offer you:
- City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- 5% Superannuation.
- VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.
- Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
The Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine (DRSM) provides both inpatient and outpatient services to the ACT and surrounding region. The department manages approximately 1,300 in-patient admissions annually. The department receives around 2,000 referrals per year for outpatient medical clinics. Our service includes the full range of care including respiratory and sleep diagnostic investigations and therapeutic interventions, interventional bronchoscopy (including EBUS) and specialised services for sleep disorders, TB, cystic fibrosis, severe asthma, interstitial lung disease and respiratory infections.
The Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (RPL) is accredited by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) to provide clinical services to adult and paediatric patients for the assessment and monitoring of respiratory conditions. The RPL provides a suite of respiratory assessment, including spirometry, lung volume measurements, gas transfer, bronchial provocation testing, cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
An exciting opportunity exists for a suitably qualified respiratory scientist to join the Department’s Allied Health team. This position requires subject matter expertise and the ability to work autonomously to conduct routine, and assist in complex, respiratory investigations according to procedures and standards for adult and paediatric populations. The role includes supporting the management of the service, the provision of education and training for staff and students and requires participation in and contribution to continual professional development of the respiratory scientist group. Within CHS, the respiratory science profession is part of the Clinical Measurement Science (CMS) disciplines. Th CMS disciplines are cardiac, neurophysiology, respiratory and sleep sciences. Scientific staff employed across CMS work under a collective vision Clinical Measurement Science professionals deliver compassionate service through collaboration and excellence.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Contact Officer: Derek Figurski (02) 5124 2066 [email protected]
For further information, please visit www.jobs.act.gov.au
Applications Close: 11 October 2023