PROFESSOR AND CARL WOOD CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT OF AND , RESEARCH DIRECTOR, WOMEN’S AND NEWBORN PROGRAM, MONASH HEALTH

DEPARTMENT/UNIT Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

FACULTY/DIVISION Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences

CLASSIFICATION Level E

DESIGNATED CAMPUS OR LOCATION

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT MONASH UNIVERSITY Monash is full of thinkers and doers who are looking for their next challenge. So if you’ve forged a rewarding career so far, this role provides the perfect platform to join us. You’ll have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure and teaching spaces to do exciting work, along with opportunities to collaborate internationally. You’ll be part of a university that’s made up of inspirational, challenging thinkers and doers – and continue doing work that makes a lasting impact. Discover more at www.monash.edu. The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, is the largest faculty at Monash University, and offers the most comprehensive suite of professional health training in . We consistently rank in the top 40 universities worldwide for clinical, pre-clinical and health sciences. We want to improve the human condition. That is our vision - it has no expiration date. Through academic health centres, other translational models and by educating the healthcare workforce of the future, our staff, students and alumni directly improve quality of life. Contributing to the global health care agenda, the Faculty aspires to lead in all areas of research activity and influence local, national and international policy to improve health and social outcomes and health inequalities. We’ve made a major impact in the world of medical research and become globally recognised for our quality education of over 41,000 doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals. We are ambitious and aim to maintain our position as a leading international medical research university. We’re recognised for the breadth and depth of our research, for our commitment to translational research, for the quality and scale of our research capability, and as a thriving biotechnology hub. To learn more about the Faculty, please visit www.monash.edu/medicine. The School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health (SCS) is one of the nine schools of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University, and is now the third largest school within the Faculty and its largest clinical school. SCS has a total FTE of 154.1, with academic staff making up 110.4 FTE. Most of the research and teaching activities of the School are based near the main university campus, at Monash Medical Centre

Modified date: July 2021 (MMC) Clayton. Monash Medical Centre is the major tertiary referral hospital for Monash Health, which serves a population of over 1.5 million people and is Monash University’s largest hospital partner. In 2020, the School’s annual budget was in excess of $120 M, with total research income received through the School over $59 M. The School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health is a major teaching resource for the Monash MD. The School is Monash’s largest deliverer of clinical teaching in the undergraduate medical student curriculum, providing nearly 50% of total clinical placements across multiple disciplines and sites. Medical student teaching is coordinated by the Directorate of Undergraduate Medical Education. Teaching activities also extend to a number of other Monash Health sites including Dandenong, Casey, Moorabbin Hospital, and Monash Health's Kingston Centre. The school also has established links with other parts of the Faculty and other Monash faculties including the Be Active Sleep Eat (BASE) facility, located at the Notting Hill campus, where the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food is located. Basic, clinical, and translation research are undertaken by the clinical departments of the School: Medicine, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery and their five associated University Research Centres. The Department of Imaging was recently created and joined SCS in mid-2015. In addition, the Hudson Institute of Medical Research now represents its association with Monash University by its staff and students comprising the Department of Molecular Translational Science within the School of Clinical Sciences. Research at the School encompasses the full range of human health from fertility through perinatal and paediatric and adult medicine, and includes strengths in inflammation, heart disease, cancer, mental health and women’s health. Researchers of the School collaborate closely with relevant clinical areas in Monash Health and many of the School’s principal investigators are leaders in the health service who are clinician-scientists. The School has a strong tradition of training in this area, including what is believed to be the largest number of clinicians enrolled in higher degrees by research of any teaching hospital school in Australia. SCS researchers are responsible 20-25% of Monash University’s NHMRC-funded research activity. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is an academic department of the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University. Though located within SCS, it is the only academic department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Monash University, and as such is the peak unit for all academic activities in this discipline. The Department leads the curriculum development and delivery of clinical teaching in the MD curriculum across multiple sites, and also delivers undergraduate teaching to students in two biomedical science units BME3082 (Fetal and neonatal development) and PHY3181 (Hormones and reproduction) in the BBiomedSci degree. The Department is also home to a world-leading postgraduate teaching and research program through the Education Program in Reproduction and Development and provides a series of professional Short Courses in basic and advanced obstetrics, gynaecology, and sexual health. The department boasts innovative learning methods across its teaching portfolios and has an education research program. The department is located in dedicated academic space adjacent to the Monash Women’s birth suites and in clinical and laboratory research facilities within the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP). This co-location provides our clinicians, scientists, clinician-scientists and students with unparalleled access to research facilities, patients, and collaborative opportunities throughout our local and international network. The Department aims for its research to improve the health of women through innovations that inform better healthcare. The Department, along with the Department of Paediatrics, includes The Ritchie Centre, operated jointly with the Hudson Institute of Medical Research —the largest perinatal research centre in Australia. Find out more at www.monash.edu/medicine/scs/ob-gyn/home. MONASH HEALTH Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of ’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. We improve the health of our community through: • Prevention and early intervention • Community-based treatment and rehabilitation

• Highly specialised surgical and medical diagnosis, treatment and monitoring services • Hospital and community-based mental health services • Comprehensive sub-acute, aged care and palliative care programs • Research, education and teaching the next generation of healthcare professionals • Regional and state-wide specialist services More than 16,000 staff work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. Monash Women’s Services Monash Women’s Maternity Service is part of Monash Health. It is the largest maternity service in the State of Victoria, providing care to more than 9,000 women each year across three hospitals (Clayton, Dandenong and Casey) as an integrated, seamless service. Monash Women’s provides maternity care for normal, healthy women and also for women with complex and sub- speciality needs. Casey Hospital and Dandenong Hospital provide a full suite of Level 4-5 maternity services (as per Victorian Maternity services Framework), including outpatient pregnancy care clinics, inpatient services and a domiciliary postnatal service. Casey Hospital is also home to Victoria’s first public-funded Home Birth Service, providing the option of home birth to about 60 women per year. Monash Medical Centre Clayton is the service’s Level 6 facility, providing maternity care for healthy women and for those with the most complex maternal and/or fetal needs in Victoria. It is at Monash Medical Centre that subspecialty care in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Fetal Diagnosis are provided. Monash Medical Centre is the Victoria’s only maternity hospital to have a neonatal intensive care unit, an adult intensive care unit and an adult coronary care unit all under the one roof. As the largest and most diverse maternity service in the State, Monash Women’s Maternity Service is recognised as a centre of excellence, providing some of Australia’s safest choices in maternity care. Monash Women’s gynaecology services are at the forefront of women centred care providing comprehensive subspecialty care to women and their families across five hospital campuses and additional community centres. Dedicated services include adolescent gynaecology, early pregnancy support, pelvic pain, minimally invasive gynaecology, reproductive biology and fertility, menopause, menstrual management, pelvic floor and continence care, relationships and sexual health, contraceptive counselling and dedicated services for Turner’s syndrome. Monash Women’s provides a large tertiary gynaecology oncology service. A dedicated multidisciplinary “Pelvic Hub” in surgical excellence will foster world leading surgical outcomes with patient experience and research translation to match.

POSITION PURPOSE Monash University and Monash Health have a joint vision to continue the development of the women’s flagship, a joint ambition to innovate together, translate together and partner as one with our community and consumers to transform the lives of women and their families across the globe. Through our strong culture of connectedness and excellence at home, our reach is far. The Professor and Carl Wood Chair of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology will report to the Head, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University. The role will be responsible for the ongoing strategic development of research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and for education and training at Monash University. As Research Director in the Women’s and Newborn Program, Monash Health, this aspect of the role will be nested within the Women’s and Newborn Program of Monash Health to foster clinician engagement and lead research translation. This gives scope for participation in the provision of clinical care in the successful candidate’s area of interest with relevance to Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This role will report to the Program Director, and for clinical responsibilities to the clinical director of the relevant (sub)specialty.

The position is a strategic appointment and part of a plan to: • Maintain and grow the research profile of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology • Reinforce research excellence within the Department • Provide effective leadership into the future • Support and reinforce teaching and educational excellence within the Department Objectives As Chair of Department • Increase the national and international profile of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology • Contribute to the strategic direction of the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health • Work closely with Monash Health to develop research excellence • Develop and encourage a shared vision for future research directions, goals and priorities of the department which is aligned to the broader mission and goals of the School, Faculty and the University, and its partners Monash Health and the Hudson Institute. • Foster the development of outstanding academic programs and research training in the department • Be responsible for teaching excellence, academic planning and implementation and resource allocation and management in the Department • Foster strong collaborative links with external organisations to strengthen research, teaching and engagement As a Professor • Provide leadership and foster excellence in research, teaching, professional activities and policy development in the Department, the School, the Faculty, the University and the community, both scholarly and general • Make an outstanding contribution to all activities of the department and within the relevant profession or discipline • Lead a productive research group in the area of Obstetrics or Gynaecology As a Research Director • Foster clinician enthusiasm, engagement and mentoring in translational and clinical research • Partner with clinical directors across the program to further embed teaching and research into the daily clinical rhythm • Provide executive level reporting on research and educational performance targets relative to our combined University and health service joint mission Reporting Line: The position has a dual reporting line. The Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology reports to Head, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University. The Research Director, Women’s and Newborn Program, Monash Health reports to Program Director, Women’s and Newborn program, Monash Health. Supervisory Responsibilities: This position provides direct supervision to 14 staff with oversight of a further 15 staff. This is in addition to offering leadership in the direction of over 100 researchers in the Ritchie Centre Financial Delegation: Yes, in accordance with the University delegations schedule Budgetary Responsibilities: The position is responsible for managing a total operating budget of approximately $18 M

APPOINTMENT PERIOD The professorial appointment will be a continuing appointment in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health and at Monash Health, and will include the role of Chair of Department for an initial period of up to 5 years with opportunity for renewal.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Specific duties required of a Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology may include: 1. Provide high-level strategic leadership to the school that is aligned with faculty and university strategic plans by managing, administering and fostering excellence in teaching, research and professional activities 2. Take responsibility for staff leadership and management, including team building, recruitment and selection, performance management and staff development ensuring equitable management of staff workload, including teaching, research and administration 3. Actively engage in a specialist research area in line with the Faculty’s research strategy, by maintaining a substantial active publications record (high-quality refereed journals) and supervising and mentoring early career researchers and research students 4. Foster research excellence through procuring competitive research grants, leading significant research projects and working with other staff to develop research links 5. Provide strong and committed leadership in teaching, curriculum development and research training by participating in the faculty’s curriculum planning and development processes, academic committees, and relevant examination processes in addition to monitoring the quality of individual teaching in the relevant discipline 6. Provide innovative and effective leadership for the expansion of the faculty’s HDR program by attracting high quality HDR students 7. Maintain and broaden collaborative partnerships with relevant faculties and departments/schools within the University and community 8. Maintain and broaden collaborative partnerships with external agencies both nationally and internationally, making a significant contribution to the profession 9. Other duties as directed from time to time

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA Education/Qualifications 1. The appointee will have: • A medical qualification from a registered tertiary institution and Registration with the Medical Board of Australia (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) with a current annual practicing certificate is essential • Fellowship with the College of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists with evidence of up to date CPD requirements • Higher research degree (MD, PhD) • All applicants must be awarded Scope of Clinical Practice by the Monash Health Credentialing committee. Information presented for application will be presented to the committee during the selection process, and all appointments are subject to maintenance of Scope of Practice within the clinical services capability framework in the facilities in which clinical work is to be undertaken. This process must be completed prior to offer of employment • Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and if applicable registration or membership with the appropriate registration authority or association. Certified copies of the required information must be provided to the appropriate supervisor/manager, prior to the commencement of clinical duties

Knowledge and Skills 2. Evidence of outstanding scholarly activity of an international standard in obstetrics and gynaecology, including significant publications in the highest impact journals, a consistent record of high level research engagement and productivity and a demonstrated continuing commitment to one or more programs of research 3. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to liaise well with other academics, to mentor and develop staff and to represent and advocate for the school/department as a contributing member on various board and committees within the faculty and the University 4. Demonstrated experience in various facets of academic management including the necessary leadership, strategic planning, financial, human resources and decision-making skills needed to manage a school/department 5. Evidence of collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects and the ability to foster a research culture with less-experienced researchers 6. Demonstrated ability to attract external funding in the form of both national competitive grants and other research income and in building links with industry, government, funding and professional bodies 7. Evidence of innovation in curriculum development, course design and course management and proven excellence in teaching 8. A vision for the future needs and development of obstetrics and gynaecology within Australia and internationally, from research and educational perspectives

OTHER JOB-RELATED INFORMATION • Travel to other campuses of the University may be required • There may be a requirement to work additional hours from time to time • There may be peak periods of work during which taking of leave may be restricted • A current satisfactory Working With Children Check is required and must be maintained • This position will require a successful National Police Record check • A current satisfactory Finance Check is required • This position will require provision of Immunisation Records

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