Closes: Feb 22, 2026
Step into a Senior ICU role where your expertise, leadership, and passion for patient care truly shine! As the Deputy Director of Intensive Care, you’ll deliver top-notch, safe, and ethical ICU services and drive quality and safety standards, and even step in as Director when needed.
If you have a passion for leading, mentoring, and inspiring registrars, junior doctors, and students, while actively shaping education, research, and multidisciplinary teamwork, this leadership role is calling your name! Join us right here in Rockhampton until June 2028!
About Us
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) provides Intensive Care Services for the city of Rockhampton and the district - including Gladstone, Emerald, Biloela and Longreach. As a regional facility the Department provides care to a mix of adult and paediatric patients with 450-650 presentations a year, including 60-100 paediatric admissions per year.
About The Role
The Deputy Director of Intensive Care Services will assist the Clinical Director of Intensive Care Services, Rockhampton Hospital, as a:
Leader: Connect and build trust with a shared vision and mission inspiring medical staff to optimise performance and maintain their engagement within the department.Innovator: assist with the establishment, growth and sustainability of the service.Manager: assist by assertively driving service productivity under evidence-based decision- making focussed on achieving better outcomes.Team-member: Be a consistently active contributor in a multidisciplinary patient care team maintaining a clear culture of accountability.
About you:
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.Registration or eligibility for registration as a Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Authority (AHPRA). This will require Fellowship of the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (FCICM).Enrolment and maintenance of ongoing CME program with the appropriate bodies.
What we offer:
Total remuneration value of up to $559,860 p.a. is comprised of:
A salary rate between $259,072 - $274,678 p.a. (L25-L27)A salary rate between $216,643 - $251,642 p.a. (L18-L24)12.75% employer superannuation contribution17.5% leave loading
Additional Benefits:
Professional Development Leave and Allowances ($22,145 p.a.)Overtime and on call allowancesMotor Vehicle AllowanceAttraction and Retention Incentive AllowanceClinical manager allowanceGenerous Salary SacrificingPaid Parental LeaveEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Discounted Private Health InsuranceFitness Passport