Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: As per EBA
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26452
The Cunningham Fellow in Breast Cancer will be in their final (3rd) year of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) medical oncology advanced training program, or within 3 years of finishing advanced training in medical oncology. The Cunningham Fellow will be located within The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst. The Cunningham Fellow will be assigned to the Medical Oncology Department for the specified term of 1 year and will undertake specific tasks and responsibilities in the clinical care of people with breast cancer as well as breast cancer related research activities. The Cunningham Fellow will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise medical students, junior medical officers (JMOs), and medical oncology advanced trainee registrars. It is also expected that the Cunningham Fellow participates in clinical meetings and teaching and be subject to training and performance reviews. Initiative to undertake a higher degree in combination with this work eg PhD, MD is encouraged.

The Cunningham Fellow in Breast Cancer will be in their final (third) year of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) medical oncology advanced training program, or a junior consultant who is less than 5 years from obtaining their FRACP (Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians). The Cunningham Fellow will be located within The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst. The Cunningham Fellow will be assigned to the Medical Oncology Department for the specified term of 1 year and will undertake specific tasks and responsibilities in the clinical care of people with breast cancer as well as breast cancer related research activities. The Cunningham Fellow will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise medical students, junior medical officers (JMOs), and medical oncology advanced trainee registrars. It is also expected that the Cunningham Fellow participates in clinical meetings and teaching and be subject to training and performance reviews. Initiative to undertake a higher degree in combination with this work eg PhD, MD is encouraged.
Routine clinical service responsibilities will be appropriate to the position. There is a requirement to undertake intermittent clinical duty coverage (outpatient and/or inpatient) of other medical oncology fellows or trainees who are absent due to leave or sickness.

The position will be under the day-to-day supervision of A/Prof Rachel Dear who is a breast cancer medical oncologist in the Department of Medical Oncology. The position will allow protected time for clinical and/or translational research/audit that will focus on breast cancer-related projects agreed with the Department Head There will be an expectation of working towards specific KPIs such as publications, diplomas, degrees, intellectual property, and/or research data to support future grant applications.

• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Completed medical oncology advanced training with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (4th year or above).
• Demonstrated ability to be able to deliver a clinical or research goal or agenda that is achievable within the term of a 1 year fellowship.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills and judgment and expertise.
• Demonstrated organisational skills, good time management skills and capacity for self-directed learning and demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated capacity to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated research track record and interest in a Higher Degree qualification eg PhD.
• Evidence of demonstrated commitment to core values of hospital based medical practice: patient care, teaching, research and quality improvement.
• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia and incorporating the values in medical practice, patient care, teaching, research and quality improvement.

Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact Rachel Dear, on Rachel.Dear@svha.org.au
Applications Close: 05, August 202