Fremantle Hospital

AHSS Hand Surgery PFET Programme

Fellowship Position Description

  • Supervisor: Paul Max Jarrett
  • Department Consultants: Paul Max Jarrett (Orthopaedic), Alexander Henry O’Beirne (Orthopaedic), Helena Van Dam (Plastics), Dirck Ananos (Plastics) , Matthew Lawson Smith (Orthopaedic), Michael Perret (Orthopaedic), Taro Okamoto (Orthopaedic), Wael Chiri (Orthopaedic), Rob Choa (Plastics)

Contact details:

Availability of PFET Positions:

  • Duration of fellowship: 6 months or 12 months
  • Start dates: February or August
  • Number of positions – single position

Description of Programme:

  • Size of Unit: 9 Consultants, 1 Fellow, 0.5 SET trainees, 1.5 Service registrars, 1 RMO)
  • Number of consultants involved with PFET training (8)
  • Mixed unit (6 orthopaedic and 3 plastic surgeons)
  • Public unit Case mix:
    80% trauma/ 20% elective, 80% hand vs 20% wrist
  • Fellow’s timetable: morning meeting with team 08:00 each day, followed by either clinic or theatre in AM and theatre each PM. Sufficient space for research in PM sessions.
  • Likely specific points of training focus eg high volume unit of common hand conditions and complex problems.

Research Areas:

  • We have high volumes of common traumatic conditions and are ideal for research in these areas.

Specific Areas covered:

  • Nerve surgery / some access to brachial plexus possible:
  • Arthroscopy