Job Description

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Employment Type: Temporary Full Time

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Hours Per Week: 38

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Requisition ID: CAM29095

An exciting chance to join the team in the Intensive Care Unit at the Northern Beaches Hospital/n

The SRMO will manage a wide range of clinical presentations in adults including acute coronary syndromes, acute respiratory failure, pneumonia, pulmonary oedema, pulmonary embolus and post‑operative patients including cardiothoracic and neurosurgical procedures.

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The Intensive Care Unit is accredited for foundation training with the College of Intensive Care Medicine.

About Northern Beaches Hospital/n

Northern Beaches Hospital provides world‑class, Level 5 delineation services for both public and private patients. The hospital features 486 beds, 50‑bed Emergency Department, 20‑bed general and cardiothoracic ICU, 14 fully equipped theatres, including hybrid theatres, two cardiac catheter labs, extensive digital imaging/diagnostic facilities, a medical centre collocated with ED, state‑of‑the‑art education and interactive SIM centre and a Helipad for emergency transport.

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The hospital provides a high standard of education and training, with dedicated supervisors, teachers and a JMO Unit that supports all activities related to rostering, training, education and welfare of junior doctors.

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Accredited for foundation training with the College of Intensive Care Medicine – this will allow appointees to complete their six months of foundation training to allow registration with the college.

What you'll be doing/n





The primary purpose of the position is to manage patients requiring intensive care, those at risk of clinical deterioration, and pre‑ and post‑intensive care evaluation, as directed and overseen by supervising consultants. You will develop expertise in medical practice within a complex clinical environment.

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Critically ill patients include those with life‑threatening single and multiple organ system failure, those at risk of clinical deterioration, and those requiring resuscitation and/or management in an intensive care unit.

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Trainees in unaccredited positions in the Intensive Care Department work under supervision, assisting to manage, diagnose and treat the disturbances associated with severe medical, surgical, obstetric and paediatric illness and the conditions that cause them.

This may include management of deteriorating and seriously ill patients outside the intensive care unit as well as the intra‑hospital transport of critically ill patients.

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NBH intensive care unit is accredited for foundation training with the College of Intensive Care Medicine and for intensive care accredited training with the College of Emergency Medicine.

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THIS POSITION IS BASED AT THE NORTHERN BEACHES HOSPITAL, FRENCHS FOREST, NSW

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- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the essential requirements for the role

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- Adept ability to work collaboratively within multi‑disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services

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- Adept ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise

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- Adept verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences

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- Adept ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment

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- Commitment to participating in training and development opportunities to further develop skills and knowledge in the area of intensive care medicine

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- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management

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Accredited for foundation training, high‑standard education and training facilities, access to a state‑of‑the‑art simulation centre, and the chance to work in a Level 5 hospital with a supportive educational environment.

Disclaimer and EEO statement/n

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.

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