Provisional Fellow

The Breast Cancer/ Phase 1 Clinical Research Fellow will be either in their final (3rd) year of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) medical oncology advanced training program or have completed attained their FRACP. The Fellow will be located within The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, and will be assigned to the Medical Oncology Department for the specified term of 1 year and will undertake tasks and responsibilities in the clinical care of patients with breast cancer, phase 1 and related research activities.

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 and Sacred Heart Hospice. 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 Vincent’s Hospital is a major public hospital and a principal tertiary referral hospital. St Vincent’s 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. Vincent’s 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

The Fellow will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise medical students, junior medical officers (JMOs), and medical oncology advanced trainee registrars. It is also expected that the Fellow participates in clinical meetings and teaching and be subject to training and performance reviews. Initiative to undertake a higher degree in combination with this work eg PhD, MD is encouraged.
Routine clinical service responsibilities will be appropriate to the position. There is a requirement to undertake intermittent clinical duty coverage (outpatient and/or inpatient) of other medical oncology fellows or trainees who are absent due to leave or sickness.

The position will allow protected time for clinical and/or translational research/audit that will focus on cancer- related projects agreed with the Department Head, and supervisors Prof Elgene Lim/Dr Rasha Cosman/Dr Jenny Liu. There will be an expectation of working towards specific KPIs such as publications, diplomas, degrees, intellectual property, and/or research data to support future grant applications.