Consultant General Paediatrician

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Monash Health Full time

Location:
Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type:
Part time

Organisation:
Monash Health

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Medical

Reference: 65512

About Monash Health

About Monash Doctors


There are more than 1,500 Junior Medical staff positions at Monash Health in over 200 medical specialties, to help grow your career.

We offer unparalleled opportunities in Victoria's largest & most clinically diverse teaching health service.

Our Journey - Dandenong General Paediatrics Unit

Consultant General Paediatricians are the backbone of paediatric care in our outer metropolitan campuses of **Monash Children's Hospital

  • Dandenong
    and Casey**. They provide the leadership and supervision of care of neonates and children admitted specialling care nurseries and children's wards as well as consultation to the ED and surgical units onsite. They also provide supervision and training for the registrars and HMOs available to provide 24hour care on site.


The paediatric unit has a 6 bed SCN and an 8-12 bed children's ward, supported by a team of dedicated paediatric nurses and four consultants who provide 24-hour cover.

Each paediatrician participates in a 1 in 4 roster of ward service, after-hours cover and 4 outpatient clinics per month.

The outpatient clinics have registrar support.

In addition, it is expected that they will attend weekly teaching and clinical review meetings and contribute to the non clinical activities of the paediatric unit.

These clinical review sessions are shared with Casey Hospital and video conferenced between sites thus allowing greater contact with colleagues.

A structured teaching program for junior staff is run by the consultants weekly.

About the Role


Support and assist the Unit Head and Director of the General Paediatric Unit, Monash Health in the provision of high quality General Paediatric Services at Dandenong, consistent with the Monash Health values.

On average the role will require 10.5 hours/week plus on call as rostered to provide long service leave cover from the 1 April 2024 until the 5th of August 2024.


This is made up of:

  • Daily ward rounds for the week of ward service (one week in 4 including weekend)
  • Supervision of clinical handover am when onward service
  • One overnight cover per week from the next day where you must be available to attend in emergencies within 30 minutes.
  • Unit meetings and teaching every Thursday from 1:30 to 4pm
  • Participation in clinical audits including Low Apgar, M & M minutes.
  • Contribution to orientation of new JMS commencement during the period of employment
  • Outpatient clinics 2 consecutive Wednesday mornings and when onward service, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons.

What you need

Qualifications/ Registrations/ Licenses:

Essential:

  • Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • Appropriate health professional tertiary qualifications
  • Fellowship of the RACP or equivalent
  • Working with Children's Certificate
  • Recent neonatal resuscitation skills
  • The incumbent must complete the Credentialling and Scope of Practice process prior to appointment andcommencement.
This will be reviewed on a regular basis.

Technical Skills/ Knowledge / Experience:

  • Neonatal resuscitation and care of the neonate
  • Interest in teaching medical students and junior medical staff
  • Current APLS or other paediatric emergency management training

Capabilities (Refer to Monash Health Capability Framework)
When on call, must be able to attend the campus urgently and arrive within 30 minutes of call.

Monash Health is a great place to work

What we offer:

  • Salary packaging
  • Onsite discounted staff parking
  • Discounted banking (BankVic)
  • Onsite Gym
  • Access to professional development courses and seminars

How to Apply


Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace.

At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.
Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed

  • These include:
- reference checks
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children's Check (or proof of payment for same)
- proof of immunisation.

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