Position: Intensivist
Department: Department of Health, Burnie, Devonport & North West TAS
Type: Full time
Salary: $210,000-$301,349 pa + 11.5% Super + Packaging
Who Are We Looking For? We are seeking a motivated and experienced clinical lead in intensive care to work for the Department of Health (DoH) in the North West region.
This role will require the successful applicant to work with the Clinical Director—Acute Medicine and assist with providing a high level of strategic leadership and direction, ensuring resources are efficiently utilised, services are effectively integrated within the hospital/service, and the highest standards of service delivery are achieved in accordance with hospital/service policy directions, service standards, and financial targets.
About the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) The ICU is located at the NWRH.
It is a CICM level 2 facility and accredited for basic, elective, and foundation components of ICU training with ventilatory, circulatory, and renal support.
It is an eight-bed facility with one isolation bed, with beds dedicated to coronary care, intensive care, surgical high dependency, and medical high dependency.
Patients are referred from the Department of Emergency Medicine, within the NWRH, or from other hospitals.
The unit is complemented with trained ICU nursing staff, registrars, and resident medical officers.
Additional Information The two hospitals both have busy emergency and general medical departments.
Both obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics are primarily located at the NWRH.
There are anaesthetic services provided at both sites, however, primarily based at NWRH.
A busy general orthopaedic and general surgical service is based at NWRH, with the MCH providing predominately day surgery cases.
The North West Cancer Centre (NWCC) operates as a branch of the Northern Tasmania Cancer Service and it is linked with the Holman Centre in Launceston.
The NWCC provides integrated oncology services to patients who live in North West Tasmania.
Onsite support services in pathology, imaging, and pharmacy are extensive.
The DoH offers a comprehensive undergraduate and graduate clinical training program, with close ties to the University of Tasmania through the Rural Clinical School.
As such, you will be responsible for providing leadership and help with the delivery of the Undergraduate general medical education program.
Why Tasmania? Life in Tasmania provides a quality work/life balance.
Here you can pursue what drives you, both professionally and personally.
We invite you to be part of this special place, to quietly pursue the extraordinary, whether it be bushwalking, mountain biking or paddock to plate dining.
Details of Appointment Fixed-term full-time day worker position working 76 hours per fortnight commencing from as soon as possible, for a 3-year period.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full-time and part-time vacancies.
Salary A remuneration package comprising the Agreement base salary, relevant allowances, and other entitlements will be negotiated with the successful applicant dependent on clinical experience and seniority.
Base salary points range for Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1 at $210,000 to Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 11 at $288,000, with further salary increments available.
Salary range is in accordance with Medical Practitioners Agreement 2022.
What Can We Offer? Contemporary, well-equipped work environments. Flexible work/life balance. Attractive Salary Package. Dynamic team environment. Commitment to ongoing professional development. Essential Requirements: Specialist or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia in a relevant specialty. Desirable Requirements: Current Driver's License. Please note: We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.
All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.
For More Information Contact: Professor Robert Fassett
Position: Clinical Director, Acute Medicine
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