Requisition No: 4223
Executive Division: Operations
Division: Cancer Cardiology and Specialty Medicine
Program: Special Medicine
Department: Respiratory Medicine
Enterprise Agreement: Doctors in Training (Victorian Public Health Secto
Job Function: Medical
Project:

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of the half–time Sleep Registrar (Advanced Trainee) is to provide clinical management of patients and to undertake administrative duties for the Unit under the supervision and direction of the Department Head of Unit or Consultant. This role would be particularly suitable for an advanced trainee who requires 6 months of Core Sleep Medicine training to complete their training requirements. This is a half time job spanning 12 months to achieve 6 months of core Sleep Medicine training.

The duties include, but are not restricted to:

• Manage outpatients and inpatients of the respiratory and sleep disorders units
• Provide supervision and support for junior medical staff in respiratory and sleep medicine
• Report sleep studies for patients of the unit
• Assist the sleep scientists and CPAP therapist in the management of sleep clinic and sleep laboratory patients
• Assist in the medical triage of patients referred to Sleep Disorders Clinic

Additional duties may include participation in the on-call and after-hours Respiratory Medicine registrar roster. This would be discussed with the Head of Unit, Respiratory and Sleep Disorders Medicine.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in on-going assessment of competencies via college assessment forms
• Work under the supervision and support of the Head of Unit or Receiving Consultant to further develop general clinical and decision-making skills
• Perform unit duties as delegated by the Unit Head or Receiving Consultant in accordance with Western Health policies and procedures and relevant legislation
• Ensure notification to the appropriate consultant of patients referred to the Department, and provision of initial assessment of referred patients
• Ensure quality patient care via clinical assessment, admissions and development of management plans