Information Booklet - AMSIG · Our Network I-MED Radiology Network 2018 Fellowships Information Booklet | Released February 2017 3 I-MED Radiology Network is Australia’s largest

I-MED Radiology 2018 Fellowships

Information Booklet

I-MED Radiology Network Fellowships 2018 Information Booklet | Released February 20172

Contents

Our Network 3

I-MED Fellowship Opportunities 4

MIA Radiology - MRI Fellowship 5

MIA Radiology - MSK Fellowship 6

Regional Imaging (Albury, NSW) - MSK Fellowship 7

Regional Imaging (Hobart, Tasmania) - MSK/MRI Fellowship 8

Regional Imaging (Launceston, Tasmania) - MSK/MRI Fellowship 9

Regional Imaging (Gippsland, Victoria) - Breast Imaging Fellowship 10

I-MED Fellowships Sponsorship Program 11

Putting patients and referrers first

Delivering services to high standards

Focusing on people

Rewarding work that makes a difference

Working with the best in the field

Sharing expertise and supporting development

Balancing work and family

Quality team and a positive environment

Investing in technology and clinical advancements

One network working towards a better future

A career, not just a job

Size, strength and stability

Our Network

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I-MED Radiology Network is Australia’s largest medical imaging network of practices, providing a comprehensive range of services in all major metropolitan areas and significant parts of rural and regional Australia.

Each year more than 3.7 million patient examinations are performed by around 250 radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians and 3,000 staff located in 180 clinics across the country.

We offer comprehensive medical imaging services in community clinics and public and private hospitals including CT, MRI, General x-ray, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, PET and PET/CT, Mammography and Breast Imaging, Bone Density and Interventional Procedures.

Comprehensive care. Uncompromising quality.

Our promise - “Comprehensive care. Uncompromising quality”- encompasses and proudly communicates the service our doctors and teams strive to provide to patients and referring health professionals every day. We are committed to meeting the imaging and service needs of our patients and referrers and will continually be tough on ourselves to make sure the highest quality is always delivered.

Being a part of the largest medical imaging network in Australia enables our clinics to deliver the most effective healthcare services locally while drawing on the strength of our broader national footprint. Our team of radiologists actively share clinical knowledge to provide second opinions for complex cases and promote ongoing professional development. Our clinic staff are highly committed and actively supported to provide the highest levels of care to patients and referrers.

Worth Working For

Working with I-MED provides a career, not just a job. Our size provides us with unique opportunities to support personal and professional development of all staff, the opportunity to work in different locations, progress into leadership roles and represent the Network on committees and at professional forums. We invest heavily in our people, striving to create highly rewarding careers whilst promoting flexibility and balance between work and personal commitments.

Our commitment to quality and care means we attract radiologists and clinic staff who are the best in their field. They are actively encouraged and supported to share their expertise and help develop others. They enjoy working with the latest imaging equipment and technology and opportunities for further training and development to ensure they stay ahead in their profession.

Our Values

People and relationships are the foundation of I-MED Radiology. We promote unity and aim to create a productive and positive culture and working environment for all staff by adopting the following values:

• Integrity

• Mutual respect

• Excellence

• Development

These values are at the core of everything we do – the decisions we make, our approach to work, and our behaviours and interactions with others within and outside the organisation. All staff are expected to personally commit to Our Values and actively contribute to creating engaged, happy and successful individuals and teams across the network.

Our Future

Maintaining our position at the cutting edge of technology and clinical advancements is an important part of our service delivery model, enabling us to provide superior clinical outcomes in a cost effective and efficient manner.

In addition to our commitment to providing the very latest in medical imaging equipment, I-MED invests heavily in RIS/PACS and digital imaging technology to allow secure distribution, storage and retrieval of all patient images. Radiologists enjoy rapid access to reports and recent prior images for comparative purposes. I-MED Online also provides the appropriate technology to deliver medical images and reports directly to referring doctors, including the use of an App for viewing on a smartphone or tablet when speed and immediate access is required.


I-MED Radiology has a number of sub-specialty Fellowships available to qualified Radiologists. Our Fellowships are offered in a hybrid format, with a combination of dedicated fellowship and consultancy time.Your participation in an I-MED Fellowship provides you with the opportunity to work with some of Australia’s leading medical imaging specialists, as well as the chance to experience the culture and value of working with us. See first-hand why we believe that I-MED Radiology represents the best opportunity for you to develop and advance your career.

This booklet provides you with the details of the current I-MED Fellowships available, including locations, timing and contact details. We have also provided details of the I-MED Fellowship Sponsorship program that is also on offer to interested Radiologists.

How to apply for an I-MED Fellowship

Visit the I-MED Fellowships page on our website located at www.i-med.com.au/careers to view details and submit your application.

Closing dates for I-MED Fellowships

The closing dates for I-MED Fellowships are outlined in this booklet and on the I-MED website.

Please feel free to contact I-MED after the closing date to express your interest in a Fellowship and check that the places have been filled.

For more information on I-MED Fellowships

The contact details for each I-MED Fellowship Radiologist Supervisor and General Manager is provided within this booklet.

If you have detailed questions or wish to discuss a specific Fellowship further, please contact the Radiologist Supervisor or General Manager directly.

If you have general questions regarding opportunities for Radiologists across the I-MED Radiology Network, please contact our I-MED Recruitment Team on 1800 775 751 or email [email protected]

I-MED Fellowship Opportunities

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Positions

PositionAdvanced Training in Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2018 - 2 positions

LocationVarious Suburban Hospitals, Victoria (see detail below)

MRI

ContactFor further information, please direct your enquires to:

Dr Ian Cox Fellowship Supervisor

E: [email protected]

Rod RoncariGeneral Manager - MIA Radiology & I-TeleRAD

P: (03) 8587 5100 | M: 0409 133 621


Background

Cabrini Malvern is a large private hospital with a busy Emergency Department and has a strong emphasis in neurological & musculoskeletal imaging. Victoria House is an imaging centre in Prahran catering to a large outpatient orthopaedic and sports medicine referral base including many elite professional athletes. St Vincent’s East Melbourne provides specialist neuro & MSK imaging with an emphasis on MSK and a sub interest in hand, wrist and hip imaging.

Position Description

Two, one year advanced training positions in Magnetic Resonance Imaging are being offered by MIA

Radiology commencing in February 2018. The fellowships are based in the Departments of Medical Imaging at Cabrini Private Hospital Malvern, St Vincent’s Private Hospital East Melbourne, John Fawkner Private Hospital Coburg, Frankston Private Hospital and at Victoria House Medical Imaging and Heidelberg Radiology. The positions are structured to provide a mixture of fellowship-type training in MRI (three days per week) and experience working as a general diagnostic radiologist in clinic and private hospital settings (two days per week.) As the position is mixed MRI training and clinical work the successful applicant will need to be qualified and able to work as a diagnostic radiologist in Victoria in 2018.

The training position provides excellent exposure to a wide variety of medical

and surgical pathology in Neurological, Musculoskeletal and Body fields, with an emphasis towards Musculoskeletal MRI. The strength of the position is the broad mix of clinical exposure at the various sites. Supervising radiologists are sub-speciality MR fellowship trained and interpret a wide variety of examinations in the various departments in which they practice.

The training includes exposure to 1.5T and 3T systems including 1.5T and 3T Siemens scanners at Cabrini, a 3T GE scanner at John Fawkner, and 3T Siemens systems at Victoria House, St Vincent’s East Melbourne, Heidelberg and Frankston Private.

The fellow will be expected to participate actively in a research project as part of the fellowship.

Applications close 28 April 2017


Positions

PositionAdvanced Training in Musculoskeletal Imaging 2018 - 1 position

LocationVictoria House Medical Imaging, Prahran

MSK


Dr Andrew Rotstein Fellowship Supervisor


Rod RoncariGeneral Manager - MIA Radiology & I-TeleRAD

P: (03) 8587 5100 | M: 0409 133 621


Background

The musculoskeletal imaging fellowship will focus on MSK MRI at Victoria House and St Vincent’s Private Hospital, East Melbourne and diagnostic and interventional MSK ultrasound at Victoria House, although it will also include plain film and CT. Victoria House has a busy diagnostic and therapeutic (ultrasound-guided injections) MSK service with highly experienced radiologists sub-specialised in this area.

Victoria House is an imaging centre in Prahran catering to a large outpatient orthopaedic and sports medicine referral base including many elite professional athletes. The imaging department at St Vincent’s Private Hospital in East Melbourne provides specialist neuro & MSK imaging with an

emphasis on MSK and a sub interest in hand, wrist and hip imaging. Both centres are equipped with modern Siemens 3T scanners.

Position Description

A one year advanced training position in Musculoskeletal Imaging is being offered by MIA Radiology commencing in February 2018. The fellowship is based at Victoria House Medical Imaging and St Vincent’s Private Hospital in East Melbourne. The position is structured to provide a mixture of fellowship-type training in Musculoskeletal Imaging (three days per week) and experience working as a general diagnostic radiologist in clinic and private hospital settings (two days per week.)

As the position is mixed MSK training and clinical work the successful applicant will need to be qualified and able to work as a diagnostic radiologist in Victoria in 2018.

The fellow will be expected to participate actively in a research project as part of the fellowship.



Positions MSK

PositionAdvanced Training in Musculoskeletal Imaging 2018 - 2 positions

LocationAlbury, New South Wales

BackgroundRegional Imaging is Australia’s premier regionally based medical imaging group operating in the major population centres of southern New South Wales, Victoria, Northern Territory and Tasmania. The MSK Fellow will have access to the extensive resources and expertise across I-MED Radiology.

The position is based in Albury on the NSW/VIC border with a large regional population of over 100,000 people. There is convenient, easy access to Melbourne and Sydney. The region is renowned for food and wine, skiing, cycling, tennis, golf and water sports on the Murray River. The staff are relaxed and friendly with a commitment to quality and high academic standards.

Position DescriptionThe MSK Fellowship at Regional Imaging Border has been in place for more than 15 years. The comprehensive practice performs over 10,000 MSK examinations annually with a mixture of MRI, CT, US and fluoroscopy.

The Fellowship focuses on musculoskeletal MRI including knee, shoulder, hip, wrist, elbow and foot/ankle. Imaging-guided interventional procedures include MR arthrograms, US guided therapeutic injections (joints, bursae, ganglia, tendons/sheaths, ligaments, carpal tunnel), and a range of spinal procedures (facet joint injections, nerve root blocks, discography, vertebroplasty).


Dr Andrew van der Vliet:Fellowship Supervisor


Mark SimpsonGeneral Manager - Regional Imaging

P: (03) 8587 5181 | M: 0413 088 887


Key Features• ‘Hybrid’ MSK Fellowship / Consultant

contract for 1st year FRANZCR

• Flexibility for 6 or 12 month appointment

• Attractive salary package plus relocation assistance for the candidate and local support for the partner

• 3T MRI with state-of-the-art coil technology, 160 slice MSCT with CT fluoroscopy, digital radiography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine

• Full supervision in Private Hospital based practice with supportive team of experienced radiologists

• Weekly orthopedic surgical meetings



Positions MSK/MRI

PositionAdvanced Training in MSK/MRI Imaging 2018 - 2 positions

LocationHobart, Tasmania

BackgroundRegional Imaging is Australia’s premier regionally based medical imaging group operating in the major population centres of southern New South Wales, north and eastern Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. The MSK/MRI Fellow will have access to our extensive resources and expertise across the Network.

The position is based in Hobart, Tasmania. The staff are relaxed and friendly with a commitment to quality patient care and high academic standards.

Position DescriptionRegional Imaging - Southern Tasmania is the leading provider of MSK imaging in Hobart and carries out over 140,000 examinations per year with approximately 40% of these relating to MSK. MSK imaging includes MRI, MSK Ultrasound, CT and fluoroscopy assisted intervention including joint injections, arthrography, facet joint injection and nerve root blocks.

The Fellowship encompasses all musculoskeletal imaging but has a particular emphasis on MRI, ultrasound and interventional MSK.

Key Features• ‘Hybrid’ Fellowship / Consultant



• 1-2 afternoons per week in theatre with orthopaedic surgeon during arthroscopy

• Run the weekly multidisciplinary MSK meeting

• Project or research encouraged


• Wide Bore 3T and 1.5T MRI with state-of-the-art coil technology, Dual Energy CT (DECT), digital radiography, ultrasound

• Integrated nuclear medicine service (only Private service in Hobart) including SPECT/CT imaging with high volume of MSK


• Access to a full range of up-to-date books, journals and teaching library


Dr Raj DoolabhFellowship Supervisor

M: 0428 614 591 | E: [email protected]


P: (03) 8587 5181 | M: 0413 088 887

E: [email protected] Applications close 28 April 2017


Positions MSK/MRI

PositionAdvanced Training in MSK/MRI Imaging 2018 - 2 positions

LocationLaunceston, Tasmania

BackgroundRegional Imaging is Australia’s premier regionally based medical imaging group operating in the major population centres of southern New South Wales, north and eastern Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. The MSK/MRI Fellow will have access to our extensive resources and expertise across the Network.

The position is based in Launceston, Tasmania. The staff are professional and friendly with a commitment to quality patient care and high academic standards.

Position DescriptionRegional Imaging - North Tasmania is the leading provider of MSK imaging in Launceston in the North of Tasmania. MSK imaging includes MRI, MSK Ultrasound and CT assisted intervention including joint injections, arthrography, facet joint injection and nerve root blocks.

The Fellowship encompasses all musculoskeletal imaging but has a particular emphasis on MRI, ultrasound and interventional MSK.

Key Features• ‘Hybrid’ Fellowship / Consultant




• Wide Bore 3T MRI with state-of-the-art coil technology, Toshiba Aquilion One CT, digital radiography, ultrasound

• Integrated nuclear medicine service including SPECT/CT imaging


• Access to a full range of up-to-date books, journals and teaching library


Dr Richard ArcherFellowship Supervisor



P: (03) 8587 5181 | M: 0413 088 887



Positions Breast Imaging

PositionAdvanced Training in Breast Imaging 2018 - 1 position

LocationGippsland, Victoria

BackgroundRegional Imaging is Australia’s premier regionally based medical imaging group operating in the major population centres of southern New South Wales, north and eastern Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. The Breast Fellow will have access to our extensive resources and expertise across the Network.

The position is based in Traralgon, Victoria. The staff provide a friendly, professional service and have a strong commitment to quality patient care and high academic standards.

Position DescriptionRegional Imaging has been the major provider of medical imaging services to the Gippsland community for more than 20 years with six clinics primarily in Traralgon and Warragul.

We offer a comprehensive range of services and modalities including 1.5T and 3T MRI, CT including CTCA services, Angiography and Interventional radiology services, Nuclear Medicine, 3D Mammography, Ultrasound, Bone Density and General X-ray. Regional Imaging provides comprehensive radiology services for Latrobe Regional Hospital (the region’s major public hospital including Breastscreen), West Gippsland Hospital and radiology reporting services to the Sale and Bairnsdale Hospital radiology departments.

The Breast Fellowship encompasses screening mammography (13,500 per annum) and breast assessment including work-up mammography, breast ultrasound and image guided biopsy (vacuum stereo and vacuum ultrasound biopsy) and hookwire localisation. There are also weekly diagnostic breast imaging sessions and access to breast MRI.

Key Features• “Hybrid” Fellowship/Consultant




• Full Field Digital Mammograms with Tomosynthesis and 3T breast MRI

• Supervision by experienced Fellowship trained radiologists

• Attendance at weekly Breastscreen multidisciplinary team meetings and Gippsland Regional Integrated Cancer Services (GRICS) meetings

• Access to full range of up-to-date books, journals, teaching library and Stat Dx online radiology reference


Dr Renu WijeratneFellowship Supervisor



P: (03) 8587 5181 | M: 0413 088 887


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I-MED provides the opportunity for qualified Radiologists who have been accepted into an Australian or International Fellowship Program to be sponsored by the I-MED Radiology Network.The I-MED Fellowships Sponsorship Program offers financial assistance for Radiologists to complete their fellowship, and then commit to work within the I-MED Radiology Network to embed their skills and learnings and be supported by I-MED’s experienced and professional team of Radiologists.

The I-MED sponsorship structure and offer will depend on the following:

• The Fellowship Program the doctor has been accepted to;

• The duration of the Fellowship Program;

• Whether the doctor will be paid during the fellowship by the provider;

• The period of time the doctor is willing to commit to I-MED following the Fellowship; and

• Location/s the doctor will work within the I-MED Radiology Network.

If you have been accepted or are applying for an Australian or International Fellowship and are interested in discussing the possibility of an I-MED Fellowship Sponsorship, please contact the Director of Medical Services or one of our Business Unit General Managers as outlined below. Alternatively you can contact the I-MED Recruitment Team on 1800 775 751 or email [email protected].

I-MED Fellowships Sponsorship Program

Dr Christian Wriedt

Director of Medical Services

P (03) 8587 5187 | M 0419 176 196

Mark Simpson

General Manager - Regional Imaging

P (03) 8587 5181 | M 0413 088 887

[email protected]

Rod Roncari

General Manager - MIA Radiology & I-TeleRAD

P (03) 8587 5100 | M 0409 133 621

[email protected]

Bronwyn Nicholson

General Manager - Queensland

P (07) 3624 8543 | M 0418 450 347

[email protected]

Jason Martinez

General Manager - NSW/ACT

P (02) 8440 3001 | M 0417 795 308

[email protected]

i-med.com.au

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Information Booklet - AMSIG · Our Network I-MED Radiology Network 2018 Fellowships Information Booklet | Released February 2017 3 I-MED Radiology Network is Australia’s largest