Fellow - Head and Neck

Position Summary

• Under the care and direction of the Head of Unit – Head and Neck;
• To ensure a high quality of patient care through day to  day clinical management of patients; 
• To undertake administrative, teaching and research duties for the Unit to ensure that the Unit is run efficiently.

Enterprise Agreement

Doctors in Training

Classification or Salary Range

As per award based on experience

Immunisation Risk Category

Category A

Key Relationships

Internal

• Division of Cancer Surgery
• Patients and their Carers

External

• Other Healthcare providers
• Universities and Professional bodies

Skills

Essential Requirements

• Commitment to the values and health care philosophy of Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Code of Conduct.
• Excellent skills and competencies as a clinician and good communication skills with patients, their families and colleagues.
• Registration with the Medical Practitioners Board of Australia.
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement.
• Teaching commitment and skills in the areas undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education.
• Ongoing involvement with and encouragement of research

Desirable Requirements

• Computer skills - working knowledge of Windows environment including word processing.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities

1. Continuum of Care
1.1. Clinical Service
Responsible for the delivery of clinical service as delegated by Unit Head or Clinical Director.  He/She will assist the Unit Head/Clinical Director in the implementation of relevant policies and procedures.  This will enable the Department to be favourably benchmarked with comparable with comparable services within public and private institutions both nationally and internationally.

1.2. Teaching and Education
Ensure staff competence and job satisfaction by providing adequate training programs and encouraging developmental opportunities.  This would involve planning and implementation of undergraduate teaching, postgraduate teaching, continuing medical education, continuing education and support of other nursing, allied health and all other staff.
Conducts performance review as required by the Head of the Department.

1.3. Planning

1.4. Research
Clinical and laboratory research is an important part of the Fellowship Program.  Trainees will be required to develop a satisfactory research plan in association with members of the Unit, participate in Unit research activities and assist other trainees in the unit with their research studies.  The plan will include the hypothesis to be tested, aims of the study, data collection and analysis and it is expected that trainees will present the study for presentation at local and national meetings and complete a manuscript for submission to a specialty referred journal during the fellowship.

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

Key Performance Indicators:

The Fellow has responsibility for the services he/she provides in the Unit including inpatient and outpatient services, diagnostic services, teaching, and research and quality improvement activities.

• Achieve Department activity and quality targets including waiting list targets within the allocated financial budget.
• Adherence to Hospital policies and procedures to ensure ethical care.
• Participation in introduction and evaluation of new technologies.
• Attendance and participation at outpatients sessions, operating sessions and ward work unless otherwise negotiated with the Unit Head.
• Regular attendance at Departmental, Hospital and Specialty educational meetings and forums.
• Ongoing involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education including the coordination of weekly Unit meetings.
• Ongoing supervision and training of junior medical staff including education of registrar and resident in operating theatre.
• Assist in the development and review of department goals and strategies on an ongoing basis.
• To co-operate with other specialists in planning the delivery of multi-disciplinary treatments.
• Attendance and participation in Department and Hospital planning forums.
• Participation in development of Department Strategic plan.
• Contribute to the development of Units operational plan.
• Presentation of papers at specialty meetings.
• Publication of findings/articles in specialty refereed meetings.
• Participation in approved departmental initiatives/ research.

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

2. Leadership and Management
Assist in the supervision, training and counselling of HMOs and other clinical staff allocated to the department including the Unit Surgical Registrar.
Assist in the organisation of Departmental meetings.
Key Performance Indicators:

• Encourage active participation in both Unit operational matters and Hospital wide initiatives as supported by the Hospital.
• Contribute to effective and efficient management of the business of the Unit.
• Active participation in staff development and succession planning.
   

3. Safe Practice and Environment
To ensure the safety of self and patients is maintained in all aspects of daily routine.  
Key Performance Indicators:

• Comply with the Hospital policies, procedures and safety codes.

4. Improving Performance 
Pursue excellence and participate in the maintenance of high quality service by implementing incremental improvements on a continuing basis:

Key Performance Indicators:

• Promotion of best practice systems and processes
• Implementing improvement initiatives appropriate to the specialty
• Actively support compliance with national accreditation standards and continuous improvement objectives
• Participates in Clinical Reviews and encourages review of clinical outcomes.

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

5. Information Management
Is familiar with the Hospital information system and processes to ensure dissemination of information in a timely and accurate manner.

• Completion of clinical records, operating reports and outpatient letters in acceptable time frames.
• Supervision of Hospital Medical Officers in the maintenance or completion of the following:
  • Patient medical records
  • Discharge summaries
  • Hospital/Unit audits
  • ICD 10 coding/IPPP
  • Operating reports
  • Outpatient letters
• Maintenance of patient confidentiality and confidential information of strategic importance to the hospital. 
• Participation in the development of clinical pathways as required by the relevant units.
• Participation in Multi-Disciplinary Team