About the assignment

We’re looking for an Intensive Care Specialist Mentor who can live and volunteer for 6 months in the Solomons.

You will be working alongside the hospital team to improve the care in the High Dependency unit.

As a volunteer, you will help identify gaps in the current model of care and work with the team to ensure a local contextualised critical care system is being implemented and utilised successfully.

To be considered for this role, you’ll need to ideally be a Fellow of the College of Intensive Care Medicine.

About the Partner Organisation 

The National Referral Hospital (NRH), based in Honiara, is operated by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and serves the health of Solomon Islanders by functioning as the main tertiary and referral hospital for people living across the country.

There are 300+ inpatient beds and specialties include:

• General medicine
• Surgery (including orthopedics, ophthalmology, ENT, urology)
• Pediatrics
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Psychiatry
• Emergency medicine.

The NRH also provides laboratory, pathology, radiology and pharmacy services to support the clinical areas. Currently there is no cohesive model of care or clinical practice guidelines for the unit which the staff are trained or experienced in. Capacity building by a volunteer to improve skills and knowledge as well practices and processes would be valued.

About the Australian Volunteers Program  

The Australian Volunteers Program is an Australian government-funded initiative. We support partner organisations across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa to achieve locally led change.  

Volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey, and we actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and aim to make the program as accessible and inclusive as possible. Find out more. 

Allowance

We cover your flights, insurance, and provide a living and accommodation allowance. Learn more here.

AUD $4328 per month.   

Find out more about in-country allowances.

Requirements

• All applicants must be Australian citizens or holders of Permanent Residency Visa of Australia, or New Zealand residents in Australia with a Special Category Visa (SCV). 
• A National Police Check must be completed during the application process.  
• A Psychological Test is required for all volunteer assignments.  

A position description is attached.