First listed on: 09 September 2024

Staff Specialist - Gynaecological Oncology, The Royal Hospital for Women

 

Employment Type:  Various
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Hours Per Week: 40
Requisition ID: REQ509403


South Eastern Sydney Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes, but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

Applicants are invited for fractional or full time Staff Specialists position in Gynaecological Oncology. Applicants may apply for a full-time or part time minimum 0.5 FTE.

These specialist positions will provide a diagnostic and management service to all women with gynaecological cancer at the Royal Hospital for Women and agreed partnering hospitals in a full time capacity.

The duties will include:
  • Working with the Department of Gynaecological Oncology to ensure that all recognised women with cancer are appropriately managed.
  • Work collaboratively with other team members in the Gynaecological Oncology Department to provide support and cover with the department in a team based approach.
  • Assist the hospital in teaching and providing clinical support for obstetric emergency as directed by the Director of Medical Services in accordance with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Framework.
This position will be primarily located at The Royal Hospital for Women but may be varied as agreed with Director of Medical Services and as approved by the Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC) to other health facilities in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD).
 
The Royal Hospital for Women has been one of Australia’s foremost specialist hospitals for women and babies, since its early beginnings as New South Wales first ‘lying-in’ hospital for women in 1820. As a principal teaching hospital of the University of NSW in the fields of obstetrics, gynaecology, gynaecology oncology and neonatology the Royal has a history of innovation in women’s health care services, teaching and research.
 
The main areas of specialisation include breast care, gynaecology, gynaecological oncology, maternity, maternal fetal medicine, menopause, newborn intensive care and reproductive medicine. Each year the Hospital performs more than 3000 surgical procedures and has over 2000 visits through our Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS).
 
The Gynaecological Cancer Centre at the Royal Hospital for Women is one of 6 major tertiary referrals units for gynaecological cancer in NSW. The Centre sees approximately 250 - 300 new cases of invasive gynaecological cancer per year. They are part of a multidisciplinary team, which will include gynaecological medical and radiation oncologist, medical specialists, palliative care physicians, genetic counsellors, nurses and paramedical personal. The inpatients are nursed in a 25 bed ward, which includes patients with breast cancer and benign gynaecological problems.
 
About 40% of the patients come from rural NSW, and the remainder from the metropolitan area. It is a multicultural group of patients. 
 
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

The specialist will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the department/service.  

Our staff strive to provide excellence in healthcare and uphold a high standard of care for all patients, families, carers and visitors to our facilities.  

At the core of our organisation is a set of values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.  

SESLHD covers nine Local Government Areas from Sydney's Central Business District to the Royal National Park and has a culturally and linguistically diverse population of over 930,000 people, which includes highly urbanised areas of eastern Sydney, southern Sydney and industrialised areas around Port Botany.
 
SESLHD covers urban and suburban communities and manages eight public hospitals and one public nursing home:
  • Calvary Healthcare Sydney (third schedule with Little Company of Mary Health Care)
  • Prince of Wales Hospital
  • Royal Hospital for Women
  • St George Hospital
  • Sutherland Hospital
  • Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital
  • War Memorial Hospital (third schedule with Uniting Care)
  • Gower Wilson Memorial
  • Garrawarra Centre
SESLHD also operates 28 Child and Family Health Centres, 12 Community Health Centres and nine Oral Health Clinics; providing prevention, early intervention and community-based treatment, palliative care and rehabilitation services.
 
Drug and Alcohol, Mental Health, Breast screening, HIV/AIDS, Public Health, Women's Health, Youth Health, Sexual Health, Imaging and Pathology services are provided at a number of facilities across SESLHD.
 
The primary location of this position may be varied as agreed with the Director of Clinical Services and as approved by MDAAC to other facilities in SESLHD.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.

Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to:
 SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au

All applications must include a demonstration of your ability to meet each of the selection criteria in order to progress through the recruitment process.

  1. Registration or eligible for registration with Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA). Candidate to provide AHPRA Registration Number on application.
  2. Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and/or specialist recognition as per the Health Insurance Act 1973. Candidates must have Certification in Gynaecological Oncology (CGO) or are in their final year of CGO training and completed all their requirements by the end of this clinical year. 
  3. Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position.
  4. Proven capacity and/or experience in the provision of effective high quality service in the specialty, demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality improvement activities relevant to the specialty.
  5. Demonstrated commitment to teaching with experience in teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students and other staff of the hospital.
  6. Demonstrate the skills and attitudes appropriate as a senior Medical Practitioner including modelling a high standard of professional behaviour to junior medical staff.
  7. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites. Demonstrated commitment to provision of a high standard of clinical care in the public sector setting.
  8. Demonstrated experience in and commitment to research relevant to the role and needs of the Department.

This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2023_022. 
Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence.  

Please return a completed Medical Practice History Declaration with your application.

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Dr King Man Wan on kingman.wan@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: Sunday 22 September 2024




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