Provisional Fellow
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- Neurology
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- CAM29621 Requisition #
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- 2 days ago Post Date
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Remuneration: -
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29621
Living in our region
Hunter New England is a large, diverse area and is roughly the size of England. This beautiful area has appealed to many an urban professional who is seeking a relaxed lifestyle. You can indulge your passion for the great outdoors, while still maintaining a fulfilling career.
Hunter New England Health offers a wonderful family environment with excellent public and private schools, first-class universities, and the only regional medical research institute in Australia. Health professionals across HNE Health are involved in extensive clinical and laboratory research programs, many of them in conjunction with our Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI).
Learn more about Newcastle NSW
Where you'll be working
Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital is a specialised tertiary referral hospital, teaching hospital and community hospital, providing complex medical, surgical, major trauma for numerous specialties.
We are the busiest ED in the state and a major trauma centre for Northern NSW. John Hunter Hospital is a great place to develop your career as we are delivering services to people of all ages, from birth to childhood and adulthood.
Other regional hospitals part of the HNELHD Network are Belmont, Maitland, Tamworth and Manning Hospital. Other peripheral sites on rotation are Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour
What you'll be doing
Due to COVID-19 and the changes to college requirements during the pandemic, NSW Health may make changes to the recruitment process. Formal interviews may be conducted electronically rather than face to face however, candidates will be notified as soon as practical of any changes.
- Clinical service support for the day to day operation of the RRTIA clinic, this involves a daily morning clinic Monday to Friday.
- Oversight of the day to day running of the acute stroke unit and providing care for all acute stroke patients admitted under neurology.
- Provide clinical service support in the day to day operations of the acute stroke unit.
- Provide clinical service support to the acute stroke thrombolysis and endovascular reperfusion therapy team including Telestroke support for the LHD primary stroke centres in Taree, Tamworth and Armidale.
- Lead the acute stroke unit audit program with support from the acute stroke team Provide support to the acute stroke research team across the portfolio of acute.
- stroke research projects.
- Applicants should have extensive training and experience in neurology and stroke, deemed to be at the level of an advanced trainee in neurology.
- This position will commence in February 2021 and conclude February 2022.
- MBBS or equivalent, current general registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated training and experience in Neurology and Stroke to a standard deemed equivalent to advanced trainee level or higher, also deemed acceptable by the supervising neurologists at John Hunter Hospital.
- Demonstrated ability to safely and effectively deliver acute stroke and TIA care.
- Demonstrated experience in clinical research and audit as evidence by publication and presentation output.
- Demonstrated experience in undergraduate and postgraduate education.
- Demonstrated good oral and written communication skills.
- Current drivers licence.
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For role related queries or questions contact Linda Leary on Linda.Leary@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 04, August 2026
