Intensive Care Specialist

Barwon Health; Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Employee Assistance Program

Salary packaging

Living expenses cap

Meals and entertainment cap

Job summary

Barwon Health’s Intensive Care Unit is seeking an ICU Specialist to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care for a diverse cardiac and critical care caseload. You will work with medical, nursing and allied health teams to support complex patient management and contribute to ICU service development through leadership, education and research.

You’ll bring specialist ICU experience, especially in cardiac surgical patients, and be committed to family-centred care.

Qualifications

• Medical degree with eligibility for AHPRA registration and ANZCA/ANZICS CICM Fellowship.
• Specialist experience in Intensive Care Medicine with proven management of cardiac surgical patients.
• Commitment to patient- and family-centred care and to advancing ICU services.
• Excellent communication, teamwork and leadership; paediatric ICU and adult ECMO experience valued.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality critical care to ICU patients with evidence-based, patient- and family-centred care.
• Provide clinical leadership and collaborate with ICU teams to coordinate patient care and after-hours on-call roster.
• Drive education, quality and service improvement through supervision and research involvement.
• Maintain professional standards and documentation, training, and compliance with Barwon Health policies.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical leadership

ECMO experience

Education

ANZCA/ANZICS CICM Fellowship

Job description

• Join a collaborative ICU team delivering complex, high-quality critical care.
• Shape ICU service development through leadership, education and innovation
• Permanent part time opportunity (68.4 hours per fortnight)

About the role

Join the Intensive Care Unit as an ICU Specialist and provide high-quality, evidence-based care to critically ill patients across a diverse clinical caseload. Working collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health teams, you will provide specialist critical care, support complex patient management. This is an opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of the ICU service through clinical leadership, education, research, quality improvement and contemporary practice. Experience in cardiac surgical patients is essential, with paediatric intensive care and adult ECMO experience highly regarded.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality critical care to ICU patients, providing evidence-based, patient and family-centred care and consultative support across the organisation
• Provide clinical leadership and collaboration within ICU, working closely with medical, nursing and allied health teams to coordinate effective patient care, including participation in the after-hours consultant on-call roster
• Drive education, quality and service improvement through supervision and teaching of junior medical staff, participation in clinical governance, research and quality improvement activities
• Maintain professional and organisational standards through accurate documentation, effective information management, professional development, mandatory training, occupational health and safety, and compliance with Barwon Health policies and relevant legislation

What we're looking for

• Medical degree with eligibility for registration with AHPRA and Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Intensive Care Medicine (ANZCA/ANZICS-eligible CICM Fellowship)
• Demonstrated specialist experience in Intensive Care Medicine, including proven expertise in the management of cardiac surgical patients
• Demonstrated commitment to delivering patient and family-centred care and contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of Intensive Care services
• Excellent communication, teamwork and clinical leadership skills, with experience or interest in paediatric intensive care and/or adult ECMO highly regarded

Position Description

Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction
• A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Extensive professional development opportunities
• Attractive salary packaging benefits
• Living expenses capped at $9,010
• Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

Diversity and Inclusion

Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Child Safety

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)

Additional information

• Satisfactory Police Record Check
• Immunisation Status Clearance
• Working with Children Check (if applicable)

If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at [emailprotected]