• 48 hours per fortnight located predominately at Colac Area Health and University Hospital, only minutes from the vibrant waterfront and our renowned surf coast
• Join an experienced and supportive team committed to high quality work
• Ongoing education with support to attend conferences, conference leave, professional development leave and weekly echo meetings

About the facility

Barwon Health’s Geelong Cardiology Practice provides comprehensive cardiology services to patients from across the region. Our facilities include two new Cath labs, providing EP, Pacing and 24/7 STEMI services, a full cardiac diagnostics service is provided including seven Echo rooms.

Geelong Cardiology Practice is committed to delivering personalised, high quality health care to patients in the hospital setting as well as via their Private Consultation clinic, enabling a continuum of care for patients and their families.

About the role

Barwon Health has a current vacancy for a temporary maternity relief Grade 3 Cardiac Sonographer position. As the Cardiac Sonographer you will provide patient focused Cardiac Ultrasound service to inpatients, emergency patients and outpatients across all Barwon Health cardiology sites with 2 days based at Colac Area Health. Other duties may also involve conducting other cardiac tests depending on qualifications and experience, including cardiac cath lab, pacemaker checks, EPS, ECG's, Blood Pressure & Holter Monitor fittings, holter analysis and Exercise Stress tests. Applicants with Cardiac Ultrasound qualifications or experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

If you have the qualifications & aptitude along with excellent interpersonal skills and the commitment to improving patient care, this may be the role for you.

About the culture

We are an enthusiastic, energetic and focused team who work cohesively together. We promote positive respectful relationships and strong working partnerships in the workplace and in the community. As a team we are focussed on providing the highest quality patient centred care.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Be our future Barwon Health Strategic Plan
• Aboriginal Employment Plan
• Our Commitment to Child Safety

• At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
• Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed.
• At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
• We Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.