Intensive Care Consutlant - Fractional 5 12025
Intensive Care Consutlant - Fractional 5 12025
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Job Description
ME Medical Recruitment is currently recruiting for a ICU Consultant to cover long service leave from 24 February 2025 to 19 October 2025. This is a .5 35 hours per fortnight position.
Payment on contact depending on year 19 Specialist.
Bendigo Health
With more than 4500 staff and volunteers and covering an area a quarter of the size of Victoria Bendigo Health is an expanding regional health service offering the advantages of city life combined with the beauty and freedom that comes from living in a regional area.
Bendigo Health is a 700 bed service that treats more than 45000 inpatients triages more than 65000 emergency attendees and welcomes more than 1600 new born babies in a year. In addition more than 15000 operations are performed in our operating theatres and more than 100000 occasions of services are provided in our clinics to outpatients.
The organisation provides services in emergency maternity women s health medical imaging pathology rehabilitation community services residential aged care psychiatric care community dental hospice/palliative care cardiology cancer services and renal dialysis to the people of the Loddon Mallee region.
With our main campus based in Bendigo our services extend throughout the Loddon Mallee with sites in areas such as Mildura Echuca Swan Hill Kyneton and Castlemaine.
Demand on services is increasing rapidly with Bendigo being one of Victoria s fastest growing regional cities.
The Clinical Operations Division
The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute allied health cancer and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology Cardiology Renal Emergency Women s and Children s Critical Care Specialist Clinics Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services. Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient outpatient community home and residential care settings.
Within a stateoftheart hospital our Ambulatory and Critical Care Medical Services Surgical Services and Women s and Children s areas use the latest technologies to provide excellent care. Our world class Cancer Centre uses a multidisciplinary integrated approach to treat specific cancers. The Cancer Centre offers medical oncology radiation oncology specialist nurses clinical trials and cancer research palliative care and a Cancer Wellness Program.
The Mental Health Service provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment area in Victoria stretching from Swan Hill in the north of the state to Gisborne in the south. Family sensitive practice is central to our models of mental health care and best practice ensures the identification inclusion and support of families carers and children.
Each year our onsite Specialist Clinics provide over 100000 service events we also see more than 60000 people in our Emergency Department and welcome around 1700 babies into the world. The Clinical Operations Division assists with the admission of more than 50000 patients into the hospital each year.
The Intensive Care Unit
The Intensive Care Unit operates within Bendigo Health s Acute Ambulatory and Critical Care Department. It is a 20bed facility that cares for over 1000 patients each year including those in intensive care high dependency and coronary care.
As a Level 3 facility we provide comprehensive modern intensive care services including invasive and noninvasive ventilation renal replacement therapy plasmapheresis intraaortic balloon pump support and bedside ultrasound and echocardiography.
As the only intensive care facility in the region we conduct regular audits to ensure our standards. These evaluations show that our Intensive Care Unit meets the needs of the Loddon Mallee community and compares well with similar metropolitan units.
The Position
The Intensive Care Consultant is responsible for delivering advanced specialist intensive care and outreach consultative services for patients at Bendigo Health and throughout the Loddon Mallee region both within and outside the Intensive Care Unit in accordance with their scope of practice.
In addition the role involves providing a comprehensive ICU outreach service in collaboration with ICU liaison nurses and allied health professionals. The consultant will also manage individual administrative portfolios as assigned. They will work alongside the Director and other ICU Consultants to deliver education to postgraduate trainees.
Key responsibilities include contributing to the department s shared activities such as:
Teaching medical students
Supervising training and mentoring critical care trainees
Engaging in patient safety and quality improvement initiatives
Participating in Continuing Professional Development
Supporting research and audit activities
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Assist the Director and management with strategic and service development aligned with the Bendigo Health Strategic Plan and current clinical trends
Conduct ward rounds and patient reviews as necessary for the ongoing management of patients under care as clinically indicated
Participate equitably in the afterhours duty roster for the Intensive Care Unit
Provide supervision mentorship and training for Junior Medical staff assigned to the Intensive Care Unit
Represent and promote Bendigo Health both internally and externally
Communicate effectively and professionally within and outside of Bendigo Health
Uphold Bendigo Health s policies and procedures and engage in the ongoing review and improvement of these practices to ensure best outcomes
Participate in service development as needed
Attend team and departmental meetings as well as other organizational meetings as required
Foster teamwork within the Intensive Care Team and model Bendigo Health s values.
Engage in outreach services including:
Followup for patients recently discharged from ICU
Followup for patients who experienced clinical escalations (e.g. MET Code Blue) but were not admitted to ICU
Nutritional support for patients referred for or receiving TPN
Support for central vascular access and complex vascular needs
Tracheostomy service involvement
Participation in ICU preadmission clinics
Actively engage in audits clinical meetings relevant committees and quality and safety initiatives
Commit to ongoing risk management using Bendigo Health s risk management model ensuring compliance with relevant policies and guidelines
Further develop clinical skills in line with personal interests and the objectives of Bendigo Health
Generic Responsibilities
Code of Conduct The Victorian Government s Code of Conduct is binding on all Bendigo Health staff. Contravention of a provision in the code may constitute misconduct and/ or regarded as a breach of the employee s employment agreement and will be dealt with under the organisations Counselling and Disciplinary Action Policy.
Compliance with policies and procedures All Bendigo Health s policies and procedures are set out in its clinical and managerial policy manuals located on the intranet under PROMPT and in hard copy. All staff must ensure they comply with policies procedures and standard ways of work practices when carrying out their work. Any breach in compliance may result in disciplinary action.
Occupational Health and Safety Every staff member has the responsibility to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and the safety of others to cooperate with Bendigo Health s OH&S policies and to participate in appropriate safety education and evaluation activities. All staff are expected to participate in reporting any health safety and wellbeing issues. Any breach in compliance may result in disciplinary action.
Infection Control Every staff member has the responsibility to minimise incidents of infection/ cross infection of residents staff visitors and the general public. All staff must adhere to the policies and procedures as set out in Bendigo Health s infection control manuals. Any breach in compliance may result in disciplinary action.
Confidentiality All information concerning Bendigo Health its patients clients residents and staff should remain strictly confidential. Any unauthorised disclosure of such information may result in disciplinary action.
Quality Improvement Bendigo Health is dedicated to improving the quality and safety of health services by providing care within the following domains of quality: Consumer Participation Clinical Effectiveness Effective Workforce and Risk Management. As a result we apply the concept of the quality cycle for all our quality activities initiatives and projects thereby ensuring the best possible care and treatment results are achieved. The underlying principle of the cycle is that an activity is not complete until evaluation shows that it has been effective and reached the desired outcome. As a Bendigo Health employee you have a responsibility to participate in and commit to ongoing quality improvement activities using the framework of the NSQHSS (National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards).
Diversity Each person has a right to highquality health care and opportunities regardless of diversity factors which might include aspects such as cultural ethnic linguistic religious background gender sexual orientation age and socioeconomic status. Every staff member has a responsibility to recognise and respect diversity. Inclusiveness improves our service to our community and promotes engagement amongst staff.
Employees are required to carry out lawful directions outlined above or delegated to them. The work to be performed is set out in this position description and where relevant any professional standards and codes of conduct and ethics issued by the relevant professional association.
Key Selection Criteria
Essential
1. Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent
2. Full unconditional registration with AHPRA as a Medical Practitioner
3. Fellow of College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM)
4. Strong leadership and effective communication skills
5. Commitment to teaching mentoring and inspiring doctors in training
6. Proven ability to collaborate professionally with staff at all levels including management senior and junior medical staff nursing staff and students
Desirable
7. Post graduate qualification or experience in collaborative research
8. Postgraduate qualification in clinical governance or performance.
9. Significant/demonstrated Paediatric ICU experience
Doctor ICU Consutlant
Education
MBBS
Employment Type
Full Time
Key Skills
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