2023 Surgical Unaccredited Registrars

**Employment Status**

Temporary Full Time

**Program**

Surgical & Critical Care

**Location**

All Sites

**Hours Per Fortnight**

2064

**Position Summary**

**Barwon Doctors**
- Provide best care, every person, every day, so that everyone feels better
- Be recognised, be challenged, be your best
- Lifestyle A stone throw from the Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road

**Area Profile**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 8,000 staff and more than 1200 volunteers.

Enjoy the range of lifestyle choices Geelong has to offer including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices and high standard of schooling options throughout the area. You will appreciate the beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries.

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Part of a Team**

As a PRESET Unaccredited Surgical Registrar, we aim to tailor your terms for your further surgical career and allow you to fulfil all pre-requisites to fulfil the requirements for SET training. PRESET registrars have the opportunity to have rotations in: Orthopaedics, Urology, Surgical Specialties, Vascular, Plastic Surgery, General Surgery Trauma, Acute Surgical Unit, General Surgery, ICU, Alfred Trauma, Hamilton General Surgery and Warrnambool General Surgery. Rotations on Surgical Nights and Cover are also expected.

This is the opportunity for PRESETs to step up and take on a role with increased responsibility which is ideal prior to getting on to SET training.

**About the Role**

Download our position description from Barwon Health Careers and read all about specifics of the role. Alternatively if you wish to speak directly to the Clinical Head of Unit or Director of Medical Workforce the contact details can be found at Barwon Health Careers.

If you have the qualifications and aptitude along with excellent interpersonal skills and the commitment to improving patient care, this may be the role for you

Barwon Health is the only regional hospital in Australia to offer a robotic service situated in the public hospital. Our PRESET group have the opportunity to be trained in robotic assisting.

Our educational program includes fortnightly teaching specifically for surgery.

There are many opportunities to participate in research collaboration groups and have access to statistician assistance. In addition to this, there is an Orthopaedic Interest sub-group as well as a Urology Research sub-group with regular research meetings.

There are teaching opportunities with Deakin University.

For those intending on sitting the GSSE, regular tutorials are run throughout the year.

On our PRESET committee, there is the opportunity for juniors to take on leadership positions.

**What we offer**

Attractive salary packaging benefits
- **Living Expenses** capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
- **Meal Entertainment & Accommodation** capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability and people with diverse backgrounds.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
- This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and Influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health Immunisation Policy._

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Demonstrated relevant experience (minimum 3 years) as a Hospital Medical Officer in the Australian Healthcare system
Desirable: Postgraduate experience in an environment where similar General Surgery is practised
Desirable: Do you have an intention to train to become a Surgeon?
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.

**Contact Person**

Dr Kathryn McLeod

**Contact Person Job Title**

**Contact Number**

(03) 4215 0000

**Alternate Contact Person**

Georgia Brown

**Alternate Contact Number**