Enjoy a 12 months temporary full time contract - 03/02/2020 - 01/02/2021 within the Department of Anaesthesia, Peri-operative & Pain Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong

Applications close: 19/05/2019

Provisional Short Listing  Date 22/05/2019

Provisional Interview Date 19/06/2019

Applications will only be accepted via the Barwon Health application portal [https://barwon.mercury.com.au/]. Applications made by other means such as via email, fax or recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Applications are invited for the position of Pain Fellow.

The Pain Management Unit [PMU] at University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, is recognised as a Tier 1 unit for training by the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists [FPMANZCA]. The unit maintains a commitment to excellence in multidisciplinary pain management with a focus on preparing senior trainees for consultant practice. This position will be suitable for trainees entering their first year of training "Core Development Stage" or second year of training “Professional Development Stage". Proof of registration with The Pain Medicine Training Program of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, NO LATER than 30/09/2019, is a mandatory requirement.

Please note: for Professional Development Stage Candidates, a practice development proposal must be submitted to the Faculty assessor NO LESS than eight weeks prior to commencement of the practice development year.

Please note: training regulations and important dates can change. For additional information on the FPM curriculum and training program, please access the Faculty website at www.fpm.anzca.edu.au. Inquiries can be directed to painmed@anzca.edu.au. 

Commencement date: 3rd February 2020.

Contact: Dr Richard Talbot, Supervisor of Training, PMU, Department of Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management | Barwon Health (03) 4215 1901 | richarta@barwonhealth.org.au

About Barwon Health

The University Hospital Geelong Barwon Health, is a University affiliated teaching hospital, with both adult, obstetric and paediatric services. It is situated in a beautiful bay city setting with access to the renowned surf coast. Barwon Health has a total of 1016 beds and a total of 21 subacute sites stretching down the coast to Anglesea, Torquay and Lorne.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Be our future Barwon Health Strategic Plan
• Aboriginal Employment Plan
• Our Commitment to Child Safety

At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children, and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.