Intensive Care Specialist

Barwon Health; Geelong; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff wellbeing program

Employee Assistance Program

Salary packaging benefits

Living expenses cap

Meals and entertainment cap

Job summary

Barwon Health in Geelong is seeking an ICU Specialist to join the Intensive Care Unit. You will provide high-quality, evidence-based critical care across a diverse caseload while collaborating with medical, nursing and allied health teams.

This role emphasises clinical leadership, education, research and quality improvement to develop the ICU service. Experience with cardiac surgical patients is essential; paediatric ICU and adult ECMO exposure is highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Medical degree with eligibility for registration with AHPRA.
• 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 management of cardiac surgical patients.
• Excellent communication, teamwork and clinical leadership; Paediatric ICU and/or adult ECMO interest is advantageous.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Medical degree

AHPRA eligibility

ANZCA Fellowship

ICU experience

Cardiac surgery care

Patient-centred care

Communication skills

Leadership

Peds ICU interest

Adult ECMO

Education

Medical degree

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

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

Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction

• A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Attractive salary packaging benefits
• Living expenses capped at $9,010
• Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

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

Additional information

All appointments are subject to:

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