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Form of workBarwon Doctors
- Extend your career with one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia
- Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment
- Lifestyle! A stone throw from the Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road
About Barwon Health
With over 8,000 staff and more than 1,200 volunteers we provide services to our local community the G21 region which comprises the residents of the City of Greater Geelong, Colac Otway Shire, Golden Plains Shire, Borough of Queenscliff and Surf Coast Shire. Barwon Health has 1,016 beds across our sites, including 363 residential aged care beds.
- We provide services from University Hospital Geelong, the McKellar Centre in North Geelong, Barwon Health North, Swanston Centre and Mental Health Community Hubs across the region.
- We are one of four public radiation oncology providers in Victoria.
- We have a public private partnership with Epworth Healthcare to help deliver surgery and day oncology
- We are a major teaching hospital so have relationships with Deakin University, University of Melbourne and Monash University.
We have recently opened:
- Youang Surgery Centre
- Mental Health Hub in Emergency Department
- Aged Acute Psychiatry Facility at McKellar
- McKellar Paediatric Rehabilitation Centre
And we look forward to welcoming soon:
- Adrian Costa Clinical Trials Centre: Victoria’s first regional clinical trials centre
- Paediatric Emergency Hub in the Emergency Department at UHG
- Barwon Health Women’s & Children’s Hospital
- Early Parenting Centre at McKellar
- Barwon Health Surfcoast Hospital
- Central Geelong Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Community Hub
To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.
About the Role
University Hospital Geelong ICU is a C24 CICM accredited 24 bed level 3 adult medical, surgical and cardiothoracic ICU servicing the Greater Geelong and South Western Victoria region. We have a well established reputation in delivering complex high quality patient care in a supportive and collaborative environment. UHG ICU has AP6 accreditation with more than 100 Paediatric cases per year and we have close clinical and trainee relationships with our state C24 PICU.
Our ICU registrar cohort incorporates CICM trainees and trainees on the FANZCA, FACEM, FRACP and surgical training pathways. Training opportunities include consultant led daily rounds, attendance at daily multidisciplinary patient management meeting, developing standard ICU procedural skills under the supervision of senior medical staff, supervision of junior medical staff and liaising with other specialty groups. The ICU Outreach role includes daily ward rounds, leading MET and Code Blue calls with opportunities to develop and practice team leading and participation skills, reviewing acutely unwell ED and ward referrals and coordinating our TPN service.
We offer protected Consultant supervised teaching weekly. The education program incorporates core ICU topics, CICM examination preparation and multidisciplinary simulation training in the Deakin University ReVISE simulation unit. We have weekly Morbidity and Mortality meetings and monthly Safety and Quality and Journal Club meetings. We also provide monthly teaching in transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography. There is a very well established research team with participation in national and multinational trials and we have assisted many CICM trainees with completion of their formal projects.
Barwon Health is a Tier 2 ECMO site with the Victorian ECMO Service. Opportunities in the area of ECMO include exposure to patients receiving VA and VV ECMO and ECPR. Our unit offers experience in the decision making around ECMO initiation, the clinical management of ECMO patients, weaning and participation in ECMO related team activities. Our ECMO education program includes local education program delivery and ECMO simulation scenarios.
We have a strong track record in the areas of Positive Culture, Patient Centred Care and Collaborative Communication. All our trainees undertake the iValidate program (Identifying Values, Listening and Advising High Risk patients in Acute Care) which focuses on difficult communication scenarios and end of life care.
About The Culture
In keeping with Barwon Health’s values the culture in our ICU is one of respect compassion and commitment to our consumers, their loved ones and all of our staff. Our unit fosters dedication to these values in our everyday encounters within our clinical roles but also within our non-clinical unit activities and meetings. We believe that these values are a core part of delivering the highest quality care to our patients and achieving the best possible patient centred outcomes. We also promote the importance of respectful collaboration with other teams involved in patient care within the ICU. This team spirit is reinforced daily through our multidisciplinary patient management meeting.
We offer a highly supportive clinical training environment to trainees at all levels and understand the importance of this environment in achieving career progression and achieving training goals. Regular meetings with supervisors for 2 way feedback across all levels of trainee is encouraged. Trainee satisfaction is very important to us and our success in this area is evident by the return of previous junior trainees in more senior and specialist roles.
Barwon Health staff benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Salary packaging
- Social club
Diversity and Inclusion
At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)
If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at ***************@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
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Applicants for this role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
Applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position all candidates must apply directly to Barwon Health.
