AddressCLINICAL DIRECTOR OF INTENSIVE CARE| VICTORIA
Our clients based located in Victoria is seeking an experienced Clinical Director to join their ICU department.
Fast Facts:
- Full / Part Time position available
- 2.5 hours from Melbourne
- Major regional health service and specialist referral centre
- The successful applicant will enjoy the benefits of competitive remuneration and full salary packaging benefits that are available to Victorian Public Health Sector employees.
The Position:
The successful candidate will have an opportunity to design and improve the ICU model of care and establish ICU outreach services, developing an innovative and flexible care delivery model that supports clinical capability within the health service.
The Clinical Director will build relationships with clinical leaders amongst the various craft groups that interface with ICU (for example ED, Surgery and Anaesthetics) and ensure that the Critical Care Unit performs at best practice levels and integrates patient care effectively with other inpatient, ambulatory and community services to support an effective and efficient patient journey and to ensure patient centred care.
The Clinical Director is also expected to encourage the development of the Intensive Care Unit through establishing health Service as an attractive environment for Intensivists to build and sustain a career.
The Hospital
The Health Service is the major regional health service and specialist referral centre for northeast Victoria. It serves a population of approximately 90,000 and has over 19,000 inpatient episodes and 25,000 Emergency Department attendances a year, and approximately 700 deliveries. The health service provides a wide range of acute specialist medical and surgical services. An emergency department, critical care unit (ICU, HDU, CCU), obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and specialised aged care, medical oncology services, community rehabilitation, and inpatient, community, aged and psycho-geriatric mental health services.
The University of Melbourne’s Rural Clinical School has a node located in Wangaratta with medical students completing their clinical studies and additional medical students rotate from Melbourne teaching hospitals.
ICU department
The health service is developing its Intensive Care Unit With a recent redevelopment, our Intensive Care Unit has grown from an 8-bed unit to a 12 bed unit.
The primary purpose of this position is to develop and lead a comprehensive and integrated Intensive Care Unit. The Intensive Care Unit will be integrated with NHW’s busy Emergency Department, General Medicine, General Surgery, Anaesthesia and the Hospital in the Home (HITH) program to support seamless patient care.
The unit is supported by 2 critical care SRMO and 2 locum ICU registrars. The hospitals ICU has recently been accredited as a Foundation Training Site by the College of Intensive Care Medicine. Scope exists to work with tertiary hospitals on accredited ICU registrar secondment.
There is a particular responsibility to provide a supportive and stimulating educational experience for medical students and early postgraduate medical and nursing graduates.
The Location
The region is surrounded by beautiful countryside, the Alps and wineries, with a host of recreational and lifestyle choices on offer. It has excellent schools and is just 45 minutes from Albury or two and a half hours freeway driving from Melbourne.
This city is a modern and vibrant city. Discover the hidden waterfalls, award winning wineries, quaint villages, delicious local produce, and vibrant events.
The region has excellent educational facilities servicing the needs of the region. It truly offers the best of both worlds with our thriving CBD and beautiful countryside. It's the place to grow a family, build a career and lead a full life.
With everything you need here to keep you relaxed, happy and chilled get in touch with us today!
To Apply
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