Intensive Care - Fractional Specialist

Work in an environment that offers: 

• Support for career progression and development
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• An ability to live and work in a vibrant regional setting

Job Reference: 2984

Position Title: Intensive Care - Fractional Specialist
Classification: HN19 - HN59 (Specialist Year 1 - Specialist Year 9)
Salary per hour (exc. super): $169.70 - $221.19 per hour
Hours per fortnight: 56 hours (35 hours ongoing, 21 hours fixed term until 31/5/2026)
Employment Status: 0.5 FTE ongoing, 0.3 fixed term until 31/5/2026

Closing date: 17/09/2025

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.

The position

In addition, the role involves providing a comprehensive ICU outreach service in collaboration with ICU liaison nurses and allied health professionals. The consultant will also manage individual administrative portfolios as assigned. They will work alongside the Director and other ICU Consultants to deliver education to postgraduate trainees.

Key responsibilities include contributing to the department’s shared activities such as:

• 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

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: 

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you!  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Dr Janice Yeung, Clinical Unit Head of Intensive Care on 03 5454 7933 for a confidential discussion.  

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

If you are an existing Bendigo Health employee, please ensure you apply with your Bendigo Health email address.

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