Burns Fellow 2024 - Adelaide CBD, Australia - SA Government -SA HEALTH

SA Government -SA HEALTH

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Adelaide CBD, Australia

1 week ago

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Description

SA Health

Job reference: 833768

Location:

ADELAIDE

Job status:
Long Term Contract

Eligibility:
Open to Everyone

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Central Adelaide Local Health Network

The Royal Adelaide Hospital:

Salary MDP-2 $87,934

$142,159 p.a.
(plus superannuation and penalties as applicable):

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Full-time temporary from 08/07/2024 up to 13/07/25

About the Role

Are you a highly skilled and passionate plastic and reconstructive surgeon or senior trainee seeking to develop your skills in burns surgery? Do you want to gain invaluable experience at the only burns centre that holds verification from the American Burn Association outside of North America? The Royal Adelaide Hospital is seeking a dedicated and motivated individual to join the Adult Burns Service and the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Unit from July 2024.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with leading experts in the field and gain invaluable experience in burns surgery, as well as in the broader speciality of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

Working under the supervision of our dedicated burns surgeons, the Burns Fellow will have the opportunity to:

Be the first point of contact for the Burns Unit to internal and external parties
Acute burns treatment
Management of major burns
Surgical management of burns
Burns reconstruction (multidisciplinary clinic)
Scar management
Be part of the Burns Assessment Team during disaster response
Use dermal substitutes and labgrown skin
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver worldclass patient care.
Mentor and train junior staff and medical students through formal and informal sessions.
Participate in continuous professional development activities.
Manage patients in all settings (outpatients, inpatients, operating theatres, and the emergency department).
Participate in an oncall roster
Participate in a combined oncall hand trauma roster with orthopaedics
Extensive operating time in elective, combined and emergency theatres.
Manage the daytoday operations of the Unit and its trainees.
Gain exposure to the broader field of plastic surgery

About Us

The Royal Adelaide Hospital is the largest hospital in South Australia, providing world class health care and facilities, it is the most advanced hospital in Australia.

Burns Unit

The Adult Burn Service at the Royal Adelaide Hospital is the tertiary referral centre for burn injuries in patients over 16 years old for the entire state of South Australia, as well as the Northern Territory, western NSW and western Victoria; representing a catchment area of 2.4 million square kilometres.

The Adult Burns Service is renowned for its innovation in burn care and treats approximately 450 inpatients and sees around 3,000 outpatient visits every year.

We are the only burns centre outside of North America and Canada to hold verification from the American Burn Association (ABA).

We have proudly held verification since 2009. The Adult Burns Service has a closed, dedicated 15 bed inpatient ward with integrated step-down ICU facilities.

Our facilities also incorporate a dedicated outpatient facility with medical, nursing, and allied health facilities; our outpatient service has a strong virtual component with remote and rural communities throughout central Australia in conjunction without our 'link specialists' that have been trained by our Service.

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Unit

The Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital sees over 3500 inpatient admissions and more than 8500 outpatient encounters each year in our state-of-the-art quaternary health facility.

We provide our services to patients of South Australia, as well as patients from the Northern Territory and far west regions of New South Wales and Victoria.

The Unit has 12 Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, 2 Senior Medical Practitioners, 5 Registrars, 3 Fellows and 4 Junior Medical Officers.

The Unit has a dedicated 16-bed inpatient ward and a dedicated operating theatre with specialised equipment and nursing staff. Our outpatient clinic is also staffed by specialist nurses and is co-located with specialist allied health staff.

The Unit works in close collaboration with other specialties including Orthopaedics, Colorectal, Gynae-Oncology, Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery, Cleft & Craniofacial, Oral-Maxillofacial, Breast-Endocrine and General Surgery among many others.

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South's Australia's major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct.

We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We're looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world