Posted:
10/27/2024, 5:00:00 PM
Location(s):
New South Wales, Australia
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Position Title: Staff Specialist - Lung Transplantation
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Hours per week: 0.8 FTE
Position Grade: Staff Specialist
Salary: As per the award
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Staff Specialist Agreement 2021
Department Name: Thoracic Medicine and Lung Transplantation
About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance
About the role:
This role encompasses the provision of expert and high-quality clinical services to patients designated as under your direct care, to outpatients via both Face to Face and TeleHealth consultation, and to patients you are asked to consult in Lung transplantation and Thoracic Medicine. Other roles include:
• Provision of interventional and diagnostic respiratory services, including bronchoscopy and transbronchial lung biopsy.
• Provide acute and chronic care to Lung transplant and Advanced Lung Disease patients within a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Lead and participate in the development of research and academia in the field of Lung Transplantation and Advanced Lung Diseases.
• Undertake quality improvement activities within the department
• Participate in supervision and teaching duties at specialist, registrar, junior medical officer and undergraduate levels.
• Promotion of excellent patient care and excellent reputation of the department and the hospital.
• A commitment to participation in a 1 in 7 on-call Lung transplant and Thoracic Medicine roster
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria:
• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia.
• Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and possess Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent.
• Specialist training and expert knowledge at consultant level in Lung Transplantation and Advanced Lung Diseases. Expertise in the management of patients requiring extra-corporeal life support is desirable.
• Current interventional bronchoscopy skill subset to include fibre-optic bronchoscopy and transbronchial lung biopsy. Additional endobronchial ultrasound expertise is desirable.
• Evidence of publication/s in high-impact journal/s in the field of lung transplantation or advanced lung diseases. A higher degree is desirable.
• Leadership skills that support improvement of the quality of services, patient care outcomes in a multi-disciplinary team, innovation and learning culture.
Applications close on 11/11/24
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]
View Reconciliation Action Plan
Website: https://svhs.org.au/
Headquarter Location: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Employee Count: 1001-5000
IPO Status: Private
Industries: Association ⋅ Education ⋅ Health Care