- Rare opportunity to work in Melbourne city.
- Competitive remuneration package from AUD$300 to $350 000+ depending on experience.
- Work in one of the largest children’s hospitals in Australia, a purpose-built paediatric facility where clinical services are delivered in a child and family-friendly environment.
- Exploring the lush forests of the Dandenong Ranges in the east and the beautiful beaches of the Mornington Peninsula to the south.
- Fantastic lifestyle in an iconic and world famous city.
- Great quality of life and work life balance.
- This is an initial 1 year fixed term appointment and Australian CICM qualification or assessment is advantageous.
The Role and department
This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified Paediatric Intensive Care Specialist at Monash Health. The new, dedicated 10-bed Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Monash Children’s Hospital opened in February 2018. The Monash PICU is one of two paediatric intensive care units in Victoria and provides a broad range of general paediatric, subspecialty paediatric and paediatric surgical intensive care.
Additional experience/qualifications in any of the following areas would be advantageous:
- Health Informatics/EMR Implementation
- Paediatric Intensive Care Research
- Paediatric Critical Care Echocardiography
- Paediatric Critical Care Ultrasound
- Post‐graduate teaching and training
- Safety and quality improvement
Monash Health
Monash Health provides a world of healthcare across south eastern Melbourne, uniquely integrating primary, secondary and tertiary health services, as well as world‐renowned research and teaching facilities in one organisation. The health service provides access to public health services for a greater community of 1.3 million residents or 24 per cent of Victoria’s population. Monash Health also has a wider official specialist role for greater Melbourne, regional Victoria and interstate in such specialties as paediatrics, cardiology, transplants and neonatal intensive care, with extensive university affiliations.
Over 14,000 staff work at more than 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne and on average each year:
• They provide more than 2.67 million episodes of care to the community
• More than 221,000 people are admitted to their hospitals
• More than 193,000 people come to the three Emergency Departments for treatment
• They respond to more than 49,000 ambulance arrivals
• They deliver more than 9,000 babies, and
• More than 32,000 children are admitted to Monash Children’s Hospital and neonatal units.
The area
Situated on the banks of the Yarra River, Melbourne is a sophisticated, friendly, multicultural city and is home to people from over 140 nations. Melbourne's bays and peninsulas feature beautiful beaches, fine food and wine, chic beachfront towns and a variety of family attractions. Melbourne stands at the crown of this region, with the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas enclosing Port Phillip Bay.
What Head Medical can do for you
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Once we have secured a job for you, we’ll manage the Medical Registration and Visa application process, and support you (and your family) with the relocation itself.