Non-accredited Neurosurgery Registrar

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Austin Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Medical

Reference: 48904

We are seeking **2 Non-Accredited Registrar's** in our **Neurosurgery Department** at Austin Health
- ** Fixed Term Full Time**:

- ** Austin Health Campus**:

- ** Competitive base + salary packaging + super**

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We are world-renowned for its research and specialist work in cancer, liver transplantation, spinal cord injuries, neurology, endocrinology, mental health and rehabilitation. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the Neurosurgery department**:
The Department of Neurosurgery occupies a 32 bed ward shared with the Vascular Surgery & ENT Units.

The Neurosurgery Unit comprises of 8 sessional surgeons and 9 operating lists per week.

Outpatient clinics involve 2 x General Neurosurgery Clinics, Post-operative clinic, Carpal Tunnel clinic, Pituitary clinic, Neurovascular clinic, Pre-admission clinic and Radiculopathy clinic.

The Unit has a particular interest in Epilepsy Surgery, Complex Spinal surgery, Tumour surgery and DBS surgery.

Located at the Austin Hospital, the Unit is committed to the provision of high quality patient care and maintains an ongoing commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

The Unit also provides a consultative service for other Units. The Neurosurgery Unit is part of the Cancer and Neurosciences Division.

**About the role**:
The position of Non-Accredited Registrar in Neurosurgery involves the management and care of patients in every aspect, including assessment, operative and non-operative management, and post-operative care and follow-up in close conjunction with the Doctor in Training and Consultant

staff. The Unaccredited Registrar is expected to perform the duties of the position efficiently, according to the standards of the Department of Neurosurgery, including participating in the Austin Health performance appraisal program.

**To be successful in this role you must**:

- Exhibit a commitment to Austin Health values.
- Hold current registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation
- Agency (AHPRA) - (note eligible applicants will be assisted through this process).
- Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of Neurosurgery.
- Demonstrate a commitment to high quality patient care.
- Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration.
- Demonstrate ability to communicate at all levels.
- Demonstrate capability and interest in research.
- Demonstrate a commitment to teaching.

**Desirable but not essential**:

- Demonstrated understanding of Clinical Governance.

**Our benefits**:
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Five weeks annual leave
- Paid conference where able and paid examination leave

**Inclusion at Austin**:
**Application instructions**:

- Cover letter
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Employment History Datasheet (upload as Selection Criteria Response)