Job Description:

Position Title: Staff Specialist - Thoracic Medicine
Employment Type: Permanent
Hours per week: 0.4 FTE (16 hours)
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: Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

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:
We are seeking applications from suitably qualified Thoracic Medicine Specialists to join the St Vincent’s Hospital Respiratory Department. This permanent 0.4 FTE position will commence ASAP.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS
•    Provision of clinical services to patients designated as under your direct care, to outpatients and to patients you are asked to consult in Thoracic Medicine;
•    Provision of clinical services to patients as designated under your direct care, to outpatients and to patients you are asked to consult in with sleep related disorders;
•    Provision of interventional and diagnostic respiratory services, including interventional bronchoscopy, thoracic ultrasound and insertion of chest drains, and complex pulmonary function tests;
•    Experience in the development of multidisciplinary outpatient services; familiarity with the leading better value care model would be desirable; 
•    As St Vincent’s will be a referral center for the National Lung Cancer screening program, experience working in a multidisciplinary lung nodule assessment clinic, and a commitment to the development of a model of care for this service would be desirable.
•    Lead and participate in the development of research and academia within the Department, particularly in the field of Sleep,  chronic airways disease and pulmonary physiology;
•    Participate in teaching duties at specialty registrar, junior medical officer and undergraduate levels;
•    Promotion of good patient care and the good reputation of the department and the hospital;
•    Participation in out-of-hours on-call respiratory 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.

About you:
We are seeking a skilled and energetic Position Title who possess a passion for person centred care. We welcome applications from people who are Manager to include desired experience/attributes.

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:

• Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); and possess Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent as provided for in the Staff Specialist’s State Award.
• Has fulfilled all RACP requirements for accreditation as a Specialist in Thoracic Medicine and has worked in this capacity without supervision for at least 1 year.
• Is prepared to provide clinical services in Thoracic Medicine including participation in an on-call roster and direct patient care. This will include undertaking a clinic 
• Experience in fibreoptic bronchoscopy including bronchial washings, endobronchial and transbronchial lung biopsies.
• Accreditation in Thoracic Ultrasound and experience in teaching and supervising
• Registrars in this skill is desirable.
• A strong background in teaching of students and Registrars and a leadership role in 
• Thoracic education would be highly desirable.
• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries.

Applications close on 14/10/202

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:

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Contact Details:

Prof Marshall Plitt - [email protected]

Alternate Contact:

Closing Date:

14 October 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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