Reference Number: 44260: Senior Registrar - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Employment Type: Fixed Term Full Time (FT)
Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)About Northern Health:As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour's drive from the CBD, Melbourne's North is fast becoming the place to be!The Role:As the leading public health service in the Northern Region, we are recruiting for Senior Registrars - Obstetrics and Gynaecology for the 2025 clincial year.Accredited Senior Registrar positions (including Chief Registrar, Quality registrar and Simulation/Teaching registrar) for 2025 are structured to:
- Provide opportunities to maintain and develop complex obstetric management skills, including birthing unit management, complex operative Obstetrics and supervision/teaching of junior trainees and HMOs.
- Consolidate Gynaecological training with exposure to training in open, minimally invasive & vaginal surgery.
- Develop and demonstrate skills relevant to audit, leadership, and administration relevant to a busy O&G service.
- Develop specific skills relevant to intended future scope of specialist practice post-FRANZCOG.
- Service commitment to the birthing services, including antenatal clinic, acute birthing, and inpatient obstetric care (including rostered after-hours; nights and weekends).
- Service commitment to acute Gynaecological services, including acute presentations to the emergency department, inpatient care, and gynaecological outpatient services.
- Participation in quality assurance, audit, and teaching programs.
- Generalist Gynaecology ATM - Advanced training in open, minimally invasive & vaginal surgery.
- Hysteroscopy and laparoscopic surgery ATM - Endoscopic surgery with AGES specialists.
- Colposcopy Special Interest ATM: Independent (supervised) colposcopy training for SR intending to become C-QuIP certified.
- JMS representation at the senior medical staff meetings.
- Ideally suited to a trainee in their final year, the Chief registrar role allows scope for independent operating and consolidation of consultant level skills.
- The dissemination of information to Junior medical workforce.
- Coordination of simulation training (Obstetric/ED simulation training, PROMPT, FSEP, ROBUST, Laparoscopic training, US training).
- Coordinating interview practice sessions for FRANZCOG applicants for the following year.
- Participation in the development and review of clinical management protocols and guidelines.
- Responsible for preparing and presenting the Gynaecology Unit Morbidity and Mortality Meeting, Gynaecology CUSP (Comprehensive Unit Safety and quality Programme) meetings and co-ordinating the Gynaecology Pre-Operative meetings.
- Responsible for preparing and presenting the Obstetric CUSP meetings.
- Experience and good working knowledge of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Proven ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Good communication skills
- Health and Wellbeing programs, including our 'Thrive' program
- Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
- An inclusive and culturally safe space
- State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
- A commitment to ongoing professional development through our 'Learning Labs'
- Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library