Provisional Fellow

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time
Remuneration:  110,986.00 - 139,187.00
Hours Per Week: 25
Requisition ID: CAM26236


Where you'll be working

This position is set at Westmead Hospital, in CIDM. This unit provides care and conducts clinical and basic research. Specifically, the Fellow will be based in CIDM and depending on their specialty interest (Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care and /or paediatrics) will be encouraged to participate in relevant allied departmental meetings.

Westmead Hospital is a 900-bed teaching hospital affiliated with The University of Sydney in the city’s western suburbs. It is a world-renowned facility offering state-of-the-art healthcare, including major trauma, bone marrow transplant, renal transplant, pancreas (islet) cell transplant, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, neonatal intensive care, and a cystic fibrosis service for adults.

Westmead Hospital and the WSLHD are home to a successful and highly credible infection control service of national and international standing. We have for decades contributed strongly to the quality and safety of patient care and in the growth of the professions of infection prevention and control and infectious diseases. The contributions and success of Westmead Hospital have been formally recognised by NSW Health with respect to quality awards for innovation in the management and reduction of Staphylococcus aureus blood stream infection, multi-drug resistant organism infections and bio-preparedness activities. Staff from the Westmead Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Service have been instrumental in the development of professional credentialing frameworks for infection control practitioners within the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and control