Paediatric ICU Specialist

• A key role with exciting opportunities
• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• An attractive remuneration package

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary, and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website

Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS.

The Canberra Hospital is a tertiary referral and trauma hospital with approximately 700 beds, serving the Australian Capital Territory and Southern New South Wales. The hospital provides services in all specialties except major burns, spinal injuries and solid organ transplantation. There are accredited training programs in all major specialties. The hospital is the principal teaching hospital of the Australian National University (ANU) Graduate Medical Program.

The Canberra Hospital ICU is a 39-bed general ICU which routinely cares for medical and surgical patients, including major trauma, cardiac, thoracic and neurosurgery.

In 2024, Canberra Health Services will open a 4-bed Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) within a 48-bed Adult ICU footprint, in the soon to be completed Critical Services Building. The PICU will care for patients who require short term (24-48hrs) support and/or monitoring either as a bridge to recovery or transfer to a higher level PICU. The PICU will work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams including the Paediatric Medicine, Paediatric Surgery, Emergency and Anaesthetics departments.

The PICU Specialist role includes rostered non-clinical time for service development activities including education of medical and nursing staff in caring for highly dependent or critically ill children, in collaboration with the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network. The role may also include participation in the adult ICU clinical roster, including on-call, at the direction of the ICU Clinical Director.

The Canberra Hospital maintains strong research links with the ANU, University of Canberra, and the Australian Catholic University. The hospital has well developed post graduate teaching programs. A fully equipped medical library is available on site with a large collection of hard copy and online journals and textbooks.

Candidates may be considered for conjoint positions at the ANU at an academic level commensurate with their qualifications and experience. Academic positions are held for the duration of the candidate’s Canberra Health Services employment and will be subject to regular performance reviews. No remuneration is attached to the University position. The employee will be responsible to the University on academic matters and to Canberra Health Services for clinical/ research matters. 

For more information in relation to conjoint positions with the ANU please contact Professor Paul Fitzgerald, Director, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology ANU College of Health and Medicine (EA - Cheryl Morse: ************@anu.edu.au).

A performance assessment will be conducted within three months following commencement of employment. At least every twelve months, a performance review will be undertaken that includes expectations in respect of management responsibilities, quality improvement and clinical governance activities, post graduate and undergraduate teaching activities, continuing education, research, health outcomes.

Benefits

• Up to $55,000 in reimbursement of relocation expenses for permanent and long-term appointments (subject to review and approval)
• Medical Education Expenses allowance reimbursement up to $19,782 per annum
• Generous leave provisions, including up to 4 weeks training/education leave and up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum

Why Canberra?

With more restaurants and cafés per capita than anywhere else in Australia, there is always somewhere new to tempt your tastebuds.

If the outdoors is more your scene, there’s mountains, snow, and surf all right at your doorstep. Canberra is so much more than politics, so if you’re considering a change in scenery, the ACT has a lot to offer.

Visit Canberra has more information about Canberra and Canberra Live has information about living and working in Canberra.

How to apply or want to know more?

All applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system and must include a copy of a current CV, and a response to the selection criteria.