Transition Fellow | Intensive Care Unit
Transition Fellow | Intensive Care Unit
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Job Description
Job Description:
2 February 2026 start date
Completion of all mandatory CICM requirements for progression into Transition Year
CICM fellowship examination
About the Role
The ICU Transition Fellow role is a senior appointment within our Intensive Care Unit and is accredited by CICM. The Transition Year roles in ICU at SVHM are appointed as a transition to consultant practice. The position allows senior trainees to perform the role of a junior consultant managing patients and junior staff as such. The Transition Year role can be accepted as a general year however for applicants with a particular interest the role can be streamed to focus on one of education echocardiography or research. Other areas of interest can be proposed and considered on an individual basis. Details of consultant supervised nonclinical activities relevant to each stream are detailed in the attached position description. Dedicated and protected nonclinical time is provided to allow development of your portfolio of interest.
You are expected to have broad skills in:
Assessment
Triage
Resuscitation
Further management of patients with acute medical and surgical disorders
Providing supervision and support to aid junior trainees in acquiring these skills
You are expected to be comfortable with techniques and procedures associated with Respiratory Cardiovascular and Renal support. Opportunities exist to consolidate skills in flexible bronchoscopy echocardiography and percutaneous tracheostomy insertion. Transition Year fellows will have the opportunity to take first oncall overnight with consultant backup. In addition to clinical responsibilities you should be confident to take on the organisation and delivery of junior medical staff teaching sessions that occur weekly and are encouraged to participate in other nonclinical activities of the unit including administration quality assurance and research.
Classifications for this position will range from HM25 HM30 ($129048.40 $177622.12 pro rata per annum) salary sacrifice and excluding super
Your Contribution
MBBS or equivalent
AHPRA registration
CICM primary exam or equivalent
CICM fellowship examination
Completion of all mandatory CICM requirements for progression into Transition Year
What we offer
Salary Packaging Increase your take home pay!
Culture of Continuous Improvement
Ability to join Fitness Passport Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
Located in Fitzroy with CBD and Gertrude St at our doorstep
Available Trams for our Fitzroy Campus
Fitzroy Main building only 500m from Parliament Station
SVHM Cultural Diversity programs offering staff support and education
Talk to me application facilitate better conversations with patients and residents of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Confidential solutionsfocused employee counselling
About the ICU
The ICU is a 20 bed mixed medical and surgical unit including cardiothoracic and neurosurgical intensive care services admitting 1600 patients per year. Although high in acuity and patient severity of illness ICU at SVHM maintains high performance and outstanding patient outcomes. The unit has accreditation for 24 months of core training with the College of Intensive Care Medicine including cardiothoracic and neurointensive care and the position is accredited by CICM as a Transition Year Role.
Working at St Vincents
St Vincents Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides an extensive range of adult clinical services across our Fitzroy Kew and Truganina sites.
We warmly encourage applications from talented people of all backgrounds including those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with disability neurodiverse individuals LGBTQIA and people of all ages cultures and identities. Our mission is to create an environment that reflects and supports the rich diversity of the community we serve.
Together we celebrate our values of Compassion Justice Integrity and Excellence making SVHM a unique safe and welcoming place to work.
Preemployment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all rolerequired preemployment checks including relevant immunisations.
Application
To apply click the Apply button. Please attach your resume cover letter and two (2) referee reports to your application. Please address your cover letter Dr Yvette OBrien Deputy Director Intensive Care.
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Closing Date:
13 June 2025 11:59pmReconciliation Action Plan:
At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
