Employment Type: Temporary Part Time
Remuneration: 110,986.00 - 139,187.00
Hours Per Week: 25
Requisition ID: CAM26236

The Provisional Fellow will work in the NSW Biocontainment Centre (NBC), part of the NSW Specialist Service for High Consequence Infectious Diseases. They will be responsible for biopreparedness and the delivery of clinical care to patients with confirmed or suspected High Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCID), including but not limited to Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers, MERS-CoV and new and emerging infections. The Provisional Fellow will assist the multi-disciplinary clinical leadership team in the development of clinical protocols and procedures for HCID management and prevention. They will participate in multidisciplinary meetings with allied clinical services, the Ministry of Health and other peak agencies as required.

Deployment to other hospitals as part of a “flying squad” will be part of the role. The Fellow will be required to participate in QA activities related to Point of Care (POc) testing in the NBC environment.

• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia
• Appropriate postgraduate experience in Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases-paediatric or adult), Public Health and/or Clinical Microbiology.
• Preference is given to registered advanced trainees with CICM, ACEM, RACP or RCPA
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to training in Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine or Infectious Diseases or a specialty that would be strengthened by a period of training in Infectious Diseases with a HCID focus.
• Familiarity with major computer-aided communication and database tools.
• Interest and/or experience in research and/or teaching & interest in training in research methodology
• Interest in training in clinical microbiology, critical care or Emergency medicine and/or public health and/or related discipline

Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact Clin A/Prof Matthew O’Sullivan on matthew.osullivan@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 05, August 202