Job Description:

Position Title: Staff Specialist – Medical Oncology
Employment Type: Permanent
Hours per week: 0.5 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: Medical Oncology

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:
To provide clinical services, including outpatient services and specialist expertise in the management of medical oncology patients under your care, and to develop basic or translational research within the Kinghorn Cancer Centre.

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 for, specialist registration in Medical Oncology with the Medical Board of Australia;
• Possess Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or equivalent as per Staff Specialist NSW State Award;
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and high standards of clinical practice in medical oncology commensurate to experience which is appropriate to the requirements of the position with particular expertise and interest in Head and Neck and lung cancer, with at least 2 years of post-fellowship work or further training in these areas is desirable
• Experience in publishing high-quality research (basic, translational or clinical research, or informatics) relevant to the development of new knowledge and practices, commensurate with work in an academic teaching hospital environment.  A higher qualification such as a PhD or MD, or work already in progress towards such a qualification, is preferred;
• Ability to build and support teams, embrace change, earn respect, and foster loyalty;
• Ability to provide compassionate care as evidenced by recent experience in a multidisciplinary team environment;
• A demonstrated commitment to teaching at specialty registrar, junior medical officer and/or undergraduate levels

Applications close on 11/09/24

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:

Contact Details:

Prof Anthony Joshua, [email protected]

Alternate Contact:

Closing Date:

11 September 2024 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

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

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