Trainee

Sydney Local Health District is seeking highly motivated Trainees to join the Intensive Care Medicine Team at Concord Hospital

What you will be doing

This position is suitable for medical officers who are registered with the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) or for those with a commensurate level of experience in critical care medicine (Emergency, Anaesthesia and ICU) seeking to obtain further experience & training in an Intensive Care setting.

As an ICU trainee you will be responsible for the provision of critical care services to the Intensive Care Unit and to the greater hospital, under the guidance of the ICU Advanced Trainee and Consultants.  You will begin to develop the high level and broad skills necessary to become a high quality practitioner in intensive care medicine.

Concord ICU offers you an established program for professional development and structured education. We pride ourselves on providing you with a supportive educational environment & flexibility to meet your needs and training goals. This includes:
•    Weekly CICM Primary Examination teaching program with a CICM Primary Examiner
•    Multidisciplinary Echocardiography training weekly & support for CCPU candidates
•    Access to cardiology echocardiography reporting and educational training programs
•    Weekly structured ICU education program
•    Multidisciplinary academic ICU grand rounds
•    Point of care ultrasound teaching
•    Consultant led clinical teaching rounds
•    Multidisciplinary simulation program

Concord ICU has a research collaborative led by a clinician - researcher with a published track record of published clinical research. With their support, you will have access to conceptualise, develop and successfully complete research and quality investigations, commensurate with the requirements for the CICM formal project.

Concord Intensive Care unit has C12 CICM accreditation for training in Intensive care medicine. We ensure that you will have proper support and supervision by consultants; teaching- at the bedside, in tutorials and examination preparation (including hot case and viva practice), involvement in research and quality assurance activities and the practice of evidence based medicine.

The Department of Intensive Care Medicine
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Concord Repatriation General Hospital is a level 6 ICU, a tertiary referral centre within the Sydney Local Health District. The ICU is a 16 bed centre admitting approximately 1000 patients per year & employing 6.5 full time Intensivists. 

Concord Hospital and the Intensive Care Unit provides nationally recognised subspecialty care through the Statewide Burns Injury Service as a quaternary referral centre, and offers opportunity to gain exposure to state of the art management of the critically ill burns patient in a centre of excellence.

The ICU at Concord hospital provides critical care services throughout the broader hospital, including complex medical & surgical sub-specialities, such as upper GI surgery, neurosurgery, interventional cardiology, vascular surgery and limited thoracic surgery. With a longstanding tradition of excellence in physician training, Concord ICU also offers the opportunity to develop skills in the management of the complex, multi-morbidity medical ICU patient, within a unit led by specialists with dual specialty training & experience.

Where you will be working:
Concord Repatriation General Hospital is a principal referral facility and a teaching hospital of the University of Sydney. We offer a comprehensive range of specialty and sub-specialty services, many recognised nationally and internationally as Centre’s of excellence. Major services include colorectal and laparoscopic surgery, gastroenterology, geriatrics and rehabilitation medicine, bone and joint services, cancer services, haematology, respiratory medicine and sleep studies, molecular biology and genetics, and those provided through the internationally acknowledged Statewide Burns Service, in which Concord plays a major part. 

What we can offer you:
•    Supportive, collegiate and diverse work environment
•    Ongoing professional development and career opportunities
•    Salary packaging and fitness passport for eligible staff including utilizing SLHD gym facilities
•    Wellbeing, advocacy, mentorship and support opportunities exclusively for medical staff through SLHDs multifaceted workplace program MDOK.

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
                            
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Sydney Local Health District’s vision incorporates NSW Health Core Values and a commitment to equity, health improvement, timeliness and efficiency, recognising that evidence-based service delivery requires highly skilled and valued staff supported by research, education and state-of-the-art technologies. 
 
Our strategic priority under this vision is our commitment to excellence in Patient and Family Centre Care. Staff are supported to ensure patients, their families and carers are considered as partners in care to achieve optimal patient outcomes and best possible healthcare experience.