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POSITION DESCRIPTION
Neonatal Fellow
Core Mercy Values:
Compassion, Hospitality, Respect, Innovation, Stewardship, Teamwork
Position title:
Neonatal Fellow
Entity/Group:
Mercy Hospital for Women
Business Unit/Department:
Paediatric Department
Position reports to:
Clinical Director Neonatology (Medical)
Position Purpose:
There are four Fellows. The position is rostered with alternating periods of primarily clinical
responsibility and primarily research responsibility, giving protected time for research
Employee name:
Date:
June 2011
Positions reporting to this
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This position will be responsible for the supervision of Clinical Care of registrar staff under
supervision of Consultant Medical Staff and to perform administrative duties, teaching and research.
Qualifications:
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Medical practitioner registered in the State of Victoria with experience in neonatal paediatrics. The
position is accredited for higher specialist training in Perinatal Medicine by the Royal Australasian
College of Physicians.
Neonatal Fellow – Paediatrics Department
Resource management:
Total staff management (FTE):
Annual Operating Expenditure:
Annual Capital Expenditure:
Personal Competencies required
 High level communication skills
 High level clinical skill and judgment in Neonatology
 Teaching ability
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Key Result Areas
Demonstrates and upholds the
Values and Mission of Mercy Health.
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Job Competencies Required
 Competence in all routine NICU practical procedures
 Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary team
 Ability to communicate effectively with families under
stress
Key Activities
Ensure the values of Mercy Health
are incorporated into daily work
practices for all staff.
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Clinical:
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Clinical supervision and support of
registrar staff, under ultimate
supervision of consultant medical
staff.
Up to one night cover per week as
Consultant in-house. Backup support
from senior consultant provided
Rostered one day per week as a
registrar.
Conduct 1 NICU Ward round per
week as Consultant.
Be available to assist registrars with
clinical problems and practical
procedures.
Attend Developmental Follow – Up
Outpatient Clinic.
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Standard Measures
Be compassionate and provide
support to staff and customers.
Consistently shows respect and
values each person’s dignity.
Seeks opportunities to be innovative
for improvement.
Communicates openly and honestly
as an effective team member.
Satisfactory clinical performance
Demonstrated ability to work in a
team effectively
Good risk management and OH&S
performance
Care of families and staff in NICU
Neonatal Fellow – Paediatrics Department
Key Result Areas
Administrative:
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Teaching:
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Research:
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Key Activities
Provide monthly audit of SCN for the
Clinical Director - Neonatology
(Medical) and for presentation at the
Mortality and Morbidity Meeting.
Organise Neonatal Journal Club
Meetings each fortnight.
Perform other administrative duties
when called upon.
On a monthly basis check discharge
summaries are completed.
Supervise and support registrars in
data entry.
Organise Monthly Unit Neonatal
Morbidity and Mortality Meeting.
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Standard Measures
Complete administrative tasks as
directed
Staff feedback
Undertake teaching of registrars.
Undertake teaching of medical
students.
Undertake teaching of nursing staff.
Others as required by the Clinical
Director - Neonatology (Medical).
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Involvement in teaching
Feedback from trainees and nursing
staff
To take part in, perform and analyze
results and publish articles.
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Publish at least one article per year.
Neonatal Fellow – Paediatrics Department
Key Result Areas
Meetings:
Key Activities
 Hospital Clinical Meeting - weekly
Preparation and presentation of
Paediatric follow-up of infants born to
mothers with interesting or difficult
obstetric problems. Presentation of
infants with interesting paediatric
problems which are judged by the
Clinical Director - Neonatology (Medical)
to be of educational value to obstetric
staff.
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Standard Measures
Attendance at and involvement in
meetings.
 Neonatal Journal Club - Fortnightly
Selection of journal articles for
presentation. Organization of roster for
registrars presenting articles and coordination of distribution of articles in the
fortnight proceeding Journal Club. (See
individual document).
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Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality
Meeting - Monthly
Co-ordinate agenda. Chair meeting.
Prepare and present statistics. (See
individual document).
 Perinatal Mortality Meeting – Monthly
Prepare and present neonatal paediatric
cases.
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Special Care Nursery Meeting second monthly
Participation.
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Neonatal Fellow – Paediatrics Department
Key Result Areas
Committees:
Takes reasonable care to protect the
health and safety of themselves, fellow
staff and others in the workplace.
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Key Activities
Medical Records Committee
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SPI database Committee
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Development of data fields for
neonatal paediatric information input,
participation in training programme
and subsequent training of other
paediatric medical staff in system
use.
Complete incident reports
Elect and support health and safety
representatives
Contribute to risk assessments
Participate in training and meetings
regarding safety
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Employee’s
Signature:
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Standard Measures
Attendance at and involvement in
committees.
Reports hazards, near misses and
injuries immediately
Uses personal protective equipment
Comply with risk management
policies and procedures and
instruction
Attend all safety meetings and
training sessions
Date:
Print Name:
Line Manager
Signature:
Date:
Print Name:
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Neonatal Fellow – Paediatrics Department