St. Vincent's has a strong commitment to supporting our junior medical staff navigate their training, and particularly this important transition from medical school to internship and beyond.

Supervision

• Each unit has a designated Term Supervisor who you will meet with on a regular basis to provide feedback and support.
• Each of the Training Programs/Streams has a designated Supervisor.
• For all Prevocational Trainees there are two Supervisors of Prevocational Training: Dr Genni Newnham and Dr Brendan Morrissey.

The Medical Education Team

• The medical Education Team includes: Dr Genni Newnham, Dr Brendan Morrissey (Supervisors of Prevocational Training) our Medical Education Officer, Rachel Green and Manager of Early Careers Programs Jade Murphy.
• Their role is to support you as you transition from medical student to Intern, provide a comprehensive weekly education program, including training in clinical and procedural skills, regular support and response to welfare concerns, feedback sessions at the end of each term and advocacy when needed.
• The Medical Education Team are located within Education & Learning on the 3rd Floor of the Healy Wing (Building C).

Orientation

• Interns are provided with a three-day compulsory, comprehensive orientation to St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne.
• The orientation program includes:
• Meeting our CEO and understanding the culture and values of our Hospital
• Combines information sessions with a focus on interactive skill-based sessions including: Basic Life Support, Airway Management, IV Insertion and Urinary Catheter Insertion to ensure you are confident and ready to start
• Orientation finishes with a shadow shift day that allows new Interns to spend a shift in their new role, learning on the job with the outgoing Intern

The Medical Workforce Unit (MWFU) is available to provide support and advice to Interns, HMOs, Registrars, Fellows, as well as specific medical/surgical departments where the Junior Medical Staff (JMS) work. They work closely with other business departments under People & Corporate Support including medical education, human resources, payroll, clinical units; and also external agencies such as Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV), Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), Department of Immigration and Tertiary Universities.

The Medical Workforce Team consists of:

• Clinical Director – Dr Neil Cunningham
• Hannah Ambrose – Medical Workforce Manager
• Kel D’Acri – Medical Workforce Administrator
• Elizabeth Lee – Medical Workforce Administrator

The Unit primarily addresses and facilitates the following functions:

• Rotation and Roster allocation
• Manage all Human Resource (HR) and Employment Relation (ER) aspects for St Vincent’s Hospital Junior Medical Staff.
• Recruitment and Selection
• Appointments, Contracts and Payroll processes
• Credentialing and On boarding
• Feedback meetings and sessions as part of the Junior Medical Staff Reference Group