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Specialist in Paediatric Intensive Care - Staff Specialist / Senior Staff Specialist Full-time Permanent Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS.
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
Flexible working conditions.
Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
Generous leave provisions, including up to 4 weeks training/education leave and up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum (Pro Rata Part Time).
Medical Education expenses allowance reimbursement up to $21,037 (Pro Rata Part Time).
VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.
Attraction and Retention Incentive - $50,000 to $75,000 pa (Pro Rata for part time) - reviewed every 2 years.
Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates on permanent and long-term appointments (Conditions apply and subject to review and approval).
About the Role: Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care.
We provide acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding regions.
More information can be found on the CHS website.
The Division of Surgery is responsible for delivering inpatient and outpatient surgical services to the ACT and surrounding region.
The Division includes Surgical Bookings and Pre-Admission Clinic, Anaesthesia, Pain Management Unit, Operating Theatres, Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit, Day Surgery Unit and Extended Day Surgery Unit, specialist surgical ward areas, medical and nursing outpatient services, ACT Trauma Service, Intensive Care Unit, Capital Region Retrieval Service and the Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit.
These Units are supported by administration support officers.
The Canberra Hospital ICU includes a new 4-bed Paediatric Intensive Care Unit within a 48-bed Adult ICU.
The ICU routinely cares for medical and surgical patients, including those with major trauma, cardiac, thoracic and neurosurgical needs.
Annual ICU admissions are around 2500, including 100 paediatric cases.
The ICU department employs 16 ICU specialists, 30 ICU trainees (Senior Registrar/Registrar) and 12 junior medical officers (Registrar/SRMO).
The number of paediatric presentations has increased recently and the new PICU will provide short-term (24-48 hours) support and monitoring for children, either aiding in their recovery or preparing them for transfer to a higher-level PICU if care exceeds local capacity.
It collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, including Paediatric Medicine, Paediatric Surgery and tertiary PICU referral networks at Sydney Children Health Network (SCHN).
The PICU Specialist will be responsible for providing critical care to children in the ICU and a strong focus on PICU service development for the region.
The PICU specialist will be supported by general ICU specialists (who have specific paediatric interest and experience) and paediatric anaesthetists as required.
Based on interest and level of adult experience, the position may also include participation in the adult ICU on-call roster.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: Hold Specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Meet credentialing requirements and receive an Endorsed scope of clinical practice from the Medical Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC).
Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace.
As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
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