Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: As per EBA
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26721
An exciting opportunity exists for a Provisional Fellow who have completed or are undertaking advanced training in Thoracic Medicine with Royal Australasian College of Physicians or an international equivalent. The duties and responsibilities of the position will include respiratory transplant medicine and interventional bronchoscopy with the opportunity to participate in clinical and laboratory research. The Lung Transplant Fellow will be required for duties outside normal working hours by arrangement.
Where you’ll be working
St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney (SVHN) forms part of the NSW region of St Vincent’s Health Australia which is the largest diversified health care organisation within Australia’s not for profit and Catholic health care sectors. SVHN comprises some of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious hospitals; these include St Vincent’s Hospital and Sacred Heart Hospice. Along with three co-located research institutes – the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research – we work in close partnership with other research bodies, universities, and health care providers.
St. Vincents Hospital is a major public hospital and a principal tertiary referral hospital. St Vincent’s specialises in heart/lung transplantation; bone marrow transplantation; cardiology; neurosurgery, cancer; clinical genomics, HIV medicine; palliative care, respiratory medicine; mental health; and drug and alcohol services, aged psychiatry, homeless health and prisoner health. We are a clinical and education leader with a national and international reputation in medical research.
Centrally located in Darlinghurst, it sits on the edge of Sydney’s business district. St. Vincent’s follows the philosophy of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries in its service to all regardless of race, nationality or creed. St Vincent’s Health Australia provides compassionate healthcare to people from all walks of life, but reflecting our mission, we are especially committed to people from vulnerable and marginalised backgrounds.
The Hospital has a long-standing reputation for treating the highest acuity and complex patient loads, attracting referrals on a state-wide and national basis. The Hospital is a teaching hospital of the UNSW and University of Notre Dame and has academic associations with the Australian Catholic University, Sydney University and the University of Technology, Sydney.
What you’ll be doing
The Lung Transplant Provisional Fellow is delegated responsibility and authority to provide safe, effective and individual patient care both directly and through the allocated junior medical officers by teaching and directing, supervising and ensuring their performances. The duties of the Lung Transplant Provisional Fellow include ensuring that all patients are seen and properly evaluated promptly on admission to Hospital. As most of the Departments patients are admitted via the Emergency Department, a rapid response to requests for assessment from Emergency is essential. The senior medical officers under whose care a patient has been admitted should be promptly informed.

The Lung Transplant Provisional Fellow is responsible for patient assessment and management; communication of assessment / management decisions to other staff involved in the patients care, communication with the patient and / family regarding the patient’s condition and management plans, maintenance of accurate and relevant patient documentation, coordination of diagnostic tests and consultations, arrangement of patient discharge process and liaison with GPs and other community care services to ensure the provision of optimal patient care to patients presenting to St. Vincent’s Hospital.

• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
• Completed or undertaking Respiratory/Thoracic Medicine Advanced Training program with Royal Australasian College of Physicians or an international equivalent.
• Clinical experience in a lung transplant unit or related clinical experiences
• Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
• Demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem solving skills as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and computer skills.
• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Mission and Values of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries
• PhD or a PhD candidate in a Thoracic subspecialty who has already completed substantive work towards this degree.

Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact Claire Thomson, on claire.thomson@svha.org.au

• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
• Completed or undertaking Respiratory/Thoracic Medicine Advanced Training program with Royal Australasian College of Physicians or an international equivalent.
• Clinical experience in a lung transplant unit or related clinical experiences
• Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
• Demonstrated teamwork, time management and problem solving skills as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and computer skills.
• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Mission and Values of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries
• PhD or a PhD candidate in a Thoracic subspecialty who has already completed substantive work towards this degree