Specialist in Addiction Medicine

About the role

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is looking for a Specialist in Addiction Medicine to join its Addiction Medicine service, which provides consultation and liaison support to the emergency department and inpatient units, runs a weekly outpatient clinic and offers an outreach service to the CBD. The team includes registrars, a nurse practitioner, nursing staff, addiction medicine physicians and a psychiatrist.

Key responsibilities

• Act as consultant liaison, provide clinical supervision and teaching
• Develop policies and procedures
• Provide on-call cover on weekends
• Support the expansion of the Addiction Medicine/Pharmacotherapy Service
• Support the medical unit team in caring for complex addiction medicine patients
• Liaise with mental health, gastroenterology, cardiology and community teams
• Contribute to research and development, audits and organisation-wide AOD education

Required profile

• Registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA) or eligibility for registration (international medical graduates)
• MBBS or equivalent tertiary qualification
• Fellowship in FChAM or equivalent
• Competent prescriber in AOT

What we offer

• Career diversity, professional advancement, training and research opportunities, and mentorship and leadership programs
• Health and wellbeing programs including an on-site staff gym, staff medical service and employee assistance program
• Salary packaging options and discounted onsite car parking near public transport

Applicants upload a resume, cover letter and two references; applications are open while positions remain open, subject to a criminal history record check and a Working With Children Check.