Fellow - Plastic Surgery

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. 
 
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. 

Key performance indicators: 

• 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. 

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.  

Key performance indicators: 

• 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. 

 
1.3 Planning 

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. 

Key performance indicators: 

• Attendance and participation in Department and Hospital planning forums. 
• Participation in development of Department Strategic plan. 
• Contribute to the development of Units operational plan. 
   

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 performance indicators: 

• Presentation of papers at specialty meetings. 
• Publication of findings/articles in specialty refereed meetings. 
• Participation in approved departmental initiatives/ research 

• 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. 

• 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. 

• 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 the EQuIP/ACHS standards and continuous improvement objectives 
• Participates in Clinical Reviews and encourages review of clinical outcomes

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

Key Performance Indicators 

• 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