South Metropolitan Health Services 2024 Medical Intake:

Fellow - Cardiology - Interventional

Fixed Term Full Time appointments for 12 months with the possibility of extension(s)

Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 30/09/2023 

Position Profile: Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a major tertiary hospital in the south metropolitan region of Perth and is the largest public cardiology service provider in Western Australia.  FSH is home to the Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation Unit, and High-Risk Aortic Stenosis Service. 

The interventional cardiology fellowship offered at FSH is an excellent training opportunity offered to candidates planning or currently undergoing interventional training. 

FSH is a high-volume centre performing around 1000 coronary interventions per annum, of which 250 are primary PCI.  The interventional service is led by 9 interventional cardiologists and supported by 1 interventional fellow.  Fellows can expect an annual PCI volume of between 600-800 PCI with frequent exposure to left main PCI, bifurcation, use of calcium modification (rotational + orbital atherectomy, shockwave), intracoronary imaging (OCT and IVUS) and intracoronary physiology.  Fellows would expect to gain considerable first operator experience during the fellowship.  Fellows may also have an opportunity to participate in training and implantation of mechanical support devices (i.e Impella) and some exposure to structural heart intervention.

Fellows are expected to participate fully in the interventional program including the on-call STEMI service. Fellows will be required to present cases and attend the Cardiology/Cardiothoracic MDT and be actively involved in the weekly journal club and monthly state-based interventional educational program.  The service has an active interventional research program, with fellows expected to be involved in both investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials.  Fellows will be strongly encouraged to undertake research programs during their fellowship and present at both local and international meetings. 

Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.

Relocation Expenses: WA Health have reallocation costs of up to $8000 for further information please visit:

https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Careers/International-applicants or
https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Careers/Living-and-working-in-WA

**Please note, relocation expenses may be eligible to successful candidates offered a 12 months’ Offer of Employment, to the value of $8000 for international candidates and $3000 to successful inter-state candidates.

Employee Benefits: Our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• Professional development and Study Leave/assistance as outlined in the WA Health AMA Industrial Agreement.
• Access to generous salary packaging
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Flexible leave arrangements.
• Employer superannuation contribution of 11% - For information on superannuation go to: http://www.treasury.wa.gov.au/Superannuation/Employees/Overview/

Conditions of Service: The terms and conditions of service are in accordance with the WA Health System – Medical Practitioners – AMA Industrial Agreement; https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/AMA award 

Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Alan Whelan on 08 6152 2222 or via Alan.Whelan@genesiscare.com

To Apply: Applicants are requested to apply online via MedJobsWA (Please note: Applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online. This email address will be used for communication with applicants). Emailed applications will not be accepted. 

Applicants must provide the following documents as part of their application in order to be considered for appointment:

1. A detailed curriculum vitae (of no more than 4 A4 pages) including the names and contact details of 2 x referees. Your CV must provide a summary of your experience in the context of the advertised vacancy.
2. Applicants are advised to write a statement addressing the selection criteria Answers to these questions are a requirement for assessment against the selection criteria, considered by the panel.

Applicant documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process.

Multiple applications will not be considered in their entirety.  Where multiple applications are uploaded, the last document to be uploaded will be the only document accepted and considered by the panel. 

APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT A CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) / RESUME WILL BE INVALID.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact MedJobsWA@health.wa.gov.au. 

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy.  As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.  Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

Other Conditions: 

• This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at:
  https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
• South Metropolitan Health Service will only accept applications that are lodged with the express permission of the applicant and containing all necessary information, including personal contact details. We will not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies and/or search firms and we will not pay fees to any such organisation unless arranged with the provider prior to advertising a vacancy.
• Suitable candidates to this recruitment process may also be accessed/offered employment by other employers within the WA Health system (e.g. South Metropolitan Health Service, North Metropolitan Health Service, East Metropolitan Health Service, WA Country Health Service, or Child and Adolescent Health Service).

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted.