Post Graduate Fellow – Cardiothoracic (Aortic) Surgery – RPAH (Apply via eCredential)

🔍 Camperdown, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | Sydney

📁: Post Graduate Fellow

💼: Sydney Local Health District

📅   : REQ591150 Requisition #

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time up to Two Years
Position Classification: Post Graduate Fellow
Requisition ID: REQ591150

Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is seeking a Post Graduate Fellow to join our team at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

We are looking for a Post Graduate Fellow in Cardiothoracic (Aortic) Surgery! The primary purpose of the Post Graduate Fellowship in Cardiothoracic (Aortic) Surgery at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is to deliver high-quality clinical care in the surgical management of complex Aortic Disease. The Fellowship is designed for a specialist medical practitioner with at least two years of Fellowship experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery and who is committed to subspecialisation in Aortic Surgery, including development of academic and leadership capabilities in this field. The Fellow will provide expert care and advice to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, while actively contributing to ongoing research, education, and quality improvement in Aortic Surgery.

This role will involve comprehensive hands-on training in advanced aortic procedures, including open and endovascular techniques, with clinical responsibilities spanning both public and private healthcare settings. The role encompasses research contributions and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams including Vascular Surgery, Intensive Care, and the Institute of Academic Surgery.

The Post Graduate Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery will provide high quality clinical care, diagnostic and consultative specialty services in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the level of a Post Graduate Fellow, and participate in teaching, research, quality improvement and administrative activities within the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital as required. They will ensure high standards of professional performance and contribute to an academic environment which supports education, research and professional development and will require a degree of flexibility and ability to manage competing demands on time, including being available and on call to support and manage patients with aortic dissection requiring emergency management within the Sydney Local Health District.

The Post Graduate Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery is a full- time position, and will involve public sector and potentially private sectors, with expectations that the position covers aortic surgical work at RPAH and contributes to cover of other RPAH Cardiothoracic surgical lists as needed, as well as completing an aortic surgical research project with objectives set out by Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery over the course of tenure in the position. The private hospital component of the position will be purely aortic surgery-based and will be determined by Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery, noting that involvement in other non-SLHD hospitals will be subject to their local medical appointments/governance requirements.

The successful applicant will be registered, or eligible for registration, with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) with recognised qualifications in Cardiothoracic Surgery and/or other equivalent specialist recognition as provided for in the NSW Staff Specialists (State) Award.

Salary and conditions are in accordance with the NSW Staff Specialist (State) Award.

For enquiries about the position, please contact Professor Tristan Yan via Mr Kent Chan on phone: (02) 9515 5288 or via email at chun.chan2@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications are accepted via eCredential ONLY. To apply, click here and follow the Registration/Login process. Create/update your Clinician Profile and complete the Application and Selection Criteria Questions. If you experience difficulties, please refer to the eCredential Guide or contact SLHD eCredential Team at SLHD-eCredAdmin@health.nsw.gov.au or phone (02) 9515 9933.

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

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Applications Close: 29 July 2025