Where you'll be working
Westmead Hospital is a key facility of one of Australia’s largest major health and medical research precincts and is the principal referral hospital for Western Sydney Local Health District providing district level health services to Parramatta, Holroyd and The Hills Shire LGAs including tertiary and quaternary services to greater Western Sydney, greater metropolitan Sydney, rural NSW and other states. The Westmead Health Precinct currently under development is envisaged to be the largest hospital building project undertaken in Western Sydney and will transform the iconic but ageing Westmead Hospital into an innovative, contemporary, and integrated centre that will continue to deliver high quality healthcare and expand the education, health, and research capability of the area.
Westmead Hospital is a leading centre of research, training and specialisation in all fields of Medicine and Dentistry, providing services in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Kidney and Pancreas transplantation, Cancer Care, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Neonatal Intensive Care, Trauma, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Critical Care, Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Adult Acute Psychiatry (networked with the co-located Cumberland Hospital) as well as other specialised medical and surgical services.
Intensive care unit in Westmead hospital comprises of 46 beds including 10 beds for post cardiac surgical patients. Common ICU admissions include complex medical cases such as sepsis, severe respiratory or cardiac failure, complicated bone marrow and kidney transplant, and surgical cases including trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, cardiothoracic, ENT, plastic surgery, urology, upper GI, hepatobiliary, and colorectal procedures.
What you'll be doing
WSLHD - Trainee - Intensive Care Unit - Westmead Hospital
Trainees will be allocated clinical shifts on a roster including day and night shifts.
·As a member of ICU medical team to participate in the management of critically ill patients in the ICU, or on outreach service, under the direct or indirect supervision of intensive care senior medical staff.
·Daily duties include patient assessment, documentation in patient records, preparation of discharge summaries, ordering, and reviewing investigations, performing ICU procedures such as line insertion, communicating with other specialty teams and patients’ family members.
·Trainees are expected to participate in assessing patients, formulating a management plan, managing uncomplicated airways, inserting central venous and arterial lines, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation under the supervision of a more senior member of intensive care team.
·Trainees participate in the Trauma calls, attend emergencies on the wards as a member of hospital based clinical emergency response system (CERS), and review patients referred to ICU from wards, ED, and recovery unit. Excellent communication and teamwork skills are crucial to maximise performance while on these duties.
For Further Information
· Please refer to thePosition Description. Your application must include a current resume and responses to the application questions and criteria in the online application form.
· For role related queries or questions contact Person,Dr Hemal Vachharajani on[email protected], Phone:02-88909363
The Training Program
Westmead ICU is an accredited C24 unit by the Australian College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM).
There are a range of regular training activities in the unit, including weekly didactic lectures, tutorials, case conferences, journal club, trainee education days, simulation sessions. Specific teaching and preparation activities for primary and secondary CICM exams are part of our educational program.
Trainees will be routine rostered through post cardiac surgical pod of ICU. All external rotations required for CICM training, including anaesthetics, medicine, rural ICU, and paediatric ICU are provided.
ICU Trainees are encouraged to complete an audit / research project during their tenure. There are opportunities to participate in educational activities involving Junior Medical, Nursing and Allied Health staff, and medical students.
Supervision Arrangements
The ICU trainee will be supervised by the duty ICU consultant for day to day activities. Supervisors of Training will be allocated in accordance with requirements from the College of Intensive Care Medicine.