2025 Intensive Care Medicine Pathway HMO3+ - Parkville, Australia - The Royal Melbourne Hospital

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2025 Intensive Care Medicine Pathway - Hospital Medical Officer (HMO) (PGY3+)

Full Time Ongoing positions commencing February 2025

RMH are seeking applications from HMOs (PGY3+) in 2025 dedicated to pursuing a career in Intensive Care Medicine. In this role, you will gain 6 months intensive care experience at a major tertiary ICU and support in applying for training to the College of Intensive Care Medicine.

The Royal Melbourne is one of Victoria's largest hospitals providing a comprehensive range of health services including acute, sub-acute, general, and specialist medical services throughout inpatient and community-based facilities. We are also a proud part of the world-renowned Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, working in collaboration to advance research for continuous improvement of clinical care.

The Royal Melbourne Intensive Care Unit is a state-of-the-art 42 bed facility caring for almost 3000 patients per year and is one of the biggest and busiest ICUs in Australia. We are a tertiary unit caring for general and specialty medical and surgical patients, including neuro, cardiac surgery and trauma and provide ICU care for patients at Royal Women's Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. The ICU has four pods with a staffing structure that ensures HMOs are well supported. In hours, each pod is staffed by a consultant, registrar and HMO. After hours, each pod is staffed by one ICU registrar, and a single HMO is rostered for the unit overnight, who works with the ICU Senior Registrar to care for patients throughout the unit.

Your Opportunity:

Critical Care (Intensive Care) Hospital Medical Officers will experience the breadth of learning opportunities of a major tertiary/quaternary intensive care unit. This position will provide Foundation Training for a doctor considering CICM training and a career in Intensive Care Medicine.

Residents will gain experience in the assessment and management of critically unwell patients, an understanding of acute physiology and organ supports, procedural skills including ultrasound guided arterial and central venous cannulation.

Rotations for this role will be 6 months RMH ICU, 3 months of Emergency Medicine (Wimmera) and a 3-month rotation from general medicine or a range of acute medical specialties. This position is eligible to meet the requirements for Foundation Training for a doctor considering CICM training.

About You:

Application Requirements:

Please ensure you meet the key selection criteria and attach the following key documents.

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We encourage and invite Doctors from overseas to apply if they are eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia, AHPRA via the Competent Authority Pathway.