2025 Advanced Trainee in Palliative Care and Medical Oncology (Registrar)
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
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Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
About Monash Doctors
To help grow your career, there are more than 1,900 Junior and 1,700 Senior Doctors at Monash Health in over 200 medical specialties. We offer unparallel opportunities in Victoria's largest & most clinically diverse teaching health service.
About the Role
This position would suit a trainee seeking an accredited Cancer Care setting term for Palliative Medicine advanced training, or an advanced trainee seeking medical oncology experience in their pursuit of training in another medical specialty, with a fixed term contract of 6 - 12 months. The registrar post will involve a rotation through medical oncology settings to maximise learning opportunities. Rotations include the in-patient wards, and the Moorabbin CDU/outpatient clinics. The CDUs are supported by a HMO and registrar’s duties include supervision of patients attending for chemotherapy, attending to inter-current problems and managing anti-cancer therapy side effects. The positions also involve attendance at several tumour site specific clinics and MDT meetings. Clinical duties are rostered to a total of 43 hours per the award, including five hours a week of rostered training time. Consultation with patients of other units is required at at all campuses. Participation at clinical meetings will include case presentations, journal article reviews and topic presentations.
Research Interest of Unit
The Oncology Department is one of the busiest clinical units at Monash Health. Phase 1, 2 and 3 oncology clinical trials are based at the Monash Health Translation Precinct Clinical Trial Centre (MHTP CTC). Trainees are encouraged to undertake / continue a clinical project.
What you'll need:
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A medical qualification (MBBS or equivalent) which is recognised for registration by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
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Trainee of Chapter of Palliative Medicine, or Relevant Medical college, with FRACP Part 1 exam (or provisional)
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Motor vehicle driver licence
In return we offer:
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Salary packaging
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Onsite discounted staff parking
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Discounted banking (BankVic)
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Onsite Gym
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Access to professional development courses and seminars
For a confidential discussion, please contact Nicole McGeary-Hill, JMS R&C Coordinator on (03) 9594 3951 or contact Zee Wan Wong via email on ZeeWan.Wong@monashhealth.org.
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We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
To learn more about our organisation visit monashhealth.org
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. Respectfully, applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted.
Applications close on 31 July 2024.