Provisional Fellow
Provisional Fellow – Hand Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital
Employment Type: Various, Part Time (2 February 2026 to 2 August 2026)
Remuneration: As per Public Hospital Medical Officers (State) Award
Hours Per Week: 37
Requisition ID: CAM24864
An exciting opportunity to join the team in the Hand Surgery Department at Royal North Shore Hospital. Rewarding career opportunities are available at NSLHD and offer a flexible career with a diverse and interesting case mix where medical staff are involved in all aspects of a patient's care.
Where you'll be working - Royal North Shore Hospital
Royal North Shore Hospital is a principal tertiary referral hospital for Northern Sydney Local Health District providing a comprehensive range of complex services to patients from across NSW. It has a strong and proud history in education, research and provision of high quality clinical care. Royal North Shore Hospital provides specialty services including major trauma, severe burns, spinal cord injuries, neonatal intensive care, bone marrow transplantation, neurosurgery and interventional neuroradiology alongside acute medical, surgical, mental health, paediatric, cancer and maternity services. The campus is also home to The Kolling – a medical research institute jointly governed with the University of Sydney
For more information https://www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/RNSH/Pages/default.aspx
What you'll be doing
- mutilating hand injuries and replantations
- congenital hand anomalies
- spasticity and tetraplegic hand and upper limb surgery
- brachial plexus injuries
- free tissue transfer and flap coverage for upper limb injuries
- complex wrist injuries
- rheumatoid hand surgery.
The Department consists of six Hand Surgery consultants (orthopaedic, plastic and general surgical backgrounds), three Fellows, two Orthopaedic Surgery Trainees, one Plastic Surgery Trainee and a Resident Medical Officer, along with a Research Officer and Department Secretary.
The Department provides care for emergency hand and upper limb injuries and elective hand and upper limb conditions, with a 24 hour on-call service staffed at Consultant and Fellow/Trainee level. The Department has outpatient clinics each weekday, along with an Integrated Hand Unit to receive trauma referrals Monday-Friday. The Department has an assigned operating theatre Monday-Friday for elective and trauma surgery, along with weekend availability as required. Members of the Department also provide hand surgery services to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Dubbo Base Hospital and a number of private hospitals.
The Fellow is expected to participate in all clinical, teaching, research and on-call components of the department, to deliver hand surgery services within the Department of Hand Surgery & Peripheral Nerve Surgery at Royal North Shore Hospital, North Shore Private Hospital, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and Dubbo Base Hospital. This participation will provide the Fellow with further training in hand surgery and peripheral nerve surgery.
Merit Selection
NSW Health follows a merit-based recruitment and selection process as per Policy Directive PD2023_04 – Recruitment and Selection of Staff to the NSW Health Service.
Candidates will be assessed against the Essential Requirements and Selection Criteria for this position. Please ensure you read the position description prior to submitting an application. Candidates invited to interview will need to bring originals of qualifications or licenses required for the position for sighting by the panel.
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgement and expertise.
- Advanced ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services
- Advanced ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences
- Advanced ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment
- Commitment to participating in training and development opportunities to further develop skills and knowledge in the area of intensive care medicine
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy PD2024_015, this includes any amendments made from time to time.
Working with Children Check
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by Service NSW. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Service NSW https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-for-a-working-with-children-check
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For role related queries or questions contact Dr Richard Lawson at richard.lawson@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 27, Nov 2025
