Burns Fellow - 2025
Burns Fellow - 2025
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Alfred Health
Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery improvement research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community based services.
We invite applicants for the 12month position of Burns Fellow commencing August 2025
This positionis based atThe Alfred (Adult burns) in Melbourne.The Australian mainland state of Victoria has a population of more than 6.6 million people. Thisservice is the statewide providerof burns care for all adults with complex major burn injuries in Victoria as well as many people with less severe burns. In addition we provide education and training for rural and regional clinicians involved in caring for burninjured patients and collaborate with community and industry groups on burn awareness campaigns and to provide first aid education and training.
In addition to clinical care provision and provision of clinical leadership in all aspects of burn care we undertake research into the causes and mechanisms of burn injuries clinical outcomes and emerging clinical treatment technologies. The Victorian Adult Burns Service at The Alfredprovide:
- Acute care for all severely injured burns patients in Victoria;
- Secondary reconstructive surgery for burns patients in association with the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit;
- PostOperative rehabilitation and scar management services;
- Advice assessment and treatment of outpatients with minor burns.
The aim of the Fellowship is to foster the development of clinical skills in both the medical and surgical management of adultswith burn injuries during the acute rehabilitation and secondary reconstructive phases of the episode: together with acquisition of management and research skills to enable the fellow to take up a position as a consultant in burn surgery on completion of the Fellowship.
The fellow will conduct rostered theatre lists undertake care of inpatients both elective and nonelective and assess referrals from the Emergency department and other hospital Departments both in hours and after hours.
The fellow is also expected to complete a research project during the fellowship. This research project can be clinical basic science or translational research.
Applications are open to Plastic or General Surgeons who have recently completed their training or who expect to complete training in 2025 and who seek to pursue further subspecialty training in Burns.
Enquiries to: Ms Tracey Petrieemailortelephone0.
Applications close: 15th April 2025
Candidates are advised that applications are reviewed as they are received and the department and hospital may finalise an appointment prior to the closing if appropriate therefore please lodge your application as soon as possible.
Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
Website: www.alfredhealth
Employment Type
Grant
