Snswlhd - Staff Specialist / Vmo - Intensivist - South East Regional Hospital (Bega) - Apply Via Ecredential

**Employment Type**: Permanent / Full Time / Part Time

**Location**:South East Regional Hospital - Bega
**Position Classification**: Staff Specialist / Visiting Medical Officer
**Remuneration**:Click here to view**VMO remuneration or Staff Specialist **Click to find out more**
**Hours Per Week**: up to 40hrs per week

**Requisition ID**: REQ574879

**Applications Close**:Thursday 29**th** May, 2025**

**Come and join our Intensivist’s here in Bega - it’s great**

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and qualified Intensivist to join the medical team at South East Regional Hospital a Level 4 Health Facility based in the Bega Valley, part of the Southern NSW - Coastal Network.

**Where you’ll be working**

Bega - 429 kilometres south of Sydney, 228 kilometres from Canberra or 174 kilometres from the NSW Snow fields. Nearby Merimbula (32 kilometres) offers a regional airport with a short 55 minute flight to Sydney and daily flights to Melbourne. With a range of quality private and public schools in the area, younger generations are also be well looked after, growing up with fantastic friendly country folk, and a huge range of outdoor activities to keep them occupied with no long commutes.

**_ Progress your career and discover all that Southern LHD has to offer_**

**Our Offer**:

- _Renumeration - _VMO_ Click here to view rates or Staff Specialist Click here to find out more
- _Flexible work arrangements_
- _Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing - _Click to find out more
- _Corporate Health and Fitness program_
- _11% Superannuation on top of your gross income_ _
- _Annual Leave Loading_

**Your Opportunity**:
The Intensive Care Unit has approved training posts in Intensive Care Medicine. Our unit is a state of the art facility providing tertiary care in critical care medicine to the district. The successful applicant would be expected to provide clinical care to patients referred to, or requiring the care of, at a level consistent with the standards expected of a Specialist Intensivist, with monitoring of clinical indicators and outcomes.

The position involves providing care to the patients in the ICU as well as participation in whole of hospital initiatives including rapid response services, provision of procedural support and participation in the Western NSW Telehealth advice service (Critical Care Advisory Service) to optimise care and transfer of critically ill patients within the hospital as well as in the district.

**Training, mentorship and support of junior staff**

The successful applicant would be expected to promote clinical meetings, participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities and contribute to Hospital Grand Rounds. The supervision of the JMO staff allocated to the service will need to be in accordance with the requirements of the CICM, in order to maintain accreditation for registrar training.

**Clinical Quality and Audit activities**

Specific duties in addition to clinical duties will include ICU administrative duties and participation in quality and risk management systems for Intensive Care Services in line with Ministry of Health and College requirements in order to ensure ongoing improvement in service provision. This will include the undertaking of a non-clinical portfolio which complements the applicant's area of clinical interest and is commensurate with roster allocation.

**Service Planning and Management**

Key aspects of the position are to promote teamwork, active participation in meetings, both within and outside the department, with initiatives in discharge planning, resource allocation and budgeting to ensure effective management and delivery of high quality services. Intensive Care VMOs deputise for the Director of Intensive Care in promulgating the operational policies, participate in hospital planning committees and represent the hospital in external forums as required in negotiation with the Director of Medical Services or General Manager.

**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 Royal 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 mi