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Your new role:

The Foot, Ankle and Lower limb Trauma Fellow will be directly involved in the daily care and operative treatment of foot and ankle, orthopaedic lower limb trauma and late reconstruction procedures in a large tertiary referral centre.  

This role will have an additional component with regard to the management of multi-trauma patients. Management of these patients involve both operative and non-operative components of their care. This work is collaborative within a multidisciplinary team consisting of general surgeons and other surgical disciplines, as well as the Intensive Care and the Emergency Department.

The successful applicant would undertake research alongside the current research focus of the Orthopaedic Unit and / or Trauma Service.

About you:

• Construct early discharge plans and liaise with other specialities as required.
• Take part in roster for Trauma Service/ASU ward rounds on multi-trauma patients in the Intensive Care Unit (Monday – Friday).
• Attend orthopaedic trauma handover meetings (Monday – Friday from 7:00).
• Supervise or perform a broad spectrum of foot, ankle and lower limb trauma orthopaedic/trauma procedures.
• Attend speciality outpatient clinics.
• The expected conduct and capabilities will include:
  • Must have highly developed clinical skills and proven empathy and understanding from the patients' perspective and be able to communicate key information to the patient and carers.
  • Must show a strong commitment to the development of multidisciplinary approaches to clinical care and be able to work as part of a team.
  • Must have demonstrated ability to train junior medical and nursing staff.
  • Must have a clear understanding of the discipline as a whole including major international trends in the discipline and be aware of recent major developments or improvements in care impacting on the discipline.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Princess Alexandra Hospital:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.

We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.

We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Foot, Ankle and Lower Limb Trauma Fellow PA06686605 (PDF)