WH Internet - Surgical Training

The Western Health Division of Surgery is the largest business unit in the organisation comprising 16 separate units.

     - General Surgery
                * General Breast and Endocrine
                * Upper GI
                * Colo-Rectal
                * Williamstown General
                * Sunshine General
     - Vascular
     - Urology
     - Plastics
     - Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
     - Facio-Maxillary
     - Orthopaedics
     - Thoracic
     - Neurosurgery

General Surgery
Description	The General Surgery units are staffed by 17 visiting surgeons, a Chief Registrar, Fellow, Fellow in Colo-Rectal, 11 college appointed and 7 hospital appointed registrars/SHMOs. Registrars rotate through General Breast and Endocrine, Upper GI, Colo-Rectal, Williamstown General and Sunshine General Surgery. Operating theatres are sited at all three campuses of the network (Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown) and senior registrars are rotated to Goulburn Valley, Werribee Mercy and Western Private hospitals. The department has the following positions available in 2011: Chief Surgical Registrar - 1 x position. Applications directly to this Health Service by Closing Date - Saturday 10th July, 2010 Hospital Appointed Gen Surg Registrar/Senior HMO - 7 x positions Suitable for trainees wanting to gain experience prior to acceptance into an accredited position. Candidates will rotate through all General Surgery terms and Plastics. Rotations will include some relief and night cover at Sunshine and Footscray Hospitals. Applications directly to this Health Service by Closing Date - Friday 16th July, 2010
Enquiry Detail	Mr Trevor Jones 0402 279 701 Trevor.Jones@wh.org.au
Links	http://www.surgeons.org Chief Surgical Registrar (3940) Position Now Closed General Surgery Registrar (3955) Position/s Now Closed

Plastic Surgery
Description	The Plastics Department at Western Health is staffed by 11 VMO Plastic Surgeons and 5 registrars. The registrars include one (1) Plastic and Reconstructive Fellow, one (1) College appointed position, one (1) advanced general surgery trainee (2 x 6 month rotations) one surgical SHMO position (4 x 3 month rotations) and one hospital appointed 12 month position in plastic surgery. The department has the following positions available in 2011: Hospital Appointed Plastics Registrar - 1 x position (Suitable for a surgical trainee who is wanting more experience prior to an accredited position) Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow - 1 x position Direct Applications to this Health Service for the Plastic Surgery Unaccredited Registrar by the Closing Date - 5th July, 2010 Direct Applications to this Health Service for the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow by the Closing Date - 13th September 2010
Enquiry Detail	Mr Miklos Pohl miklos.pohl@googlemail.com
Links	http://www.surgeons.org Plastic Surgery Registrar (3962) Position Now Closed Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow (4378) Position Apply Now

Urology
Description	The Urology Department is staffed by 6 VMO Urologists, a Fellow in Urology and an Advanced Surgical Trainee in Urology. The department has the following positions available in 2011: Fellow -1 x Position Advanced Surgical Trainee - 1 x Position Applications for the above positions must be submitted to the College in the first instance Applications can be submitted to this Health Service by the Closing Date - Monday 21st June, 2010 (Fellow) and Monday 5th July, 2010 (Advanced Trainee)
Enquiry Details	Mr Doug Travis c/- (03) 9318 8080
Links	http://www.surgeons.org Urology Fellow Position Now Closed Urology Registrar (3967) Position Now Closed

Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
Description	The Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery Unit are staffed by 9 VMO Surgeons and a Fellow in Head and Neck Surgery, and an Accredited Otolaryngology Registrar who is selected by the College. The department has the following positions available in 2011: Fellow in Head and Neck Surgery - 1 x Position Applications to be submitted directly to this Health Service by Closing Date - Monday 5th July, 2010
Enquiry Details	A/Prof Robert Berkowitz (03) 9345 6476
Link	http://www.surgeons.org Head & Neck Fellow (3960) Position Now Closed

Orthopaedics
Description	The Orthopaedic Department at Western Health is a busy service treating both Adult and Paediatric elective and emergency presentations. The Service covers the 3 Campuses and is serviced by 17 VMO Surgeons, 7 Registrars and 4 HMOs and 2 Interns. The Registrars comprise; 2 Accredited Advanced Trainees across Sunshine and Footscray Campus - selected by the College; 1 Accredited Trainee rotating to Warrnambool - selected by the College and 4 Unaccredited Registrars. The department has the following Positions available in 2011: Registrars Orthopaedic Unaccredited - 4 x Positions (Suitable for Trainees awaiting an Accredited position). Applications to be submitted directly to this Health Service by Closing Date - Monday 5th July, 2010
Enquiry Details	Mr Raymond Crowe (03) 9421 6155 / 0407 198 446
Link	http://www.surgeons.org Orthopaedic Registrar (3958) Positions Now Closed