Provisional Fellow (Bone Marrow Transplant), Haematology

Job Description:

RECRUITING FOR THE POSTITION COMMENCING 13 JULY TO 31 JANUARY 2027

What you'll be doing

We host a busy HSCT and cellular therapy service, and perform MUD and haploidentical transplants for high grade haematological malignancy as well as primary immunodeficiency syndromes. We are the national referral centre for autoimmune autologous transplant (MS and scleroderma), and participate in autoimmune and solid organ malignancy CART cells trials.

The duties and responsibilities of the position will include:

• Provision of clinical services to BMT and cellular therapy patients and donors in the outpatients (and inpatient) setting.
• Conduct regular clinics for pre and post-translant and cellular therapy patients in the Kinghorn Cancer Centre.
• Involvement in the clinical trials unit - recruit, consent and follow up patients in BMT and cellular therapy clinical trials.
• Assist in maintenance of quality accreditation for JACIE-FACT, CIBMTR and EBMT through data capture, audits, and participation in regular BMT quality meetings.
• Assume a leadership role, specifically in terms of leading and mentoring junior staff and advanced trainees, and participating in hospital-wide teaching and education.
• Involvement in clinical/laboratory research projects for presentation at local or international meetings.
• Assistance with ward or registrar cover during periods of leave.
• Travel alongside a haematology consultant to attend a rural/regional clinic once every 2-3 months.
• No regular afterhours/overtime haematology roster commitments (although opportunities available on request).

Where you'll be working

St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney (SVHN) forms part of the NSW region of St Vincent’s Health Australia which is the largest diversified health care organisation within Australia’s not for profit and Catholic health care sectors. SVHN comprises some of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious hospitals; these include St Vincent’s Hospital and Sacred Heart Hospice. Along with three co-located research institutes – the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research – we work in close partnership with other research bodies, universities, and health care providers.

St Vincent’s Hospital is a major public hospital and a principal tertiary referral hospital. St Vincent’s specialises in heart/lung transplantation; bone marrow transplantation; cardiology; neurosurgery, cancer; clinical genomics, HIV medicine; palliative care, respiratory medicine; mental health; and drug and alcohol services, aged psychiatry, homeless health and prisoner health. We are a clinical and education leader with a national and international reputation in medical research.

Centrally located in Darlinghurst, it sits on the edge of Sydney’s business district. St Vincent’s follows the philosophy of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries in its service to all regardless of race, nationality or creed. St Vincent’s Health Australia provides compassionate healthcare to people from all walks of life, but reflecting our mission, we are especially committed to people from vulnerable and marginalised backgrounds.

The Hospital has a long-standing reputation for treating the highest acuity and complex patient loads, attracting referrals on a state-wide and national basis. The Hospital is a teaching hospital of the UNSW and University of Notre Dame and has academic associations with the Australian Catholic University, Sydney University and the University of Technology, Sydney.

For more information please contact Barbara Withers (barbara.withers@svha.org.au), 0418 452 091

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

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