Remuneration: $110,986- $139,187 per annum
A position is available with 12 months accredited ICU experience. The trainee will gain experience in the management of critically unwell patients in a rural Level 5 ICU. This would suit CICM trainees requiring accredited time. Trainees will be given responsibilities and opportunities for autonomous practice commensurate with their experience.
Orange Health Services is a 270-bed major non-metropolitan referral hospital, serving a populationof 300,000. It constitutes the largest Rural Campus in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the regional trauma centre for Western NSW and has a fully FACEM staffed ED. The Intensive Care Unit is the referral unit for the Local Health District. It is a level 5 unit and is staffed accordingly. There are a comprehensive range of specialist services including almost all medical and surgical services, with the exception of spinal, burns, cardiothoracic and neurosurgical. Of note, there are services such as interventional cardiology, and endovascular suite, and excellent on-site digital radiology, including a 3T MRI and 2 LINACs for radiation oncology. Orange Health Service also has acute specialists in cardiology, renal, gastroenterology, respiratory medicine, haematology, neurology, ophthalmology and specialists in medical and radiation oncology. There are also local specialists in palliative care, nuclear medicine and dermatology.
Just three and a half hours from Sydney, Orange is one of Australia's leading wine growing regions, with a love of fine food and coffee, and a burgeoning café culture. With good schools, and thriving farming and mining communities young professionals and families alike are drawn to this unique Australian Country Town. Perhaps unexpected is Orange's involvement in the Arts with a vibrant musical and theatrical scene and is a fixture for touring international and Australian theatre and orchestral companies. Orange is rich in festivals highlighting local produce and featuring celebrity chefs from Sydney and Melbourne, while also having 3 "Hatted" restaurants in the area. The hospital is very much at the heart of the town, and new staff will find themselves welcomed by a friendly, cosmopolitan community.
Orange Health Service is a teaching hospital associated with the University of Sydney and Charles Sturt University. There is an excellent record of success in college professional exams and also future placement with metropolitan hospital training programs.
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What we can offer you · Country living with a meaningful career path
· Flexible work practices (as appropriate to the position and negotiated with your manager)
· Opportunities for learning and development, including in-house training with My Health Learning and the NSW Health RTO
· Professional growth and accelerated career progression
Where you'll be working You will be based at Orange Health Service, a part of the Western NSW Local Health District. For more information on living and working in our beautiful region, visit our website Western NSW Health Careers .
· MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
· At least three years' post graduate experience in public hospital service (or equivalent)
· Valid NSW Working with Children check.
· Cleared National Police check.
· Aged Care Check for Australian Government funded positions.
· To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.
· You must take all reasonable care for yourself and others and comply with any reasonable instruction, policies and procedures relating to work health safety and wellbeing.
To apply, please address the following Selection Criteria: Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.At least three years' post graduate experience ideally, including terms in Intensive Care medicine, with a minimum of 12 months experience working within the Australian public health care system within the previous 24 months.Demonstrates commitment to pursuing a career in Intensive Care Medicine with registration with an appropriate professional body i.e. CICMDemonstrated orientation to rural/regional practice through life experiences, medical school and/or residency, outlining evidence of commitment to the provision of health care in a rural setting, preferably with experience of rural or regional medicine.Demonstrated ability to work independently in a supervised environment and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.Effective oral, written and computer skills and demonstrated good organisational time management skills.Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to self-education.Ability and willingness to deliver patient care and preparedness and ability to participate in a shift and on-call roster.Stepping Up – Close the Gap The Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) is working in partnership with the Western NSW Local Health District to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants wishing to apply for this role. For more information please contact the AES recruitment team on (02) 6882 8100 or email ****** Alternatively, applicants can visit our website for more information.
Working Visas Applicants holding a visa with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable Australian/New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident is identified.
Applications Close 20, December 2024
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