Paediatric Intensive Medicine Consultant (PICU) – east coast location, NSW Australia
Employer Location Newcastle NSW - 2 hours drive north of Sydney Salary AUD $246,059 – $303,643p.a. incl special allowances + Education Leave (TESL) & 10.5% superannuation Closing date 6 Mar 2024
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Paediatric Intensive Medicine Consultant
John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle NSW Australia
Fixed term temporary full time for two years 1.0 FTE 40 hours per week
1. If you are looking to work and advance your career in a dynamic, supportive and fun Paediatric Intensive Care team…..then this role is for you!
2. We are seeking a Staff Specialist in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine who is interested in a full time temporary fixed term role to join us at John Hunter Hospital.
3. This is an exciting time to join our team as we increase our capacity, services and are planning for a new PICU due for completion around 2025.
4. Position will initially be a temporary fixed term role for two years with the possibility of conversion to a permanent role for the right Intensivist.
5. Do not miss this opportunity to work and advance your career in a dynamic, supportive and fun Paediatric Intensive Care team
Why Newcastle? – We have an idyllic lifestyle! We are NSW second largest city in a prime coastal location, proud to boast about our stunning beaches, gorgeous coastline, NSW’s largest Lake, National Parks, beautiful architecture and varied dining options. Just two hours’ drive north of Sydney with great flight and train connections with other capital cities and international destinations. We enjoy a temperate climate, mild winters and warm summers, everything adds to the liveability of our Hunter Valley region which includes a world class university, superb sporting facilities, award winning attractions and restaurants along and numerous public, private and preschool options.
Many urban professionals call our area home as they seek a more relaxed lifestyle and to indulge passions for the great outdoors, while still maintaining a fulfilling progressive career. The area has everything you will ever want or need with no compromise.
See below for more details about our regions and Hunter New England Local Health District:
What we can offer you:
Hunter New England Local Health District is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast.
Working with HNE Health gives you access to a vast range of benefits:
6. Dedicated Senior Medical Recruitment team to assist with any questions, information about day to day living in Newcastle, assistance applications for registration with the Australian Medical Board, the Australian College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) and VISA applications with the Australian Department of Home Affairs
7. Relocation assistance may also be available for suitable applicants
8. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
9. Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
10. Close links and collaboration with the University of Newcastle
About our department and role:
You will provide expertise and leadership to further develop and sustain Paediatric Intensive Care Services at John Hunter and John Hunter Children’s Hospital and the Northern Child Health Network.
The John Hunter Children’s Hospital is one of the three tertiary Paediatric hospitals in NSW and the John Hunter Hospital is the primary tertiary referral centre for trauma in northern NSW.
Our current unit opened as a stand-alone PICU in 2017 and continues to grow in size and patient complexity.
Our PICU also provides advice and management for critically unwell children in Hunter New England and the Northern Child Health Network, covering an area north of Sydney all the way to the QLD border.
We also support the Hunter Retrieval service which provides paediatric retrieval services as well as provide advice to the Newborn and Paediatric Emergency Transport Service (NETS).
Our ideal candidate will have a strong passion to developing paediatric critical care services and they should have a demonstrated commitment to teamwork, teaching and quality improvement.
Some requirements of the role:
11. A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and eligible for the Specialist Pathway with Fellowship of the Australian College for Intensive Care Medicine – Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine endorsed.
12. Demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in Paediatric Medicine.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Australian Government Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate or international equivalent.
Agency applications are NOT accepted
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