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• Critical Care Ultrasound Senior Registrar
• Salary Packaging Available
• Beautiful Mornington Peninsula Location
Who We Are and What We Stand For
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.
POSITION SUMMARY
Ultrasound training program at Frankston ICU aims to train multidisciplinary team members in use of ultrasound in clinical practice. The program aimed at tiered experience if run in collaboration with Melbourne University. The role of Ultrasound Senior registrar (SR) is to assist in developing, implementing, and consolidating the ultrasound training program.
It is strongly encouraged that trainees undertaking Ultrasound SR year pursues higher ultrasound qualification such as Diploma in Diagnostic Ultrasound or similar.
Ultrasound SR will have dedicated 12 hours per week to carry out core activities related to Ultrasound training program.
In addition to ultrasound training and education time, Ultrasound SR will participate in ICU clinical roster performing clinical duties as ICU senior registrar.
College Activities
• Assist trainees and members of multidisciplinary team in achieving their Ultrasound training goals to improve clinical performance at Frankston ICU.
Hours of duty
• The Ultrasound SR will be rostered for 4 clinical shifts a fortnight (50 clinical hours /fortnight) with average shift length of 12.5 hours. Additional protected 26 hours/fortnight of ultrasound time dedicated for pursuing higher qualification and training goals will be incorporated in the roster.
• These ultrasound hours include attendance of cardiology Transoesophaeal Echocardiogram (TOE) lists, reporting time, planning meetings and Ultrasound teaching sessions to help further Ultrasound training and education program at Frankston ICU.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Function as front line ICU clinician
Attend and lead ward rounds
Develop a curriculum and timetable
Initiate and assist care of patients within the ICU, as needed
Co-ordinate care with multiple teams of clinicians, as needed
Perform procedures within scope of practice, in accordance with Peninsula Health guidelines, as needed
Work closely with nursing staff to ensure patient flow
Lead morning handover amongst various teams involved in patient management
KEY RESULTS AREAS/MAIN PRIORITIES
OPERATIONAL/CLINICAL PERFORMANCE
• Ensure familiarity with the expected standards of performance in the role and actively contribute to own personal development.
• Maintain a good working knowledge of and adherence to standards and legislation relevant to the role (such as Child Safe Standards, Aged Care Act etc) and actively promote compliance to any such standards and legislation.
• Complete all mandatory training by the due date.
• Undertake any additional tasks as requested that reasonably fall within the scope of the position and classification.
• Ultrasound training and education for ICU junior medical staff (JMS) along with multidisciplinary team members.
• Assist in design and conduct of Ultrasound teaching program
• Develop a curriculum and timetable
• Supervise and support junior trainees in Ultrasound education
• Participate and support Ultrasound teaching program at Peninsula health
• Engage with Nursing Educators to deliver multidisciplinary Ultrasound teaching programme for nursing staff
SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT
• Graded clinical supervision by FCICMs with increment in clinical and non-clinical responsibility through the year (per CICM Guideline IC-4), based on performance and feedback. Consideration will be given to feedback from consultant group, junior medical staff, clinicians from other departments and nursing team in preceding period.
• Scheduled meetings of trainee with Supervisor of Training:
• Start of term meeting: discussion of expectations, goals, clinical as well as non-clinical duties. Any possible foreseeable barriers to achieving goals will be specified. Plans will be made to remove or mitigate such barriers.
Three month meeting: review of performance goals and level of supervision.
• Mid-term meeting: completion of formal In-Training Evaluation Report, review of performance and goals. Performance goals, clinical duties, non-clinical portfolio
PENINSULA HEALTH VALUES
• Display the Peninsula Health values when carrying out duties and in all dealings with patients, consumers, clients, volunteers and colleagues.
• Contribute to a supportive and inclusive work culture that embraces diversity.
CONSUMER FOCUS AND PERSON CENTRED CARE
• Ensure an excellent standard of service is offered by partnering with patients, consumers and/or carers and the community at all levels of health care provision, planning and evaluation.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the patient ‘Charter of Healthcare Rights.’
• Maintain a professional and friendly approach in all interpersonal communication with patients, consumers and colleagues.
• Recognise and respond to the needs and requirements of each individual patient, consumer and/or carer.
QUALITY AND SAFETY
• Ensure patient and consumer safety and quality of care is the highest priority.
• Ensure any risks are identified and reported promptly and that prevention strategies are implemented to ensure the safety of all patients and consumers.
• Maintain a good working knowledge of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, take the initiative to pursue opportunities for quality improvement, and actively contribute to the accreditation of the service being delivered.
• Ensure and take all reasonable care for your personal safety and the safety of patients, consumers and colleagues.
• Ensure direct support workers are compliant with The Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme, which aims to strengthen the protections and safeguards for people with a disability.
• Ensure any hazards or incidents identified are reported promptly and that risk controls are implemented to eliminate/reduce risks and ensure the safety of staff as well as others.
• Actively participate in workplace health and safety initiatives and consult with colleagues and management in relation to issues that impact on the safety of the workplace.
• Comply with all Policies and Procedures, including the ‘Hand Hygiene’ Policy, ‘Smoke Free Work Environment’ policy and clinical/operational practice guidelines.
• Maintain confidentiality as per Peninsula Health policies and procedures and in accordance with relevant privacy and health records legislation.
• Actively involve patients, consumers and/or carers in quality and safety improvement activities.
• Maintain up-to-date immunisation status related to own health care worker category.
• Ensure that the principles of general and patient manual handling are adhered to.
• Morbidity and Mortality reviews
• Rapid response call reviews
• In depth case reviews and Root cause analyses
• Design and ethical conduct at least one project that can be classified as a QA activity. Support for such an activity will be readily provided. However, ethical design and conduct is responsibility of senior registrar/fellow.
• Take lead in departmental multidisciplinary morbidity and mortality meetings
• Participate in quality improvement projects
• Participate in auditing practice as part of QA activity
Develop clinical practice guidelines.
PEOPLE AND CULTURE
• Create and develop a positive working relationship with team and colleagues.
• Act in accordance with the ‘Code of Conduct’ and ‘Workplace Behaviour’ Policies.
• Actively participate in relevant professional development.
SELECTION CRITERIA & DESIRABLE CRITERIA
Clinical competencies
• Ultrasound SR must have completed FCICM primary examination. Trainees who are at an advanced stage of ICU training programme will be preferred.
• Basic Ultrasound Knowledge and skills are preferred but not a pre-requisite.
• Trainees with critical care careers with demonstrable special interest in Ultrasound are preferred.
Non-Clinical Competencies:
Adhere to the expectations of professional behaviour as per the Code of Conduct of CICM (IC-21) and Medical Board of Australia
• Develop capacity for self-regulation of behaviours, emotions, and attention to maintain performance and self-care
• Deliver high quality care with integrity, honesty and compassion through the application of sound judgement and a knowledge of ethical principles and the law
What Next
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.
Additional Requirements
Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with disabilities.
To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:
https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/
Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.
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