Haematology Hmo or Registrar

We are seeking a Registrar and/or HMO to join our clinical Haematology team commencing immediately for 4 to 6 months. No weekend or on-call requirements.

**Options Available**
1.00 FTE (or 0.5 FTE) (Mon-Fri) Epworth Richmond
0.5 FTE (2.5 days/19 hours) Freemasons Clinical Haematology
Ideally looking for full time but will consider part time.

**Haematology Richmond**

This position focusses on consultative Haematology, with a mix of malignant and classical haematology. You will be working with patients with malignant haematological disease as well as patient blood management, bleeding disorders, transfusion and anti-coagulant management. You will encounter a broad case mix and have ample time for on-the-job learning with daily consultant rounds. You will liaise closely with Melbourne Pathology Pathologists who provide support in areas such as transfusion related areas including handling situations such as massive transfusions and managing transfusion reactions. The Registrar works under consultant supervision and support and plays an important role in enhancing blood management to maintain practices ensuring Epworth’s adherence to National Standards. This is a position suited to both those with an interest in haematology and general medicine.

**Haematology Freemasons**

This position concentrates on inpatient management of patients with haematological malignancies, overseeing day oncology management including chemotherapy administration, and managing the Medical Day Unit where tasks range from transfusions, immunoglobulin, supportive care, stem cell collection and therapeutic apheresis procedures. Additionally, the Registrar/HMO conducts outpatient evaluations in private rooms for both new and follow up patients. Opportunity for teaching and research including associate investigatorship on all industry sponsored haematology clinical trials.

**Responsibilities**

You will work closely with senior Haematologists and have close involvement in the following activities:

- Daily ward rounds with consultants
- Inpatient management of patients with haematological malignancies
- Exposure to next-generation haematological therapies (such as CAR-T cell therapy) through clinical trials.
- Improve service delivery to patients by improvements in areas of patient blood management - preoperative assessment, transfusion management - acute and chronic and anticoagulant management.
- Review of haematology patients requiring chemotherapy administration & other procedures
- Medical Day Unit management (chemotherapy, transfusion, immunoglobulin, supportive care)
- Admission of new, review and clinical trial patients
- Outpatient evaluations in private rooms (new and review patients) - for the registrar position
- Teaching medical students
- Audit activities, multi-disciplinary meetings and treatment-planning meetings

**To be successful in this role...**

You will have:

- Current AHPRA Registration
- Successful completion of the FRACP (Registrar position)
- At least one year as a medical resident (HMO position)

Position Description Inherent Requirements

**Additional Information**:
At Epworth, it’s a community. It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation that puts the patient in the centre of all that is done. In addition to this, you will have access to:

- Epworth’s enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
- The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
- Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
- Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth

**At Epworth, we care.**

We care about our patients and we care about our people. We care about keeping everyone safe. We care about valuing and empowering our people, and growing careers. And we care about giving our people support and flexibility to thrive, and contribute to our communities.

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