Paediatric Intensive Care Fellow

About Us
Children's Health Queensland is a specialist statewide hospital and health service dedicated to caring for children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
We are committed to collaborating with all of our healthcare partners, most importantly families, to ensure we consistently deliver safe, high-quality patient and family-centred care.
A recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, education and research, Children's Health Queensland delivers a full range of clinical services, tertiary level care and health promotion programs.
**We provide an integrated network of services through**:
The Queensland Children's Hospital
The Child and Youth Community Health Service
The Child and Youth Mental Health Service
Statewide services and programs, including specialist outreach and telehealth services
Partnerships with other hospital and health services and non-government organisations
Children's Health Queensland provides services from key locations in the Brisbane metropolitan area and works with the 15 other hospital and health services as well as NGOs and charity partners in Queensland to deliver an integrated network of healthcare services and support across the state.
**Your Opportunity**:
The position of the PICU Fellow provides direct medical care of assigned intensive and high acuity care patients under the supervision and guidance of a Senior Medical Officers (SMOs) appointed to the Children's Health Queensland Department of Paediatric Intensive Care. The PICU Fellow also provides coordination and retrievals of critically unwell children for the Children's Health Queensland Retrieval Services (CHQRS) collocated within the department and is part of the QCH medical emergency team (MET) which reviews and treats deteriorating and critically ill children throughout the hospital.
**As an integral member of the PICU team, you will**:
Provide clinical duties on the PICU SMO roster under direct supervision of a co-rostered PICU SMO
Deliver state of the art, highly reliable, safe and family-centred care to children requiring PICU and/or CHQRS services
Partner with key paediatric critical care key stakeholders and services within QCH, CHQ or statewide.
Collaborate with any healthcare professionals, interact with internal and external service providers, and connect with patient care givers.
Shape an environment of clinical excellence in PICU and CHQRS through leadership and active participation in quality assurance activities, research, teaching and education for medical, nursing and allied health staff, and continued professional development.
What CHQ HHS can offer
Apart from contributing to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, you will also benefit from a competitive remuneration package and a working environment which embraces professional development, builds capabilities and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing. Additional benefits include:
Up to 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
5% annual leave loading
Salary packaging
Employee Assistance Program
Work/life balance, variety and flexibility
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.
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