Provisional Fellow

**Employment Type**: Temporary Various
**Remuneration**: As per the award
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM15354

Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. It is also committed to helping non-metropolitan patients particularly in Southwest NSW by maintaining satellite clinics in Wagga Wagga and Griffith.

The Zamasa Foundation is a charitable foundation whose sole focus is the advancement of immunotherapy research into Multiple Myeloma. Established in 2018, the Foundation Fellow in Multiple Myeloma, based at St. Vincent’s Hospital which will be the first of its kind in New South
Wales. The Foundation has charitable status and a board of directors with a medical advisory board. The initial goal of the Foundation is to fund the Multiple Myeloma Fellowship at St. Vincent’s Hospital with a view to further funding in research in the field. The Foundation is working in collaboration with the St Vincent’s Hospital Curran Foundation, the fundraising organization for St Vincent’s Hospital.

**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, Sacred Heart Hospice and St Joseph’s Hospital. 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. Vincents Hospital is a major public hospital and a principal tertiary referral hospital. St Vincents 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. Vincents 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.

**What you'll be doing**

Responsibilities of this position are to establish and co-ordinate a dedicated Multiple Myeloma service within the St. Vincent’s Hospital campus with a particular emphasis on cellular therapy and clinical trials. The fellow will be responsible for conducting a weekly myeloma clinic with a view to establishing a database of Myeloma patients in the unit. They will work with the BMT Fellow in establishing protocols and procedures for an allogeneic stem cell transplant and cellular therapy program for myeloma and will also provide the regulatory and governance platform for trials in CAR-T cells and other novel treatment strategies in myeloma.
- Successful or near completion of Haematology Advanced training with FRACP and FRCPA or equivalent
- At least 5 years full time postgraduate experience
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and computer skills
- Demonstrated knowledge, skills and high standards of clinical practice in Haematology and Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation commensurate to experience which is appropriate to the requirement of the position.
- Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Mission and Values of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries.
- Demonstrated organisational skills, good time management skills and capacity for self-directed learning
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal & communication skills and Capacity to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Commitment to core values of hospital based medical practice: patient care, teaching, research and quality improvement

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**Applications Close: 16/08/22