About Northern Doctors Services
Northern Doctors Services is dedicated to supporting our doctors throughout their medical career at Northern Health.
Northern Doctors Workforce, and Northern Doctors Education work closely to establish a unified and supportive central contact point.
About Northern Doctors Workforce
The Medical Workforce team is committed to supporting both senior and junior medical staff. Our responsibilities include managing recruitment, rostering, leave, and pastoral support. For inquiries, please contact the Northern Doctors Workforce or Medical Workforce Recruitment.
Our team comprises experienced recruitment and operations specialists dedicated to supporting approximately 2,000 medical practitioners across Northern Health’s five campuses: Northern Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Broadmeadows Hospital, Kilmore Hospital, and Craigieburn Health Service.
We collaborate with Payroll, Human Resources, Clinical Units, the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV), and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) to provide a unified and supportive contact point for all medical staff.
Our Team
Vinod Chellaram – Director of Northern Doctors Services, operational Director of Medical Workforce
Sarah Kliene- Manager of Recruitment
Jodie Hjelm- Manager of Rostering & Wellbeing
Emma Tobin- Emergency, Intern Coordinator
Andie Kliene- Surgical, ICU Anaes, General Stream Coordinator
Jijo Matthew- Medical, Cancer Services, Cardiology & Sub-Acute
Marina Hondros- Mental Health, Womens & Childrens, Diagnostics
Kai Cooper- IMG Affairs Coordinator
Mel Zgheib- Recruitment & Onboarding
Defne Gokoglu- Recruitment & Onboarding
Vacant- VVED Coordinator
Seda Aydin- Receptionist/ Admin
About Northern Doctors Education
Welcome to Northern Doctors Education
Empowering Tomorrow’s Clinicians, Today
At Northern Doctors Education, we are committed to delivering exceptional education and training that empowers our doctors to provide safe, high-quality care in partnership with patients, families, and the broader healthcare team.
Our mission is to foster a culture of clinical excellence, lifelong learning, and professional wellbeing. We support and advocate for best practice in medical education while promoting the personal and professional development of our trainees.
Our core focus is on supporting prevocational medical trainees (PGY1 and PGY2) and newly arrived International Medical Graduates (IMGs) as they begin their medical careers in Australia.
We provide:
- Structured weekly orientation program for interns at the beginning of the year
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Structured hospital orientation for new doctors at the beginning of a new term
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Comprehensive formal teaching programs for interns and HMOs – Intern Education program: Tuesday 12:30pm, HMO Education program: Thursday 12:30pm
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Clinical skills workshops and simulation-based learning
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Targeted support for assessments and individual learning plans aligned with the National Framework for Prevocational Medical Training\
- Professional development
Working closely with Northern Doctors Workforce, we continuously enhance training quality and ensure our programs meet the evolving needs of our trainees and the healthcare system.
Join us as we nurture the next generation of doctors and help shape a workforce ready to meet tomorrow’s healthcare challenges.
Our Team
Dr Kim Jeffs- Director of Northern Doctors Education
Dr Chiu Kang- Director of Clinical Training
Dr Carol Chong- Supervisor of Intern Training
Dr Alison Giles- IMG Supervisor
Dr Georgina Van Der Vliet &- IMG Supervisor
Susie Sangas- Manager of Education
Kirra McGaw- Medical Education Officer (MEO)
Ijaza Lafeer- Advisor, Education
Vacant – Advisor, Education