Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: As per Named NSW (Non-Declared) AHO Medical Officer Agreement 2024
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29803
What you'll be doing
The Fellow will be assigned to the Medical Oncology Department for the specified term of 1 year and will undertake specific tasks and responsibilities both clinically in Phase 1 as well as in research in Head and Neck Carcinoma with specific emphasis on immunotherapeutics.
The Phase 1 Medical Oncology Fellow will have completed or be completing the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) training program or Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) program. They will be located within The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital and Garvan Institute as needed. The Fellow will be assigned to the Medical Oncology Department for the specified term of 1 year and will undertake specific tasks and responsibilities both clinically as well as in research in Phase 1 Medical Oncology with specific emphasis on immunotherapeutics. The Fellow will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise junior medical officers (JMOs), research and medical students. It is also expected that the Fellow participates in the clinical meetings and teaching and be subject to training and performance reviews. Initiative to undertake a higher degree in combination with this work eg PhD, MD is encouraged. Routine clinical service responsibilities will be appropriate to the position and project, and will include intermittent clinical duty coverage (outpatient and/or inpatient) of other fellows or trainees absent due to leave or sickness.
The position will allow protected time for clinical and/or translational research/audit that will focus on cancer-related projects agreed with the Head of Precision Medicine and/or Department Head, the Director of Research, under the day-to-day supervision of either the Director or another SVH/TKCC staff nominated by the Director. There will be an expectation of working towards specific KPIs such as publications, diplomas, degrees, intellectual property, and/or research data to support future grant applications.
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.
