Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: As per EBA
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: CAM26297
The General Surgery Senior Trainee is a key position within the Department of General Surgery and acts as the day-to-day supervisor of the junior medical officers working in this department, including SET trainees, unaccredited surgical registrars and senior RMOs. The Surgical Senior Trainee works across all three surgical units within the Department of General Surgery, namely upper GIT surgery, colorectal surgery and surgical oncology, to coordinate the care of acute admissions and elective patients. The Surgical Senior Trainee provides supervision and support to both accredited and non-accredited registrars, particularly with operative cases, and is responsible for the rostering and leave arrangements of Department registrars. The Surgical Senior Trainee is also responsible for coordinating the Department’s education program for surgical and prevocational trainees. The Surgical Senior Trainee assists the Head of Department in coordinating the clinical governance and patient safety activities of the Department including morbidity and mortality meetings and has an important role in ensuring that junior medical staff fully participate in these activities. The role is flexible and allows for the Surgical Senior Trainee to work with any or all of the Department’s three subspecialty units to focus on increasing their exposure to operative cases and acute care surgery within their area of subspecialty interest. In this way, the role is an ideal transition from SET training to post-fellowship training, allowing the successful candidate to build their experience and confidence in a tertiary care environment.
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 Vincents 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. Vincents 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 purpose of this position is to improve the following aspects of patient care and clinical governance for the benefit of the hospital;

• Coordinating the delivery of care to acute and elective admissions within the Department of General Surgery
• Providing day-to-day supervision and support to SET and prevocational surgical trainees
• Ensuring the timely assessment and admission of emergency department patients with acute general surgical conditions
• Ensuring full utilization of the operating rooms during working hours for general surgery emergency cases
• Supporting the discharge planning process for general surgery patients to optimise patient length of hospital stay
• Assisting with all clinical governance and patient safety activities within the Department of General Surgery including the coordination of the morbidity and mortality meetings and CHASM reporting.
• Coordinate the education and training program for SET and prevocational surgical trainees
• Coordinate the rostering and management of leave for surgical trainees at St Vincent’s Hospital and seconding hospitals
• Improve the management of general surgical inpatients by junior medical staff by attending the clinical handover sessions
• Augment the care of trauma patients across all specialties within the hospital
• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
• Possess Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) or equivalent specialist qualification. Applicants should be in their final year (SET 5) of advanced training in General Surgery with the RACS at the time of application and be on track for completion of all training time requirements for the fellowship RACS prior to commencement of the 2025 clinical year
• Completion of the Part II exam for FRACS ( desirable but not essential)
• Possess sufficient skills, knowledge and experience to practice as a safe and competent surgeon
• Excellent time management and, demonstrated ability to priortise tasks and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated sound communication skills( written and verbal) and moderate computer skills
• Demonstrated ability and experience in teaching both undergraduate & postgraduate students
• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Mission and Values of the Sisters of Charity and St Vincent’s Health Australia.

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

• Coordinating the delivery of care to acute and elective admissions within the Department of General Surgery
• Providing day-to-day supervision and support to SET and prevocational surgical trainees
• Ensuring the timely assessment and admission of emergency department patients with acute general surgical conditions
• Ensuring full utilization of the operating rooms during working hours for general surgery emergency cases
• Supporting the discharge planning process for general surgery patients to optimise patient length of hospital stay
• Assisting with all clinical governance and patient safety activities within the Department of General Surgery including the coordination of the morbidity and mortality meetings and CHASM reporting.
• Coordinate the education and training program for SET and prevocational surgical trainees
• Coordinate the rostering and management of leave for surgical trainees at St Vincent’s Hospital and seconding hospitals
• Improve the management of general surgical inpatients by junior medical staff by attending the clinical handover sessions
• Augment the care of trauma patients across all specialties within the hospital
• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
• Possess Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) or equivalent specialist qualification. Applicants should be in their final year (SET 5) of advanced training in General Surgery with the RACS at the time of application and be on track for completion of all training time requirements for the fellowship RACS prior to commencement of the 2025 clinical year
• Completion of the Part II exam for FRACS ( desirable but not essential)
• Possess sufficient skills, knowledge and experience to practice as a safe and competent surgeon
• Excellent time management and, demonstrated ability to priortise tasks and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated sound communication skills( written and verbal) and moderate computer skills
• Demonstrated ability and experience in teaching both undergraduate & postgraduate students
• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Mission and Values of the Sisters of Charity and St Vincent’s Health Australia