2024 Neonatal Fellow

at  Monash Health

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Monash Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Medical
Reference: 61681

The Neonatal Fellow will work in the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) and Special Care Unit (SCN) of Monash Newborn and in the birthing suites and postnatal wards at Monash Medical Centre. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide safe and effective person centred care and may undertake training towards attaining Fellowship of the relevant college. The position is designed to provide the Fellow with an in-depth training in the management of a wide range of medical and surgical clinical issues in the newborn infant in a large complex multi-disciplinary health service environment while supported by Senior Medical Staff at all times.

The role includes:

• Undertake advanced Neonatal clinical procedures (in line with approved scope of practice);
• Participate in outpatient clinics
• Active follow up role for patients
• Patient assessment and management in consultation with the Neonatologist attending that area
• Patient care coordination including the liaison with visiting specialists and members of the paediatric surgical team, and the management of patients under the care of their team
• Attendance at high-risk deliveries
• Family member communication, feedback and liaison
• Provide leadership to the team of junior staff
• Promote the highest standards of care through supervision and teaching of Registrars
• Extensive interaction with the other health professionals, especially, the nursing and allied health staff
• Ensure effective communication between all members of the nursing and medical team
• Interaction with and teaching of Associate Registrars and Students
• Active participation in all aspects of the Academic Program of Monash Newborn including presentation at Joint Meetings and Grand Rounds
• Involvement with research is strongly encouraged and the experienced and enthusiastic support of the Senior Medical Staff will be given for the planning, conducting and reporting of their work
• Play an active part in quality improvement activities
• Contribute to the continuing development of Monash Newborn as a leading centre for neonatal care
• Self-management (including time management, accessing education and training and completing college requirements)
• Provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary treating team
• Demonstrate commitment towards key organisational initiatives
• Demonstrate compliance with all relevant Monash Health Policies and Procedures

Applicants must apply to both Monash Health directly and VPAT https://vpat.au.