2025 Gastroenterology & Endoscopy Clinical Research Fellow
Western Health seeks two suitably qualified applicants for the 2025 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Clinical Research Fellow position.
The position would be ideally suited to an RACP trainee who has passed the FRACP written and clinical examinations and is hoping to pursue a career in Gastroenterology. Alternatively, it would be suited to a gastroenterology advanced trainee wishing to focus on research.
The position will require active and enthusiastic involvement in all aspects of Gastroenterology research projects at Western Health. This includes involvement in writing ethics applications, seeing patients enrolled in clinical trials, offering medical clinical support to the Gastroenterology Research Nurses, assisting with data acquisition and reporting/manuscript writing for publications.
The studies will encompass a number of areas including viral hepatitis and chronic liver disease, IBD and endoscopy. These will include trials already underway, but also the opportunity to focus on an area of interest to the successful candidate under the supervision of a Western Health Consultant.
Some Gastroenterology wards and outpatient clinical involvement will also be expected at the Footscray and Sunshine campuses.
Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment process only and should include a cover letter and curriculum vitae. Attached to this advertisement, you will find the Referee Assessment Form - this will need to be downloaded and forwarded to at least three (3) referees for completion and emailed to westisbest@wh.org.au.
Applications close at 11:59pm on 26 July 2024.
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Referee Form
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Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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