Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: 117,745.00 - 147,664.00
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM30871

WSLHD - JMO - Advanced Trainee - Medical Oncology - Research

Where you'll be working
WestmeadHospitalisakeyfacilityofoneofAustralia’slargestmajorhealthand medicalresearchprecinctsandistheprincipalreferralhospitalforWestern SydneyLocalHealthDistrictprovidingdistrictlevelhealthservicestoParramatta, HolroydandTheHillsShireLGAsincludingtertiaryandquaternaryservicesto greaterWesternSydney,greatermetropolitanSydney,ruralNSWandother states.TheWestmeadHealthPrecinctcurrentlyunder developmentisenvisagedtobethelargesthospitalbuildingprojectundertakenin WesternSydneyandwilltransformtheiconicbutageingWestmeadHospitalinto aninnovative,contemporary,andintegratedcentrethatwillcontinuetodeliver highqualityhealthcareandexpandtheeducation,health,andresearchcapability ofthearea.

WestmeadHospitalisaleadingcentreofresearch,trainingandspecialisationin allfieldsofMedicineandDentistry,providingservicesinCardiology, CardiothoracicSurgery,Neurology,Neurosurgery,KidneyandPancreas transplantation,CancerCare,ObstetricsandGynaecology,NeonatalIntensive Care,Trauma,BoneMarrowTransplantation,CriticalCare,AgedCareand Rehabilitation,AdultAcutePsychiatry(networkedwiththeco-locatedCumberland Hospital)aswellasotherspecialisedmedicalandsurgicalservices.

WestmeadHospitalisalsotheprincipalreferralcentreforothermetropolitanhospitalswithinthedistrictincludingAuburnHospital,Blacktownand MountDruittHospital.

Intensive care service in Westmead hospital includes 36 general, and 10 post cardiothoracic surgical ICU beds. General ICU bed numbers have expanded by 50% in early 2020. Cardiothoracic ICU has also recently moved into a newly built ICU pod. Common ICU admissions include complex medical cases such as sepsis, severe respiratory or cardiac failure, complicated bone marrow transplant, and surgical cases including trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, cardiothoracic, ENT, plastic surgery, urology, upper GI, hepatobiliary, and colorectal procedures.

What you'll be doing
WSLHD - JMO - Advanced Trainee - Medical Oncology - Research
This role is principally involved in clinical research projects including clinical trials and translational research in all cancers. The research unit undertakes phase 1,2,3 trials in all cancer types with a recent emphasis on novel immunotherapy agents. Also undertake a number of in-house studies.

The role includes the clinical care of patients enrolled on clinical trials, including attending outpatient clinics and treatment clinics

There are opportunities to gain more in depth exposure to specific tumour groups e.g melanoma, lung, GU, GI, Gynae as per the needs of the successful candidates.