Fellow - Pain Medicine - 2025

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

Overview

Pain medicine training at Alfred Health offers a high standard of training in chronic pain in an interdisciplinary setting, acute pain, complex pain and cancer pain management.

Training is accredited by the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) of the Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) for core training and practice development towards Fellowship of FPM.

Fellowship in Pain Medicine is a post-specialisation qualification in Australia and New Zealand. 

Candidates should apply to the Faculty of Pain Medicine for trainee registration and information about fellowship training requirements.

We are seeking either:

• advanced trainees nearing completion of medical specialty training in their primary specialty
• or holders of relevant medical fellowship specialty: anaesthesia, rehabilitation medicine, surgical specialties, psychiatry, a branch of internal medicine, or general practice.   

Structure

The training program offers a full-time appointment working across two campuses:

• Caulfield Hospital for the chronic pain service
• The Alfred for acute pain, cancer pain and complex pain inpatients

Trainees participate in the weekly FPM trainee tutorials run jointly by centres in Melbourne. There are regular Alfred health onsite pain education activities, grand rounds and library access.

After hours commitment

The Fellow is not expected to participate in after-hours rosters, except for a monthly half day round on Saturdays. A half a day can be made available for practice in The Alfred or Caulfield Hospital, in the primary specialty field of the trainee, if desired.

Applicant

The applicant would need to have:

• Registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency(APRHA)
• Fellowship in designated Specialty or be an advanced trainee in specialty training recognised in Australia by the Australian Medical Council
• Registered as a Trainee with Faculty of Pain Medicine
• Be intending to complete Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine by Qualification, Training and Examination

Enquiries

Enquiries can be directed in the first instance to:

Dr Noam Winter, Head of Pain Services, Alfred Health, Ph (03) 9076 3176  [email protected]

Applications close: Sunday, 26 May 2024

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This is in accordance with the Vaccination of Health Care Workers (COVID-19) Directions - Health Services. All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against influenza. This is in accordance with the Mandatory Vaccination of Health Care Workers (Influenza Vaccine) Directions - Health Services Establishments for influenza.

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au