The Department is a very busy subspecialty Unit of Western Health that performs clinical, research and teaching within the organisation. At a clinical level the Department admits approximately 1300 inpatients per annum and manages a 5 bed non-invasive ventilation unit. In addition there are significant numbers of inpatient consultations and the Department runs General Respiratory Outpatient clinic, Sleep Disorders Outpatient clinic and Migrant Screening Outpatient clinics.   The Sleep Disorders Unit performs approximately 1900 sleep studies per annum and these include both in laboratory and in the home studies. The Respiratory Function Laboratory performs a complete range of tests. There are opportunities to participate/undertake research opportunities in sleep and general respiratory medicine abound within the department. The department is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical and paramedical/Allied health education.

The department has the following positions available in 2012.

Fellow:  - 1 x position is available for a Fellow to help manage the Migrant Screening (Tuberculosis undertakings) outpatient clinics and perform clinical and physiology research within the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine.  Some backfill of general respiratory outpatients and ward cover may be required.
                 
Direct Applications to this Health Service by the Closing Date - Monday 15th August 2011

Registrars:  - 2 x positions are available for Advanced Training in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine.
                         1 x position is available for an Advanced Trainee - General Medicine / Respiratory (2 x 6 mth rotations)

Applications for the Advanced Trainee - Respiratory and Sleep Medicine must be made via the RACP/TSANZ Central committee in the first instance - please refer to the College Website to confirm details and closing dates for the match.
Applications for the Advanced Trainee - General Medicine / Respiratory Medicine must be to this Health Service by the Closing Date - Monday 15th August 2011
                 
Registrar: - 1 x position is available for Advanced Training in Sleep Medicine.  This is a joint position between Western
                     Health and Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre. 

Direct Applications to this Health Service by the Closing Date - Thursday 21st July 2011

Dr Anne-Marie Southcott
(03) 8345 6842
annemarie.southcott@wh.org.au                                                                  

http://www.racp.edu.au
Respiratory and Sleep Disorders Fellow (Ref No: 5902) Position Now Closed
Respiratory and Sleep Disorders Registrar (Ref No: 5900) Position Now Closed
Sleep Medicine Advanced Trainee (Ref No: 5901) Position Now Closed