Provisional Fellow

Applications are invited for a provisional fellow in Neurology. In the specialty of Neurology, Headache is the most common reason for presentation to Emergency or referral to clinic.  The cost of headache each year in Australia is estimated to be over $50 billion. Despite the high prevalence chronicity and morbidity of headache, and the economic burden of the condition, headache clinical services and research are often overlooked on healthcare agendas. Proudly, St Vincent’s Hospital is the only centre in Sydney to offer a regular weekly headache clinic.  

The programme aims to facilitate a clinical and research programme focussing on the Headache.  The role is designed for a final year advance trainee or first year post-FRACP seeking to develop subspecialty experience.  The role is considered a platform to obtain research data to serve as a basis for a generating further grant application in order to support the candidate continuing the research and to complete in a PhD. 

 
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 

In the specialty of Neurology, Headache is the most common reason for presentation to Emergency or referral to clinic.  The cost of headache each year in Australia is estimated to be over $50 billion.  Despite the high prevalence chronicity and morbidity of headache, and the economic burden of the condition, headache clinical services and research are often overlooked on healthcare agendas. Proudly, St Vincent’s Hospital is the only centre in Sydney to offer a regular weekly headache clinic.  
 
The programme aims to facilitate a clinical and research programme focussing on the Headache. The role is designed for a final year advance trainee or first year post-FRACP seeking to develop subspecialty experience. The role is considered a platform to obtain research data to serve as a basis for a generating further grant application in order to support the candidate continuing the research and to complete in a PhD.