Provisional Fellow

Employer: St George Hospital
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Remuneration: Registrar $110,986 - $139,187
Requisition ID: CAM23677

About the Role

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

The position will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the department/service.

Our staff strive to provide excellence in healthcare and uphold a high standard of care for all patients, families, carers and visitors to our facilities.

At the core of our organisation is a set of values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

SESLHD covers nine Local Government Areas from Sydney's Central Business District to the Royal National Park and has a culturally and linguistically diverse population of over 930,000 people, which includes highly urbanised areas of eastern Sydney, southern Sydney and industrialised areas around Port Botany.

SESLHD covers urban and suburban communities and manages eight public hospitals and one public nursing home:

• Calvary Healthcare Sydney (third schedule with Little Company of Mary Health Care)

• Prince of Wales Hospital

• Royal Hospital for Women

• St George Hospital

• Sutherland Hospital

• Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital

• War Memorial Hospital (third schedule with Uniting Care)

• Gower Wilson Memorial

• Garrawarra Centre

SESLHD also operates 28 Child and Family Health Centres, 12 Community Health Centres and nine Oral Health Clinics; providing prevention, early intervention and community-based treatment, palliative care and rehabilitation services.

Drug and Alcohol, Mental Health, Breast screening, HIV/AIDS, Public Health, Women's Health, Youth Health, Sexual Health, Imaging and Pathology services are provided at a number of facilities across SESLHD.

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported.

Where you'll be working

The primary location of this position will be St George Hospital. The St George Hospital is a 760-bed major teaching hospital of the University of NSW and is a tertiary referral hospital in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. It is Level 1 Trauma Centre and has one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the state. The case mix includes the following surgical specialties – cardiothoracic, vascular, orthopaedic, obstetrics/ gynaecology, neurosurgery, trauma, gynaecology, plastics, ear/nose/ throat, maxillofacial, urologic, breast/ endocrine, and some paediatric surgery. Most elective orthopaedic, hand and ophthalmic surgery is not performed at St George. The Department also provides services for cardiology, radiology, MRI and the endoscopy suite.

10 REASONS TO CHOOSE ST GEORGE HOSPITAL FOR YOUR MEDICAL TRAINING

1. Live in the bustling city, by our gorgeous beaches at world famous Bondi and Cronulla, or the eclectic inner west – we’re only a very short commute and easily accessible by car or public transport with a great work life balance
2. A fabulous local café culture
3. A welcoming and supportive culture with fantastic, committed and friendly consultants
4. Hands on experience
5. State of the art facilities with a brand new ambulatory care and outpatient precinct due for completion in 2026
6. The largest hospital in the district and the principal teaching hospital of the University of New South Wales with opportunities for JMOs to contribute to medical student teaching
7. One of the state’s leading centres for trauma and emergency management
8. A committed Medical Workforce team dedicated to supporting you throughout your medical training
9. Strong links with Justice Health, Calvary, Sutherland, Griffith, Shoalhaven and Coffs Harbour for a wide and varied range of experiences
10. An unwavering commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging

What you'll be doing

The Fellow will be assigned to Medical Oncology Department at St George/Sutherland hospitals for the specified term of 12 months. The position is based at St George with attendance at Sutherland hospital as required. The main role is to perform a specified research project under the supervision of the Director of Medical Oncology or delegated Medical Oncologist. The position will focus on gastrointestinal cancer and peritoneal disease.

Additional responsibilities are to provide clinical care to medical oncology outpatients under the supervision of Attending Medical Officers (AMOs) for 2-3 clinic per week and support the provision of inpatient care as required. The Fellow will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and support the supervision of Advanced Trainees, Junior Medical Officers (JMOs) and medical students as required. The Fellow will also participate in clinical meetings and teaching and be subject to training and performance reviews.

Important information:

1. The Selection Criteria is available in the position description, and this must be addressed when you apply to the position
2. This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2024_015. Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence. A link will be provided once deemed successful.

Selection Criteria

1. MBBS or equivalent, current general registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
2. Must have completed the core component of advanced training and eligible for elective year in Medical Oncology or have completed the requirements for Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians as a Medical Oncologist.
3. Demonstrated ability to manage a project (e.g. research, quality assurance) and demonstrated ability in basic research skills, literature review, critical thinking, data collection, data analysis and reporting.
4. Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilisiing excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
5. Demonstrated organisational skills, good time management skills and capacity for self-directed learning.
6. Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills and capacity to work within a multi-disciplinary team
7. Commitment to core values of hospital based medical practice: patient care, teaching, research and quality improvement.
8. Understanding that training commitment entails potential secondment to community, regional and or rural hospital

Need more information?

1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Winston Liauw on Winston.Liauw@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 17, January 2025

Location: The Rocks, AU

Posted Date: 10/31/2024