Trainee - Wollongong, Australia - NSW Government -Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District

NSW Government -Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
NSW Government -Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
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Wollongong, Australia

1 month ago

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Description

Employment Type:
Temporary Various from 5th February 2024 to 2nd February 2025


Remuneration:
$97,993.00 to $139,187.00


Hours Per Week: 38


Requisition ID:
CAM20659

An exciting opportunity exists to join the ICU Department at Wollongong Hospital.


Where you'll be working

Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven's major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed base of more than 500.

The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.


  • Wollongong is located an hour's drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong.
    What you'll be doing
  • The Intensive Care Trainee will work under the supervision of Specialist Intensive Care Physicians, assisting to manage, diagnose and treat patients with severe medical, surgical, obstetric and paediatric illness. This may include the management of deteriorating and seriously ill patients outside the intensive care unit as well as the intrahospital transport of critically ill patients.
  • This position may suit a trainee with relatively little experience (PGY3) to more experienced trainees (prefellowship). The experienced trainees may already have post graduate qualifications in critical care, Anaesthesia or Emergency Medicine. More experienced Trainees might be competent with invasive lines, intubation, ventilator support and managing critically ill patients with multiorgan failure.
  • The Trainee will participate in a rotating roster of days, evenings, nights and weekends and may rotate to Anaesthetics and / or Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital (which meets the CICM training requirement for rural Intensive Care). This position is accredited for ICU training by the CICM.Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

Please note:

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.


All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to commencement with NSW Health OR provide an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status prior to securing this role. Please also provide proof of booster vaccination, if available.

Selection Criteria:


  • MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
  • At least two years postgraduate experience
  • Ability to practice as a safe and competent Intensive Care Trainee
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
  • If primary medical degree from overseas, demonstrated eligibility for registration with either a pass in the AMC Part 1 Exam or completed training and assessment in an approved Competent Authority
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**Applications Close: 13th December 2023
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