2024 Neurosurgical Skull Base Fellow - Melbourne, Australia - The Royal Melbourne Hospital

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Melbourne, Australia

3 days ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type:
Full time

Organisation:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Medical

Reference: 70403

2024 Neurosurgery Fellow
The Department of Neurosurgery provides a comprehensive inpatient service for patients with neurosurgical diseases, with a clinical and referral service for patients with intracranial, spinal and peripheral nerve disorders requiring neurosurgical assessment and treatment. Each year, the Department treats over 13,000 outpatients and is involved in more than 1500 operations at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. There are 46 dedicated Neurosurgery beds together with patients in ICU, Trauma and Oncology. The Department of Neurosurgery has active clinical and laboratory research programs that augment each of the clinical specialised programs undertaken by the Department alone and in conjunction with the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Oncology. Many clinical programs are involved with national and international clinical trials.

The specialised clinical programs include:
Brain Tumours, Cerebrovascular Surgery, Spinal Disorders, Neurotrauma, Neuro-endocrinology, Epilepsy, Skull-base surgery and Functional and Pain Neurosurgery.

The Department has an active research and teaching program at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level for medical, nursing and allied health staff.

Your new role:
Provide high quality standards of patient care. This includes the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation for care in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.
Contribute to the development of junior staff including medical students, interns and residents to the area
Accept accountability for own actions and seek guidance if situations exceed the defined scope of practice of accredited registrar
Perform medical interventions and procedures in accordance with Melbourne Health policy and procedures
Effective leadership skills
Manage risk and actively work towards implementing risk reduction strategies
Demonstrate expert practice and leadership through liaison, communication and education of specialist services, community services and patient and carers
Provide advanced and extended practice that demonstrates a high level of ability in complex care situations
Acknowledge responsibility and accountability for own actions and seek assistance when necessary
Liaise with the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve the desired patient outcomes
Support integration of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate medical students within the unit
Development and implementation of policies and procedures in collaboration with key stakeholders applicable to the strategic direction of Melbourne Health
Initiate, participate in and/or facilitate research
Deliver evidence based medical care
Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development and achievement of the unit and organisational performance indicators
Participate and/or facilitate continuing education sessions, committees, special projects and relevant professional groups
Promote patient advocacy, health promotion and teaching
Promote a friendly, respectful and supportive environment within the unit and organisation
Participate in staff meetings and forums
Ensure the vision, purpose and values of the organisation are understood and integrated into daily practice
Aware of the financial requirements of the unit & demonstrates an awareness of cost effective medical practice
Actively participate in performance reviews either on an annual or rotation basis.

About you:

Registration with the Medical Board of Australia
Appropriate health professional tertiary qualification/s
Recognised as a professional leader in the field
Strong leadership skills
Strong organisational skills
Strategic thinking and planning abilities
Well developed communication, negotiation and presentation skills
Proven track record in the pursuit of clinical excellence
Experience in the implementation of quality improvement, work practice reform and change within a large organisation
Track record in pursuit of clinical, education and research excellence.
PhD or equivalent with relevance to Neurosurgery.
Experience in both clinical and laboratory brain tumour research.

Benefit of working with the Royal Melbourne Hospital / NorthWestern Mental Health:

The RMH is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity; we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all people. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day.
Interested?
If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.
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