AddressWe welcome you to come and join our friendly, committed and proud team at Southern NSWLHD
At Southern NSW Local Health District (Southern) we are working to help our communities lead healthy lives. Our mission is that all people across our diverse societies have timely access to the right healthcare in the right setting to maximise their health, wellbeing and independence.
Southern covers a large area of the state, from Goulburn and Crookwell to the Victorian border, and surrounds the ACT on three sides. A total of 44 537sq kms, extending from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Monaro and spectacular Snowy Mountings of the Great Dividing Range.
We are home to five large Aboriginal nations – the Gundungurra, Ngambri, Ngunnawal, Ngarigo and Yuin people. Southern NSWLHD comprises of four Networks - Tablelands is centred around Goulburn, Monaro centred around Queanbeyan and Cooma, the Coastal Network located in the far south-east corner of NSW, and the Integrated Care Network.
Where you'll be workingAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and suitably qualified Intensivist to join the medical team at Goulburn Base Hospital in the Mulwaree Shire, part of the Tablelands Network.
The Goulburn Health Service is located in the Gundungurra Nation on the Southern Tablelands region of NSW. It is a networked service spread over three campuses, Goulburn Base Hospital, Crookwell and Yass Hospitals.
Goulburn Base hospital is a new redeveloped hospital which opened it’s doors in December 2021 marking the long awaited delivery of a 99 bed hospital at level 4 role delineation. It offers the following services:
- Emergency department
- Medical imaging department
- Intensive care unit
- Operating theatres, day surgery and recovery areas
- Medical, surgical, paediatric, rehabilitation inpatient units with specific designated Palliative care beds within the Medical IPU
- Maternal and newborn unit, birthing suite and special care nursery, as well as paediatric and antenatal outpatient clinics.
What we offer:
What you will be doing
Reporting to the Director of Medical Services, you will play an important role in providing contemporary comprehensive specialist services in Intensive Care Medicine for optimal patient outcomes.
Provide and support training to clinicians across multiple disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice.
The role and responsibilities are to be carried out in a manner that is consistent with delegations, policies, procedures and operations systems of HealthShare NSW, and in line with the NSW Health Code of Conduct.
There will be plenty of opportunity to participate in combined team meetings in order to grow the Intensive Care services and participate in collegiate improvement practices, teaching and research projects
Specialists, Fellows and soon to be Fellows are also encouraged to apply. This role would be undertaken within an approved scope of practice and within the SNSWLHD in conjunction with other existing local Anaesthetists.
We know how incredible a life and career in regional NSW can be and we want to make that possibility easier for essential workers and their families who are considering making the move. Whether it’s just an initial enquiry, or you’re ready to pack your bags, The Welcome Experience can provide local advice on what life is like in regional NSW. Workers will be provided with concierge-like service and information tailored to the specific needs of each individual or family.
A team member from the NSW Government - Department of Regional NSW called a Local Connector will discuss the concerns, questions and needs of each individual and connect them with the right people and services, to ensure their move and transition into the community is as easy as possible.
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Selection Criteria
- Current Authority to Practice as a Medical Practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia/Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or eligibility for same.
- Fellowship of the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand or other specialist recognition as provided for in the Staff Specialist (State) Award or under the Health Insurance Act 1973
- Australian/New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, or eligible for sponsorship to work in Australia
- Demonstrated technical and professional competence as a Consultant Intensivist, with clinical hospital experience within the last two years
- Demonstrated participation in, and commitment to quality assurance activities relevant to the practice of Intensive Care Medicine
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, especially with senior medical practitioners and clinicians
- Commitment to minimising unwarranted clinical variation and to work within the culture of ICU including attendance, documentation, handover, supervision of trainees and agreed clinical portfolios
- Commitment to equitable participation in the on-call roster with other Consultant Intensivists, as rostered
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific DiseasesThis is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive . All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
All NSW Health Category A workers are required to have received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.
Australian Work RightsPlease note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see
At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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Find out more about applying for this positionFor role related queries or questions contact Serena Ayers Serena *****@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 20 March 2024
