The College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand is looking to appoint an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Representative to help us shape the way the College delivers training and education to intensive care specialists.

About the College

The College is responsible for intensive care medicine specialist training and education in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. We have more than 1300 Fellows throughout the world, and we graduate between 50 and 60 new Fellows each year.

The College provides continuing medical education and professional development, maintains standards, and advocates for Fellows’ needs to governments and the community. We provide a high-quality training program, with supervision of clinical training, administration of assessments, and a range of workshops and courses. We advocate for health and social policies to improve the healthcare of all Australians and Aotearoa New Zealanders. The College ensures that ICU patients are treated by well-trained, qualified intensive care specialists.

Our main office is in Melbourne, with regional committees throughout Australia, and national committees in Aotearoa New Zealand and Hong Kong.

What do Community representatives do?

Community Representatives help us improve our programs by contributing their educational, professional, and life experiences, and coupled with their strong community links, help the College understand the needs of other health care workers, consumers, and community members.

The Regional, Rural and Remote Committee

The College is seeking to appoint an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community Representative to the Regional, Rural, and Remote Committee which reports directly to the College Board. This Committee oversees the College's strategic commitment to delivering excellent intensive care in regional, rural and remote areas. This committee is responsible for providing advice on the required supports for Trainees and Fellows working in regional, rural and remote intensive care units, progressing strategies to address workforce supply and distribution issues, and the recruitment and retention of intensivists to these intensive care units.

This committee holds three or four online meetings per year, of approximately one-two hours each. Time will also be needed for meeting preparation which may include background document reading and review.

Why consider the aboriginal and torres strait island community representative role?

• Influence the way intensive care specialists are trained and educated.
• Contribute to improvement in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Gain experience on a bi-national committee in the medical education sector.
• Community representatives will be paid a sitting fee for hours spent on committee business.

Key selection criteria include:

• Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
• Strong connections to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community networks and an interest in community service.
• Experience living in a regional, rural or remote area.
• Commitment to the provision of high-quality health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• A solid understanding of the health system in Australia and how it is navigated by patients and family members.
• Excellent communication skills.
• The ability to work as part of a team.
• Confidence with using virtual meeting technology Zoom, Microsoft Teams etc.

How to Apply

Click "Apply now" to submit your application.

Appointment for this role is for a three-year term. The role is available fully remotely and as such can be completed from any location within Australia.

Applications will be reviewed by a College selection panel and shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in an online interview.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Representative - Australia Wide / Work from Home enquiry via EthicalJobs.