Provisional Fellow
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- Intensive Care Medicine
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- CAM26398 Requisition #
Intensive Care Unit, Provisional Fellow, Nepean Hospital
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (02-Feb-2026 to 31-Jan-2027)
Remuneration: $97,993 - $139,187
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26398
Nepean Hospital is an important referral and teaching hospital of the University of Sydney. It serves the local areas of Penrith, Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains (comprising a population of 300,000 and growing) and accepts patients from as far as Lithgow and Bathurst flown in by helicopter retrieval services. Nepean Hospital is the Regional Trauma Centre for these areas. ICU positions are accredited with the CICM (ANZ), RACP, ANZCA, and ACEM for Intensive Care Training. Fellows are encouraged to prepare for appropriate exams.
The role of the Intensive Care Unit is to provide Intensive Care services to the community as well as providing emergency response to all wards within the hospital.
What you'll be doing
- Making a timely, structured and accurate assessment of a comprehensive range of life-threatening problems in a critically ill patient and apply life supporting therapy.
- Teach other clinical staff, to ensure an optimal learning environment, promote growth and development of others, and to develop skills in teaching.
- Engage in audits, clinical presentations and quality assurance and improvement initiatives.
- Participate in a 24/7 roster and may be rostered to day, evening or night shifts across a seven day roster.
- Participate in an on call roster with the support of the specialist on duty.
- Act as role model and promote a culture and supporting practices that reflect the organisational values through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients/clients/employees.
Where you'll be working
- 24 bed unit, funded for 21 beds (16 ICU, 5 HDU).
- The department has 10 Staff Specialists, 4 Fellows (Echo, ARTIC, Professorial and Provisional fellow often undertaking exam), 11 Fellows, 4 Senior Medical Resident Officers and 4 Residents.
For more detail about this role including training, education and research opportunities and employee benefits please download the Intensive Care Medicine Provisional Fellow Information Sheet.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Completion or near completion of the CICM qualification
- Clinical experience required to undertake the key accountabilities for this role including experience inc critical care disciplines of anaesthesia, emergency medicine, and/or intensive care.
- Demonstrated ability to effective manage staff and resources including: communicate effectively, prioritise tasks, time management skills, delegation where appropriate, adequate medical records and professional behaviour towards patients, relatives and all staff.
- Independent competency in:
- Intubation
- Airway Management
- Insertion of central lines
- Insertion of PICC lines
- Insertion of Vascath
- Chest Drain Insertion
- Tracheostomy
- Arterial Line Insertion
- Dialysis
- Ventilator management
- Balloon Pump Management
- Advanced Life Support
- This position is subject to an appropriate supervision level which can be supported by the health agency.If the incumbent's registration conditions include supervision requirements, the level of supervision must be able to be supported by the health agency for this role.
- Valid Working with Children Check, cleared National Police Check.
- To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.
Selection criteria
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Advanced ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, including the sharing of appropriate information internally and externally with key persons or services.
- Advanced ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to vary communication style in line with the understanding of the needs of diverse audiences.
- Advanced ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment
- Commitment to participating in training and development opportunities to further develop skills and knowledge in the area of intensive care medicine.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
Need more information? Click here for the Position Description.
Find out more about applying for this position. Please ensure you attach your curriculum vitae to your submission.
For role related queries or questions contact:
Dr Ian Seppelt, Intensive Care Unit on 02 4734 2490 or ian.seppelt@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications close: 05, August 2025
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NBMLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
