Trainee Positions At Liverpool Hospital
Liverpool Hospital
Neurophysiology, Liverpool Hospital, CSB1, Locked Bag 7017, Liverpool BC NSW 1871
NSW, 1871
Australia
Contact Details
Dr Alan McDougall
alan.mcdougall@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone : 02 8738 3646
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Positions
Training Positions : Four
Elective Training Positions : Two - Stroke Fellow, Neurophysiology Fellow (both full time)
Fellowships : Two - Stroke Fellow, Neurophysiology Fellow (both full time)
Core Position Descriptions
Advanced Trainee in Neurology:
5 Core training positions
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Advanced Trainee in Neurology � Accredited Training Position.
This is an approved Core Training Position for Advanced Trainees in Neurology
Care of Neurology and Stroke Inpatients
Supervision of Junior Medical Staff
Assessment of Emergency Department Neurology Patients
After hours acute stroke roster 1 in 7 (tPA and ECR)
Inpatient Consultations
Neurology Outpatient Clinics - including general clinics, MS clinics, neuromuscular clinic, MND clinic, neuroimmunology clinic, neuroophthalmology clinic
Neurophysiology Clinics
EEG teaching / reporting
Neuro audilogy and vestibular service
Attendance at Multidisciplinary Allied Health and Nursing Meetings
Prepare weekly Neurology Clinical and Radiology Meetings
The year is divided into five terms
1 Ward cover
2 Consults for hospital
3 Evening cover (4 till midnight monday to friday) - combined with consults job - two weeks of each rotating
4 Clinics - protected clinic time - general and specialty clinics and neurophysiology training
5 Clinics - protected clinic time - general and specialty clinics and neurophysiology training
CHALLENGES
Prioritising workload
Providing efficient and timely service
COMMUNICATION
Daily with Attending Medical Officers
Regular close supervision of Junior Medical Staff
Regular communication with Nursing and Allied Health Staff
Adequate record keeping in patient notes
DECISION MAKING
Assess Emergency Patients and Consultations, formulate diagnosis and management plan then discuss with Attending Medical Officer
Daily review of Neurology and Stroke inpatients and discussion of any problems with Attending Medical Officer
Elective Position Descriptions
1 Stroke Fellow:
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Stroke Fellow - full time position
This is an approved Core Training Position for Advanced Trainees in Neurology
Other options:
Participate in Training and Experience in all aspects of Neurophysiology
Participate in Training and Experience in Multiple Sclerosis
Rapid assessment of Emergency Department Stroke Patients
Coordinating delivery of Thrombolytic therapy and Endovascular Clot Retrieval therapy (24/7) to Stroke Patients
Stroke Outpatient Clinic
Inpatient Consultations
Nursing Meetings
Attend and contribute to weekly Neurology Clinical and Radiology Meetings
Collection of data regarding Stroke patients
Research and Publication of Stroke data
CHALLENGES
Prioritising workload
Providing efficient and timely service
COMMUNICATION
Daily with Attending Medical Officers
Regular close supervision of Junior Medical Staff
Regular communication with Nursing and Allied Health Staff
Adequate record keeping in patient notes
DECISION MAKING
Assess Emergency Department Stroke Patients and Consultations, formulate diagnosis and management plan then discuss with Attending Medical Officer
Coordinate administration of thrombolytic therapy when appropriate
Review of stroke inpatients and discussion of any problems with Attending Medical Officer
2. Neurophysiology Fellow - full time position
Performing and supervising NCS and EMG tests and Evoked potential reporting for inpatients and outpatients
EEG reporting
Teaching of ATs in neurophysiology
Supporting on call Roster
Hospital Information
Liverpool hospital has been operating continuously since the end of the eighteenth century. It is located at Liverpool and serves a population of 900,000 people in the South - West of Sydney. The hospital has 650 beds and is a principal teaching hospital of the University of New South Wales and the Western Sydney University.
The hospital provides a full tertiary referral service for all specialties, and a number of quaternary services including Endovascular Clot Retrieval
There are excellent opportunities for clinical training with exposure to a broad range of neurological and medical conditions.
We have a large neurophysiology department with a neurophysiology fellow
We have a neuro audiology and neurovestibular laboratory and service
We have a large MS and neuroimmunology service
We have advanced Parkinson's therapies
We have an MND clinc and and a neuromuscular clinic
We have a neuro ophthalmology clinic
We are a 24/7 Stroke Endovascular Clot Retrieval Centre s
Department Beds :
30 Neurology and Stroke beds, including 10 telemetry beds
Department Clinics
Multiple clinics in Neurology, Neurophysiology, EEG, Multiple Sclerosis, Botox, Motor Neurone Disease, Neuromuscular Disease, Parkinsons clinics
Department Specialty Clinics
Multiple Sclerosis, Botox, Motor Neurone Disease, Neuromuscular Disease, Parkinsons clinics
Department Meetings
Neurology meeting weekly
Neuroradiology meeting weekly
Neurophysiology teaching session weekly
EEG teaching session weekly
Neurophysiology teaching session weekly
Neuropathology meeting monthly
Medical grand rounds weekly
Medical handover round daily
Stroke multidisciplinary meeting weekly
Neurology multidisciplinary meeting weekly
Department Staff
Dr Alan McDougall (Head of Neurology)
Prof Suzanne Hodgkinson (MS, Neuroimmunology, Movement Disorders, Stroke)
Prof Mark Parsons (Stroke)
Dr Cecilia Cappelen - Smith (Neurophysiology, Stroke)
Clinical A Prof Dennis Cordato (Sroke, Epilepsy, Movement Disorders,Neurophysiology)
Dr Daniel O'Neill (Movement Disorders, MS)
Dr Daniel Wardman (Neurophysiology, Vestibular)
Dr Zeljka Calic (Stroke, Vestibular, Neurophysiology)
Dr Colin Mahoney (Cognition and MS)
Dr Tram Nguyen (Neurophysiology)
Dr Neil Griffith (Epilepsy, EEG, movement disorders)
Dr Adeniyi Borire (Neurophysiology, general neurology)
Dr Basel Hassan (EEG)
Dr Bindu Sankaparan (Paediatric Neurology, EEG)
Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
There are three neurology teams
One team comprising the Advanced Trainee and an RMO
Two team second comprising a Basic Trainee and an RMO
There is a stroke fellow to assist in assesment of acute stroke patients in the Emergency Department
Trainee Responsibilities
This is a busy department with exposure to a wide range of neurological conditions giving opportunities for excellent teaching in clinical neurology, stroke (including ECR and thrombolysis), neurophysiology and neuroradiology, MS and Neuroimmunology, as well as Neuro audiology and vestibular, and Parkinsons and Dementia. Clinical research and presentations at state and national meetings are encouraged and opportunities for further research are available
Selection Criteria
Philosophy Of Training
Neurology Training In State
Other Information