The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers. Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Intensive Care Unit - First Year Consultant

Full time / Fixed Term 12-month appointment, commencing 2 February 2026

The Royal Melbourne is one of Victoria’s largest hospitals providing a comprehensive range of health services including acute, sub-acute, general, and specialist medical services throughout inpatient and community-based facilities. We are also a proud part of the world-renowned Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, working in collaboration to advance research for continuous improvement of clinical care.

About the Role: This one-year fixed term full time salaried career development position will allow a recently qualified intensive care specialist to gain experience as a practicing intensivist. The successful candidate will be fully integrated into the consultant clinical roster of the adult intensive care service of the Royal Melbourne Hospital for a 12-month period.

This exciting position offers the opportunity to join a dynamic team that provides intensive care to critically ill patients of the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Women’s Hospital in a state-of-the art 42 bed capacity Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The RMH ICU admits nearly 3000 patients per year and, as a level one trauma centre and the state referral centre for stroke services, an intermediate ECMO centre, and provides intensive care support for a wide variety of clinical presentations.

The position is a predominantly clinical role with a component of non-clinical time. The successful appointee will be expected to use their non-clinical time to take the lead on coordinating the ICU Registrar roster, be an active participant in the trainee education program, and encourage to establish links with local / national / international clinician researchers and / or clinician administrators.  The successful applicant will be encouraged to undertake preliminary research / quality projects / commence other postgraduate qualifications in areas of interest mutually beneficial to the Intensive Care First Year Consultant and the Royal Melbourne Intensive Care Unit. The position may be shared between suitable applicants.

Please see attached PD for additional information regarding the role.
About You:

• Registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA) or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia (for international Medical Graduates)
• MBBS or equivalent tertiary qualifications
• Fellowship of the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand

Benefits:

• A Values based organisation offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement, including training and research opportunities, and access to mentorship and leadership programs.
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including On-site staff gym, Staff Medical Service, Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Program - run by our dedicated employees.
• Salary packaging options discounted onsite car parking, close to public transport.

Interested?

Upload your resume, cover letter and two references.

For more information, please contact James Anstey on 03 9342 9234 or email james.anstey@mh.org.au

Don't delay. Apply Now! Recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable candidates are received.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.