Townsville Hospital and Health Service is the public healthcare provider for more than 250,000 people across a geographic area of 150,000km2, delivering a comprehensive range of services across 21 facilities, from primary care in regional locations to highly specialised care at the main hospital.
Townsville University Hospital, located adjacent to one of Queensland’s leading tertiary institutions, James Cook University, is the largest tertiary hospital in northern Australia, providing specialist referral services for 700,000 people living from Mackay, to the Torres Strait, to the Northern Territory border.
We are planning and innovating for the future, advancing healthcare through impactful research, training tomorrow’s health sector workforce.
The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland.
Our purpose is `great care every day'.
About your opportunity:
Fixed term temporary full-time, 12 months
The Fellowship in Vascular Surgery offers incumbents the opportunity of working within a skilled team of Vascular Surgeons to develop management, leadership, teaching and clinical skills.
Common procedures including lower limb revascularisation by endovascular, open and combined procedures; endovascular aneurysm repair including Branch devices, TEVAR; Carotid endarterectomy; open aortic surgery; AV fistula creation and maintenance; other vascular access procedures for oncology and renal purposes; venous surgery; and diabetic foot procedures.
The unit offers:
- Well established easy access to digital subtraction angiography (Hybrid Suite) where currently approximately 600 procedures per year are performed by the department;
- Open operating lists;
- Regular out-patient sessions.
- An established vascular in-patient ward and access to ICU;
- A vascular laboratory with resident sonographers and established duplex imaging;
- Easy access to a radiology department with CT and MRI imaging;
- Outreach services to Mackay.
Our offer:
Generous remuneration package value up to $189,592 p.a., comprising:
- Base salary between $125,808 and $145,865 p.a. (L4-L9)
- Employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%)
- 5 weeks annual leave + 17.5% loading
- Attraction and retention incentive allowance (50% base salary)
- Regional and rural attraction allowance (5% base salary)
- Motor vehicle allowance - $21,000 or $25,500 p.a.
- Professional development assistance – allowance, Vocational Training Subsidy (if applicable), PD leave, and exam leave
Other benefits include:
Requirements:
- Proof of qualification, registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and possession of a current practising certificate.
- This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.
- Probation period may apply.
- Pre-employment checks will be conducted.
Please refer to the Role Description for further details.
Why make the change?
Appreciate the change of pace as you immerse yourself in a tropical North Queensland lifestyle.
Discover Townsville!
Interested..?
Contact: Ramesh Velu on 07 4433 2067.
Applications close: Sunday 2 June 2024.
Further information
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