Registrar - High Acuity Research, Innovation and Development

Company description:

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Job description:

Position Summary

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, a leader in global cancer care, research, and education, is offering a 12-month unaccredited registrar position focusing on research, innovation and development within the High Acuity Team and The Enhanced Care Unit (ECU). The position is designed for those interested in careers in Anaesthetics, Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Medical Administration, providing hands-on experience in a specialist oncology setting. The role includes involvement in high acuity patient care, research, innovation, change management and quality improvement initiatives, with no on-call, weekend, or public holiday commitments. Successful candidates may if they wish would take the opportunity to apply for a competitive 12-month unaccredited Anaesthetic registrar position after completion.

Enterprise Agreement

Doctors in Training

Classification or Salary Range

As per award based on experience

Immunisation Risk Category

Category A

Key Relationships

Internal

• Division of Medical and Surgical Oncology
• High Acuity Team
• Department of Anaesthetics
• Enhanced Care Unit Staff
• Patients and their Carers

External

• Other healthcare providers and professional bodies

Skills

Essential Requirements:

• Medical qualifications registrable AHPRA
• At least 4 postgraduate years, with 6 months in intensive care and 3 months in emergency medicine.
• Current ALS2 and BASICS qualifications, with a strong interest in clinical deterioration prevention and operational development.
• International applications should have a pre-arranged suitable visa to cover the 12 months of employment, and progressing to Permanent Residency status

Essential Qualities

• Excellent clinical communication skills
• Willingness to work flexibly
• Multidisciplinary Team player
• Supportive educator
• Project commitment
• Problem solving skills
• Innovator
• Attention to detail
• Strong interest in Safety and Quality improvement

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in database management and Excel reporting
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
• Prior experience with Rapid Response Teams
• Desirable resuscitation courses APLS or PALS, EMST or ATLS

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations AHPRA Registration Key Accountabilities Key AccountabilitiesDemonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators 1. Gain experience in the areas of research methodology and performance reporting for the Enhanced Care Unit and High Acuity Team, as well as care of acutely unwell oncology patients and high-risk surgical oncology patients

Gain experience in providing the highest standard of patient focused, evidence-based care for patients undergoing medical or surgical treatment for the variety of cancers, under the supervision of Specialist Anaesthetists, Intensive Care Specialists, and Acute Medical Physicians

• Develop research and quality improvement skills
• Gain a deeper understanding of clinical databases and hospital operations
• Participate in regular meetings, contributing to ethical care processes
• Engage in ongoing professional development through departmental meetings and research presentation.

• Report monthly Enhanced Care Unit activity

• Skills acquired

• An understanding of the design, management, reporting of clinical databases

• A development of research and quality improvement methodology
• Experience of attending and contributing to key leadership and/or committee meetings
• An understanding of the quality and governance processes underpinning health care
• An understanding of change management processes
• Use of Epic EMR data collection and design tools
• Development of Epic 'Physician Building' skills to assist in the development of the EMR environment for High Acuity and Enhanced Care

• Use of RedCap Clinical Database Design and Reporting

• Broad Education Goals

• Develop research and quality improvement skills

• An introduction to Peri-Operative medicine
• Develop understanding of hospital administration and operational activity
• Attendance of The Institute for Health Care Improvement Programs

• Attendance of Peter Mac Quality Improvement educational programs

• Adherence to hospital policies and procedures to ensure ethical care
  
  To actively contribute to regular meetings and demonstrate a commitment to processes and policies ensuring ethical care.

• Attend and contribute to regular departmental and audit meetings.

• Participate in and deliver on quality assurance requirements.
• Adhere to organizational policies and procedures ensuring ethical care.
• Provide cover for absences for High Acuity clinical colleagues taking annual /study or sick leave.
• Timely attendance at clinical sessions and departmental meetings.
• Completion of patient records, critical incident forms & quality assurance forms.

• Maintain high standards of professionalism and respect for patients and staff

• Professional Development
  
  Take part in all activities that contribute to ongoing professional and personal development.

• Attend weekly meetings run by the Anaesthetics Department

• Maintain satisfactory clinical & academic performance, reviewed every six months
• Engage in departmental research and data collection
• Present at the annual Department of Cancer Surgery Research Day
• Present at the Six-monthly Division of Cancer Surgery Audit meeting