2024 General Surgery Fellow

**- Generous Salary Packaging - maximize your net salary by directing some of your pre-tax salary to pay for certain benefit items, such as rent, personal loan or mortgage**
- **Parking - On-site, low-cost parking facilities at all sites**:

- **Frankston, Mornington Peninsula & surrounding locations**

**Who We Are and What We Stand For**

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values:
**Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative.** We are One Peninsula Health.

**What You Will Be Doing**

The General Surgery Fellow will assume a supervised and supported, general surgery consultant role. The role has been created to transition recently qualified surgeons to independent practice as a general surgeon.

Peninsula Health delivers surgical services to public patients at two sites: Frankston Hospital and Frankston Private Hospital. Frankston Hospital operates 10 operating rooms, including a dedicated Emergency Theatre and an interventional Vascular suite. Peninsula Health also provides care at Peninsula Health Surgical Centre through five operating rooms, including one endoscopy theatre.

Urology.

The General Surgery Fellow is supported by 16 General Surgeons. The Fellow has access to regular theatre time, with both elective and emergency lists, and outpatient clinics. The Fellow has the opportunity to participate in the on call roster, always with a consultant rostered as back-up. Peninsula Health is committed to encouraging and fostering an environment of continued learning and skill development.

**What You Need**

We anticipate you will have:

- MBBS degree (or equivalent)
- Successful completion of FRACS 2nd part exaM/FRACS (or equivalent)
- Eligible for registration with AHPRA as a medical practitioner
- Demonstrated initiative and self-direction

**What Next**

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

**Additional Requirements**

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.

**Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time. **Selection Criteria Essential: MBBS or equivalent.

Essential: Must hold or be eligible for registration with AHPRA as a medical practitioner (General, Provisional or Limited Level 2 supervision minimum)

Essential: Satisfactory completion of a recognised Intern program (PGY1). If you are a current completing Internship, this will be a requirement to progress to PGY2. Please answer "Yes" to acknowledge.

Essential: Please note: In order to commence with Peninsula Health, you will be required to provide your Immunisation Records to our Immunisation department and receive clearance from them prior to commencement. Please answer "Yes" to acknowledge.

Essential: Have you previously been employed with Peninsula Health? If yes, please enter your previous employment dates and your previous employee number if known for IT purposes.

Essential: Have you successfully completed FRACS 2nd part exaM/FRACS (or equivalent)?