Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Medicine
Respiratory and Sleep Disorders
Description

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, Migrant Screening Outpatient clinics and is involved with the Obesity Service. 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. 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 2010.

Fellow:  - 1 x position is available for a Fellow to help manage the Migrant Screening outpatient clinics and perform clinical
                 and physiology research within the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine.
                 
Direct Applications to this Health Service by the Closing Date - Monday 7th September 2009.

Registrars:  - 2 x positions are available for Advanced Training in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine.
                        
Applications to be made via the RACP/TSANZ Central committee in the first instance (Closing Date - 17th August 2009).
Applications to this Health Service by the Closing Date - 31st August 2009.

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. 

Please note that the position of Advanced Training - Sleep Medicine is Commonwealth Funded.  As a result, this position is pending the outcome of allocation of Funding for 2010.  

Direct Applications to this Health Service by the Closing Date - Friday 17th July 2009.

Enquiry Details

Dr David Cunnington
(03) 9663 1993                                                                   

Links

http://www.racp.edu.au
Respiratory and Sleep Disorders Fellow (2022) Position Now Closed
Respiratory and Sleep Disorders Registrar (2023) Position Now Closed
Sleep Medicine Registrar (2007) Position Now Closed