Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

Opportunity highlights:

• Up to AU$554k plus oncall allowances (depending on years of consultant level experience).

• Coastal subtropical location with excellent amenities inc. very good private schooling (pic above). 

• State of the art hospital.

Remuneration highlights:

• Up to $554k package plus on-call and other allowances (depending on years at consultant level).

•  up to 25k per annum car allowance paid w. salary.

• $21k per annum professional development allowance paid w. salary.

• Allowance for treating patients with private health insurance. 

• Retention allowance. 

• Annual leave loading allowance.

• Employer paid superannuation 12% x base salary and qualifying allowances into pension, tax free. 

• Tax minimisation schemes. 

• Medical insurances paid. 

• Relocation allowance.

Leave benefits:

• Long service leave bonus.

• 3.6weeks professional development leave.

• 13 public holidays. 

Community highlights

• Modern city on Australia’s eastern coastline.

• Ideal location for families, couples or singles. 

• Everything perfect for healthy outdoor living inc. beaches, parks, cricket ovals, fresh food, produce etc.

• Excellent airport connectivity w. rAustralia.

Job highlights:

• 6 hospitals, 2 Multi-Purpose Health Services and 3 community health centres that employ more than 2700 staff.

• Job is in main base hospital. 

• 16 intensive care beds for adults and paed patients. 

• Range of intensive care outreach services.

• ICU admits 800 people annually - approx. 60 paeds(managed collaboratively with specialist paediatricians) and 100 elective procedural admissions. 

• Established leadership team in ICU with very strong relationships across the hospital and health service.

• Active education program which supports a case mix which includes trauma, interventional cardio, general surgery, infectious diseases, tropical medicine.

Selection criteria

• FCICM or equivalent. 

• High level knowledge and skills across a range of intensive care medicine with ability to work independently in a regional ICU.

• Experience in caring independently for unwell paediatric patients

• As team leader in the ICU you will be able to manage processes of assessment, admission, ongoing care, transfers and discharges in a fast moving critical care environment.

• First class communication skills.

• Adaptable - to quickly fit into a small , high performance team.

• Interest in educating and developing junior medical staff including ability to teach under and postgrad levels. 

• Commitment to best practice clinical governance and quality improvement. 

For more information please contact leading medical recruiter Alasdair Spinner at alasdair@spinnermedical.com or call/message 44 7414 531 583 at the recruitment agency Spinner Medical Recruitment.

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