SESLHD - Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology - POWH & RHW
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- REQ534562 Requisition #
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- 5 days ago Post Date
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ534562
The Department of Medical Oncology at the Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital provides services across a broad range of cancers. Our clinical services are tumour stream-based, with all senior medical staff focusing on managing specific malignancies. The department is highly integrated with tumour stream-specific multidisciplinary teams encompassing surgical oncology, radiation oncology, palliative care, hereditary cancer, cancer survivorship, nursing, and allied health. Emphasis is placed on holistic, patient-centered, and multidisciplinary care. Research is a key component of patient care, with a strong focus on clinical trial recruitment and clinical research. There is also a commitment to translational research, leveraging the Center's proximity to researchers at UNSW Kensington campus.
This position focuses primarily on gynaecologic cancers and may also involve managing patients with other malignancies as determined by departmental needs and expertise of the successful applicant. The specialist will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the department.
This role requires close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams caring for patients with gynaecologic and other cancers. It involves both inpatient and outpatient service provision, as well as participation in key multidisciplinary clinics. There is also an after-hours service component, allocated according to FTE. Experience with gynecologic malignancies and clinical trial research is essential.
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
The specialist will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the department/service.
Our staff strive to provide excellence in healthcare and uphold a high standard of care for all patients, families, carers and visitors to our facilities.
At the core of our organisation is a set of values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
SESLHD covers nine Local Government Areas from Sydney's Central Business District to the Royal National Park and has a culturally and linguistically diverse population of over 930,000 people, which includes highly urbanised areas of eastern Sydney, southern Sydney and industrialised areas around Port Botany.
SESLHD covers urban and suburban communities and manages eight public hospitals and one public nursing home:
- Calvary Healthcare Sydney (third schedule with Little Company of Mary Health Care)
- Prince of Wales Hospital
- Royal Hospital for Women
- St George Hospital
- Sutherland Hospital
- Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital
- War Memorial Hospital (third schedule with Uniting Care)
- Gower Wilson Memorial
- Garrawarra Centre
SESLHD also operates 28 Child and Family Health Centres, 12 Community Health Centres and nine Oral Health Clinics; providing prevention, early intervention and community-based treatment, palliative care and rehabilitation services.
Drug and Alcohol, Mental Health, Breast screening, HIV/AIDS, Public Health, Women's Health, Youth Health, Sexual Health, Imaging and Pathology services are provided at a number of facilities across SESLHD.
The primary location of this position may be varied as agreed with the Director of Clinical Services and as approved by MDAAC to other facilities in SESLHD.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.
Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au
All applications must include a demonstration of your ability to meet each of the selection criteria in order to progress through the recruitment process.
- Registration or eligible for registration with Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA). Candidate to provide AHPRA Registration Number on application.
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent specialist recognition as a Medical Oncologist as provided for by the Health Insurance Act 1973 and the relevant Award/Determination, and demonstrated subspecialty training in Medical Oncology.
- Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position.
- Proven capacity and/or experience in the provision of effective high quality service in the specialty, demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality improvement activities relevant to the specialty.
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching with experience in teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students and other staff of the hospital.
- Demonstrate the skills and attitudes appropriate as a senior Medical Practitioner including modelling a high standard of professional behaviour to junior medical staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites. Demonstrated commitment to provision of a high standard of clinical care in the public sector setting.
- Demonstrated experience in and commitment to research relevant to the role and needs of the Department.
This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2023_022.
Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence.
Please return a completed Medical Practice History Declaration with your application.
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For role related queries or questions contact Morteza Aghmesheh on Morteza.Aghmesheh@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 26 November 2024