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. 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 2011.

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 6th September 2010.

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 to 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.
Advanced Trainee - Respiratory and Sleep Medicine : Applications to this Health Service by the Closing Date - Monday 30th August 2010.

Advanced Trainee - General Medicine / Respiratory Medicine : Direct Applications to this Health Service by the Closing Date - Tuesday 17th August 2010
                        
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 - Friday 9th July 2010.

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

http://www.racp.edu.au
Respiratory and Sleep Disorders Fellow (3930) Position Apply Now
Respiratory and Sleep Disorders Registrar (3931) Position/s Now Closed
Sleep Medicine Registrar (3932) Position Now Closed