Provisional Fellow in Pain Medicine

Commencing February 2025

The Royal Melbourne is one of Victoria’s largest hospitals providing a comprehensive range of health services including acute, sub-acute, general, and specialist medical services throughout inpatient and community-based facilities. We are also a proud part of the world-renowned Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, working in collaboration to advance research for continuous improvement of clinical care.

Unit Description:

RMH-Pain Management Services is a cross campus, cross division model for the provision of care to patients suffering pain.  We offer comprehensive training programs for fellows in a department providing a clinical service for all aspects of adult pain medicine.

About the role:

The program focuses on comprehensive, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary pain medicine in acute, subacute and chronic pain.  Fellows participate in medical (including subspecialty clinics in Aged; Interventional; Rehabilitation Pain), interventional, physical and psychological aspects of pain management.  With close collaborative arrangement with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, trainees will also be exposed to focused cancer related pain management experiences.

The service has developed a strong liaison role with affiliated services, departments and institutions, namely Neurosurgery, Radiology, Liaison psychiatry, Allied Health, Palliative Care, Addiction Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine.

The position is appropriate for both Core Training Stage and Practice Development Stage within the faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) training framework.

There are supervised tutorial training programs with a goal of successful completion of Faculty of Pain examination process. The fellows are expected to participate in the patient care, educational and research roles of the Pain Management Services.

About You:

• Registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA) or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia (for international Medical Graduates)
• MBBS or equivalent tertiary qualifications
• Ability to work in a team
• Well-developed communication and presentation skills.

Application Instructions:

• Apply direct to The Royal Melbourne Hospital
• Please attach your updated resume and a brief cover letter to support your application.
• Please ensure that a minimum of three written references are submitted to support your application (email directly to ally.lam@mh.org.au )

Benefits:

• A Values based organisation offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement, including training and research opportunities, and access to mentorship and leadership programs.
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including On-site staff gym, Staff Medical Service, Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Program - run by our dedicated employees.
• Salary packaging options, discounted onsite car parking, close to public transport

Interested?

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

Find out more about The Royal Melbourne Hospital https://www.thermh.org.au If you have any questions or require more information, connect with us. We look forward to hearing from you.

For a confidential discussion please contact Dr Charles Kim (Supervisor of Training) charles.kim@mh.org.au

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of Cultural Diversity and social inclusion.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment and COVID 19 Vaccination prior to commencement.