Intensive Care Medicine Jobs in Australia

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Whether you’re a Resident, Registrar, or a Specialist Intensivist, Your Doctor Jobs is here to connect you with short or long-term opportunities that align with your locum and career aspirations.

What is the Australian Intensive Care Unit's rostering model?

The majority of Intensive Care units run on a 7 shifts on/ 7 shifts off roster. Mostly, Mondays to Sundays each week. This does vary depending on the location and size of the Hospital unit.

Resident and Registrar shifts are usually 12.5hrs.

If you are working a permanent contract or an ongoing locum contract you will likely work 7 Day shifts, 7 days off, followed by 7 Night shifts and then another 7 days off – rinse and repeat!

Locum Intensive Care Consultants will usually work a block of 7 day shifts + on call overnight.

Permanent Intensivists will mostly work Monday to Friday and usually share the on call requirements to ensure adequate coverage overnight and on weekends.

What salary can you expect working in Intensive Care in Australia?

Locum Intensivists with Specialist Registration earn approximately $2,000 – $3,500 per day inclusive of on call
Permanent ICU Specialists earn between $250,000 - $500,000 per year
Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) ICU Specialists can earn in excess of $500,000 per year
Locum Intensive Care Residents can expect to earn between $85 to $145 per hour
Locum Intensive Care Registrars can expect to earn between $130 to $250 per hour

What Qualification do you need to work in the ICU?

The specialist qualification in Australia is Fellowship of the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand.

You can check your training program against the CICM training program, to see if it is comparable in terms of content, duration, governance, and assessment.

If so, you may be able to apply for Specialist Assessment in Australia. The CICM training programme is 5 years. Doctors who have completed training in the UK/ Ireland (FICM + ICM) are often deemed comparable.

All our Doctors have access to expert advice on the registration process with the College, Ahpra and Medicare. We also have an external migration agent, who can assist with immigration matters.

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