Clinical Cardiology Mentor

We’re looking for a Clinical Cardiology Mentor who can live and volunteer for 12 months in Timor Leste

• This assignment seeks to provide ongoing, on-the-job mentoring and support to clinical cardiologists at Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares (HNGV) and district referral hospitals. 
• To be considered for this role, you’ll need to be a registered cardiologist
• You will be working alongside the TLHF team and the Cardiology Department at HNGV
• Provide support in the professional development of clinical cardiologists at Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares (HNGV) as well as in district referral hospitals. 

About the Partner Organisation 

Timor-Leste Hearts Fund was established in 2010, building on the volunteer work of cardiologist Dr Noel Bayley. Dr Bayley first visited Timor-Leste in 2000. He began diagnosing patients and using his networks in Australia to arrange treatment. In many cases, he personally paid for their airfares to Australia to ensure that they could receive the life-saving care they needed.

Since then, we have grown rapidly and are now supported by a big team of volunteers, donors, sponsors and board members.

Today, we partner with the Cardiac Clinic at the National Hospital in Timor-Leste to screen and support patients with heart disease. We also support the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health to train local heart health professionals and build their capacity to improve the breadth and quality of cardiovascular services available locally.

About the Australian Volunteers Program  

The Australian Volunteers Program is an Australian government-funded initiative. We support partner organisations across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa to achieve locally led change.  

Volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey, and we actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and aim to make the program as accessible and inclusive as possible. Find out more.