Consultant Paediatrician

1 week ago

Flemington, Victoria, Australia The Royal Children's Hospital Full time

Date:9 May 2024

Location: 50 Flemington Rd, AU

Company:
theroyalch

The Hospital:

The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".


RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.


RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870.

A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas.

The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.


RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

About The Role:

This is a Fixed Term Part Time position at 0.2 EFT/ 14 hours per fortnight within General Medicine.


You will provide paediatric consultations for patients accepted into the ISAID program and play a key role in a multidisciplinary team, including developmental paediatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry, social work, and specialist behaviour support practitioners, with care coordination provided by the Clinical Nurse Consultant.

The Paediatric Consultant role will operate predominantly in the Outpatient setting.


The main expected outcome of the ISAID program, to which this role contributes, will be the provision of best practice specialised care and support, both within The RCH and in the community for young people with autism and/or ID displaying BOC.


What You'll Achieve:

  • Delivery of paediatric assessments for patients accepted into the ISAID program (estimated at 34 per week)
  • Collaboration with other ISAID team members in case assessment and management
  • Liaison with other professionals in the RCH care team (eg. ED) and external service providers in the community (e.g. behavioural practitioners, schools, child protection practitioners) to achieve quality outcomes.
  • Case conferencing with community paediatricians and other professionals in care team to transition to ongoing care following the three month period of support.
  • Maintain quality standards and excellence in clinical outcomes through evidencebased practice and partnerships with internal and external healthcare professionals
Classification for this position will range from Consultant Paediatrician HN15-HN59.

Your Skills and Experience:

Essential:

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • FRACP or equivalent
  • Specialist registration with AHPRA and eligibility for registration within Victoria
  • Demonstrated clinical experience gained via a consultant role post FRACP
  • Previous experience in working with developmental and behavioural patient groups (ID and ASD)

Desirable:

  • RACP Advanced training in Community Child Health
  • Experience working in a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry service
If this sounds like you, click
here to view the position description.

About The Department:


The Royal Children's Hospital
ISAID (Improving Support for Autism and Intellectual Disability) program is an interdisciplinary service dedicated to the care for patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or intellectual disability (ID) displaying
behaviours of concern
(BOC) and their families.

There are several positions within the program, of which this is one of the key roles. This full-time position could be satisfactorily filled by an applicant from either nursing or allied health disciplines.

What We Offer:

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Staff Wellbeing Hub

Other Requirements:

  • Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
  • Valid Working with Children Check
  • Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
  • Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation
  • Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure

Application process


To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.


Why work at the RCH?


RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

It is a requirement of your employment that y

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