Advanced Trainee

The Immunology and HIV Unit at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney provides a sophisticated and comprehensive range of Immunology, Allergy and HIV inpatient and outpatient services. including the and Specialist Immunology and HIV Outpatient Clinics, the treatment Room and the HIV Clinical Trials Unit. The focus of Immunology clinics is predominantly on primary immunodeficiency, allergy auto-immune disease. The focus of HIV clinics is on the chronic management of HIV-related conditions and includes specialist HIV Treatment Complications.

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

To provide effective clinical management of patients, under appropriate supervision, including patient assessment, making treatment decisions, performing procedures and maintaining adequate medical records; and to develop expertise in medical practice, in a complex clinical environment. This includes supervised general medical management of patients admitted to specialist departments. 

Clinical Immunology and HIV Trainee at St Vincent’s Hospital will be responsible for the provision of both inpatient and outpatient services. A major focus of the Inpatient Unit is the provision of individualised specialist Immunology and HIV care and treatment strategies, typically for patients with multiple medical conditions. With up to 10 inpatient beds, the Inpatient Unit maintains a high level of bed occupancy and service usage.