Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: -
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29849
Position Summary
To join the dynamic Paediatric Intensive Care team at the John Hunter Hospital. The position has a mandatory 6-month rotation to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit with an option to continue for the whole 12 months. Or the other 6 months can be chosen from Adult ICU, Paediatric Emergency, NICU, General Paediatrics and Paediatric subspecialties – subject to availability in either 3 month or 6-month terms. The position is for a 12-month duration however can be extended to 24 months if mutually agreeable.
This position is ideal for someone starting out in Paediatric ICU or wanting to gain some experience in PICU to complement their training program in paediatrics, adult ICU, anaesthetics, rural medicine or emergency medicine.
Living in our region:
We provide a fantastic place to call home; Newcastle and surrounds have a beautiful, relaxed yet active lifestyle for individuals, couples and families alike. We have great hospitals; work within a network of hospitals all interrelated and supportive of each other, our training sites are growing and expanding beyond the realm of just clinical service delivery. We pride ourselves on a culture of learning and education, role modelling and mentorship with professionalism.
Where you'll be working
The John Hunter Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is one of only three PICUs in NSW. It is the referral centre for critically ill children in the Hunter New England, Mid North Coast and Northern NSW Local Health Districts. John Hunter Children's Hospital offers most paediatric and surgical subspecialities. The hospital contains the only trauma centre in New South Wales outside the Sydney Metropolitan Area and has the busiest Emergency Department
in the state. The JHH PICU is accredited for training with the College of Intensive Care Medicine. JHH PICU has an active education and simulation program. Rotations for trainees include to paediatric emergency, paediatric medicine, subspecialities, NICU or adult ICU- all subject to availability.
What you'll be doing
- Taking a leadership role in coordinating the admission, management and discharge planning of patients seen in or admitted to the unit within the public health organisation and ensuring that the admission and plans are documented in the medical record.
- The day-to-day assessment and management of the patients in the unit, communicating with them and their family about the nature of their condition and its treatment. All decisions concerning the patient(s) in consultation with their immediate supervisor and team.
- Interacting with various teams involved in the management of the PICU patients
- Many opportunities to upskill in various PICU procedures and assessment, stabilisation and management of the critically unwell paediatric patient.
