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Position:
Breast Surgical Fellowship
Level:
Second Year
Location:
North Canberra Hospital, Mary Potter Drive, Bruce, 2617;
The Canberra Hospital, Yamba Drive, Garren, 2606
Contact:
Dr Rebecca Read
Contact:
This position offers excellent training in all aspects of breast disease management in a multidisciplinary environment. It involves working closely with six specialist breast surgeons in a high-volume public hospital unit as well as providing great research opportunities and links to BreastScreen, High Risk Breast Clinics.
The operative experience will include a full range of breast surgical procedures for benign and malignant disease, including skin and nipple sparing mastectomies, skin reducing mastectomies with immediate implant-based reconstruction. A majority of patients with cancer are offered breast conserving treatment, including therapeutic mammoplasty and other breast re-shaping (oncoplastic) procedures. Extensive experience can be gained in sentinel node biopsy and axillary dissection. All breast reconstructions are carried out by the Breast Surgeons except for micro-vascular tissue flaps performed by the Plastics Service at the Canberra Hospital which the trainee can arrange to attend. The trainee will take part in a robust MDT and will also have the opportunity to extend skills in endocrine surgery, surgical oncology and general surgery.
The trainee will participate in the ACT wide fellow on call roster at the Canberra Hospital which is a busy emergency general surgery and trauma service (approximately 1/5 weekends) working with the on call general surgeon.
Unit: Breast Surgery and General Surgery
Unit Consultants (Breast Surgery, North Canberra Hospital / General Surgery)
Dr Usama Majeed , Head of Unit, Senior Staff Specialist
Dr Rebecca Read, Senior Staff Specialist / PFT Supervisor
Dr Mike He, VMO
Dr Nicole Taylor, Staff Specialist
Dr Amir Butt, VMO (on leave)
Breast Oncoplastic Surgery:
Oncoplastic Level 1, Oncoplastic Level 2, Mammoplasty for symmetry
Breast Reconstruction Surgery:
Skin or subcutaneous mastectomy, implant based reconstruction, implant revision/removal, possible TCH tissue reconstrution with Plastics.
General and Other Surgery:
Endocrine Melanoma, Sarcoma, General: Drs Majeed & Butt: thyroid, Drs Read & He: melanoma and surgical oncology, All consultants: general surgery
Breakdown of hours:
General Surgery on-call: one in five to one in six weekends at the Canberra Hospital.
Private Consulting:
N/A
MDT:
Breast: weekly, Fellow presents and contributes
Academic & Research:
Active research through ACT/SENSW Breast Cancer Treatment Group. Academic affiliation with Australian National University.
Funded:
1 year FTE role commencing early February 2027
Salary:
Will be Full time salary equivalent to Senior Registrar salary (or greater) and minimum salary package and requirements and conditions as required by law in the Hospital jurisdiction will apply. Position Classification: Post Graduate Fellow.
Further Information:
- There is on Emergency General Surgery Fellow on the unit - There are four SET registrars on the unit across all areas - There are two unaccredited registrars on the unit across all areas
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