Salary: MP Year 1-2 $191,488 - $200,344 p.a. (inclusive of base salary, 9.5% superannuation, and professional development allowance)
Please note this is for the 2021 Fellow Paediatric Surgery intake commencing 1 February 2021.
This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full Time appointments for 6-12 months with the possibility of extension(s).
WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
WA Health supports flexible working practices within the context of a quality health service. WA Health is committed to a smoke free environment across all buildings, grounds and vehicles.
WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 20/10/2020.
Position Profile: The successful applicants to the fellow position are expected to act in a senior registrar role for 1 year and share clinical duties with trainees and junior registrars in Paediatric Surgery at Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH).
- The surgical department is staffed with 7 surgeons, 4 surgical trainees and 3 fellows who are mainly international fellows.
- It is the only centre for the entire Western Australia to provide surgical management for newborns.
- We provide broad subspecialty exposure:
- General surgery including complex colorectal, hepatobiliary and upper GI.
- High volume routine elective and emergency work.
- Fetal diagnosis—involved in antenatal counselling for general/thoracic and urology conditions and then post-natal care at our large NICU.
- Trauma—an active, Level 1 paediatric trauma centre with extensive exposure to blunt and penetrating injuries, burns and critical care with state of the art PICU services.
- Minimally invasive surgery—fellows will get extensive training in laparoscopic general surgery and urology and thorascopic procedures with state of art endoscopic instruments.
- Oncology—only centre in WA, offering surgical oncology services including lines placement and multidisciplinary meetings.
- Urology—extensive experience of congenital conditions including bladder extrophy, laparoscopic/open pyeloplasty, ureteric reimplantations, hypospadias surgery, stone management with Laser/ESWL / endoscopic urology and spinal clinics with reconstruction work including bladder augmentations and urodynamics.
- Thoracic—congenital open and thoracoscopic experience.
- Burns with state of the art management.
- High volume clinics to rotate through with numerous multidisciplinary clinics.
- Dedicated teaching for the fellows and great opportunity for them to be teachers to the junior team members.
- Excellent opportunity for research in terms of presentation/publication.
Area Profile: Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) is a new purpose built 298 bed specialist paediatric hospital and trauma centre providing outstanding inpatient, outpatient and ambulatory medical care to children and adolescents up to 16 years of age. Located on the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands, Perth, the hospital became fully operational in June 2018 and features world class facilities specifically designed around the needs of children, adolescents, families and carers of Western Australia.
With state of the art technology PCH offers an extensive range of specialist paediatric medical and surgical services supported by our 2,500 strong workforce of doctors, nurses, allied health and health science, diagnostics and medical imaging technologists, support services and research and training areas. PCH is the only dedicated tertiary paediatric hospital in Western Australia and operates under the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) providing services throughout the community within Perth metropolitan area; specialized state wide services; as well as providing support to other hospitals and health services across the state.
For further information about CAHS and its’ services please click here and read the attachment About CAHS.
Employee Benefits: Our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):
Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.
For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to contact Dr Parshotam Gera on 08 6456 2222 or email Parshotam.Gera@health.wa.gov.au
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact MedJobsWA@health.wa.gov.au.
Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online via MedJobsWA (Please note: Applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online. This email address will be used for communication with applicants). Emailed applications will not be accepted.
Referees: It is preferable for your referee to be a current supervisor or manager.
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT A CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) / RESUME WILL BE INVALID.
Applicants must provide the following documents as part of their application in order to be considered for appointment to the recruitment pool:
- A detailed curriculum vitae (of no more than 4 A4 pages) including the names and contact details of 2 x referees. Your CV must provide a summary of your experience in the context of the advertised vacancy.
- Applicants are advised to write a statement addressing Essential Selection Criteria. Answers to these questions are a requirement for assessment against the selection criteria, considered by the panel.
- Evidence of current IELTS score.
Applicant documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process.
Multiple applications will not be considered in their entirety. Where multiple applications are uploaded, the last document to be uploaded will be the only document accepted and considered by the panel.
Applicants are advised that selection interviews may not be required.
Child and Adolescent Health Service will only accept applications that are lodged with the express permission of the applicant and containing all necessary information, including personal contact details. We will not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies and/or search firms and we will not pay fees to any such organisation unless arranged with the provider prior to advertising a vacancy.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
