Spine Fellow

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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The Princess Alexandra Hospital, part of the Queensland Government, offers a spinal surgery fellowship providing clinical care under supervision, with dedicated operating sessions and a mix of trauma and elective cases. The program emphasizes research with a required project leading to peer‑reviewed publication within 12 months and a podium at a national meeting.

This role supports professional development within Queensland's public health system, including generous leave entitlements and study

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Your new role:To provide clinical care under supervision and acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to satisfy relevant specialist college and medical board requirements in order to practice as a specialist. The Fellowship will aim for the selected applicant to become proficient in all aspects of spinal surgery including trauma and elective.About you:Clinical sessionsThere are multiple weekly all day operating session at PAH, with consultant supervision. The fellow and the unit registrar will attend each morning and each afternoon session and firstassistant/supervisor operator positions are shared equitably between the registrar and fellow. Out of hours trauma/acute surgery is undertaken as required.There are multiple new and review outpatient sessions throughout the week.Daily ward rounds are held with fellow and training registrar and weekly consultant ward rounds are also undertaken.ResearchResearch undertaking is an integral part of the fellowship position. We have strong links with The Transitional Research Institute and The University of Queensland. It is the responsibility of each appointed fellow to complete at least one research project to the point of acceptance for peer-reviewed publication within the 12-month tenure of the position. Certification of completion of the fellowship will be dependent on completion of this project to the satisfaction of the fellowship supervisors. A podium at one national meeting during the fellowship is mandatory.Check out our quick tips and application essentials!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 roleYou'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 | EXCELLENCEOur 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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.