Intensive Care Consultant

ME Medical Recruitment is currently recruiting for an ICU Consultant to cover long service leave from 24 February 2025 to 19 October 2025. This is a .5 35 hours per fortnight position. Payment on contract depending on year 1-9 Specialist.

Bendigo Health is an expanding regional health service offering the advantages of city life combined with the beauty and freedom that comes from living in a regional area. Bendigo Health is a 700 bed service that treats more than 45,000 inpatients, triages more than 65,000 emergency attendees and welcomes more than 1,600 newborn babies in a year. The organisation provides services in emergency, maternity, women’s health, medical imaging, pathology, rehabilitation, community services, residential aged care, psychiatric care, community dental, hospice/palliative care, cardiology, cancer services and renal dialysis to the people of the Loddon Mallee region.

The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, allied health, cancer and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women’s and Children’s, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services.

The Intensive Care Unit operates within Bendigo Health’s Acute Ambulatory and Critical Care Department. It is a 20-bed facility that cares for over 1,000 patients each year, including those in intensive care, high dependency, and coronary care. As a Level 3 facility, we provide comprehensive modern intensive care services, including invasive and non-invasive ventilation, renal replacement therapy, plasmapheresis, intra-aortic balloon pump support, and bedside ultrasound and echocardiography.

The Intensive Care Consultant is responsible for delivering advanced specialist intensive care and outreach consultative services for patients at Bendigo Health and throughout the Loddon Mallee region, both within and outside the Intensive Care Unit, in accordance with their scope of practice. Key responsibilities include:

• Teaching medical students
• Supervising, training, and mentoring critical care trainees
• Engaging in patient safety and quality improvement initiatives
• Participating in Continuing Professional Development
• Supporting research and audit activities

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Assist the Director and management with strategic and service development aligned with the Bendigo Health Strategic Plan and current clinical trends
• Conduct ward rounds and patient reviews as necessary for the ongoing management of patients under care, as clinically indicated
• Participate equitably in the after-hours duty roster for the Intensive Care Unit
• Provide supervision, mentorship, and training for Junior Medical staff assigned to the Intensive Care Unit
• Represent and promote Bendigo Health both internally and externally
• Communicate effectively and professionally within and outside of Bendigo Health
• Uphold Bendigo Health’s policies and procedures, and engage in the ongoing review and improvement of these practices to ensure best outcomes
• Participate in service development as needed
• Attend team and departmental meetings, as well as other organizational meetings as required
• Foster teamwork within the Intensive Care Team and model Bendigo Health’s values

Key Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent
• Full unconditional registration with AHPRA as a Medical Practitioner
• Fellow of College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM)
• Strong leadership and effective communication skills
• Commitment to teaching, mentoring, and inspiring doctors in training
• Proven ability to collaborate professionally with staff at all levels, including management, senior and junior medical staff, nursing staff and students