Position Details
Reference Number 159477
Position Title Clinical Perfusionist
Employment Status Permanent Full Time
Program Surgical & Critical Care
Location University Hospital Geelong
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 80
Position Summary
  • Extend your Career and better your lifestyle located only minutes from our vibrant waterfront and renowned ocean coastline
  • Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment
  • Enhance your career with the largest regional health care service in Victoria

About the facility

The University Hospital Geelong is a 400-bed Deakin University affiliated teaching Hospital in a beautiful bay city setting with access to a renowned surf coast with excellent lifestyle and sporting facilities. There are many local cultural activities and only 55 minutes from the extensive facilities of Melbourne, the State capital.

About the role

Barwon Health is seeking an experienced Clinical Perfusionist providing Perfusion Services to the Cardiac Services Team. The Perfusionist will be responsible for the preparation and operation of the heart lung bypass machine and other associated equipment during Cardiothoracic Surgery and Intensive Care. Participation in an on-call roster is essential to this role.

Please contact Sue Brereton (Co-Director of Surgical & Critical Care) regarding remuneration.

About the culture

Our staff thrive in a challenging environment, get enjoyment from being part of a highly recognised and skilled team and truly believe they have the opportunities to be their best. Most importantly our dedicated staff live the Barwon Health way with our values under pinning all that we do.

Barwon Health staff benefits

  • 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.
Selection Criteria Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Bachelor of Science
Essential: Certificate of Clinical Perfusion (CCP) awarded by the Australasian Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion
Essential: Current registration with Australasian Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion
Desirable: Masters of Perfusion
Essential: Experience in providing perfusion services for a cardiac surgical unit
Essential: Experience in operating extra corporeal technology including Intra-aortic Balloon pumps, VV ECMO, VA ECMO
Essential: Experience in operating point-of care testing
Essential: Experience in operating cell salvage equipment across a range of different specialties
Essential: Experience in haemofiltration
Desirable: Experience in clinical education
Desirable: Experience in perfusion techniques used in minimally invasive surgery
Contact Person Sue Brereton 
Contact Person Job Title  
Contact Number (03) 4215 1071 
Closing Date 03/10/2019
Position Description
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.