Bayside Health
Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.
The Alfred Department of Intensive Care is a 68 bed unit that treats approximately 4000 patients per year.
The Alfred ICU provides Victorian state services for heart and lung transplantation (including paediatric lung transplantation), short and long-term mechanical cardiac device, extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), burns and hyperbaric medicine. The Alfred is one of two centres providing state services for adult trauma, HIV and bone marrow transplantation (autologous and allogeneic). In addition, most other surgical and medical subspecialties are represented in the case-mix in keeping with the quaternary referral centre status of The Alfred Hospital.
The Alfred Intensive Care Unit is accredited for 2 core years of training as stipulated by the College of Intensive Care Medicine. There is an extensive consultant led education program including dedicated protected weekly teaching sessions for registrars aimed at developing both technical and non-technical skills. This program includes weekly first and second part CICM exam training, journal club sessions, simulation training, bronchoscopy training and echocardiography training. The Alfred education website is available at http://intensiveblog.com
This role is that of a registrar within the Intensive Care Unit located at the Alfred, or on rotation to CICM accredited rotations which may be located within other health services.
This role has the key responsibility for co-ordinating the day to day work of the unit and supervision of more junior medical staff and managing their duties. The position is designed to provide appropriate exposure and experience to enable the doctor progress skills to meet the requirements of specialist training programs such as the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM).
There are vacancies for registrars for positions commencing in February 2027 and August 2027.
CICM trainees or registrars applying for CICM admission for 2026 or 2027 are encouraged to apply.
For further information, please contact: Dr Rebecca Roach; R.Roach@alfred.org.au and/or Dr Charlene Chua Ch.Chua@alfred.org.au
Applications close: Friday, 29th May 2026
Applications must be submitted with a one-page cover letter in PDF saved as “FirstnameLastNameCOVER2026”, and an updated curriculum vitae no longer than 5 pages in PDF saved as “FirstnameLastNameCV2026”.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
