Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist

2 weeks ago

Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Austin Health Full time

Austin Health is one of Victoria's largest health care providers. Our 11,000 employees and volunteers provide safe, high quality, person-centred care at Austin Hospital, Olivia Newton-John Centre, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, as well as in the community through Hospital-in-the-Home and partner health services. We are an internationally recognised leader in clinical teaching, training and research and have affiliations with many leading universities and research institutes. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the department:

Austin Health is a tertiary teaching hospital. The Department of Paediatrics is part of the Medical Services Division. The Inpatient Paediatric Ward on 2 West is a 16 bed unit comprising medical and surgical patients. Medical patients have general paediatric, endocrine, epilepsy, and eating disorders. Surgical patients have ENT, orthopaedics, plastics, ophthalmology and maxillofacial surgery. The Department of Paediatrics has a role in undergraduate teaching and is closely affiliated with the University of Melbourne.

General paediatrics is a broad based multidisciplinary specialty, which provides expert diagnosis, treatment and care for infants, children and young people aged up to 19 years.


About the role:


Paediatric endocrinologists are expected to provide high level Endocrinology services within their approved scope of clinical practice as part of the Paediatric team at Austin Health to children and adolescents aged 0-18 years.

All Endocrinologists are expected to be able to provide routine specialist Endocrinology services however the focus of the role is the management of Diabetes Mellitus.

Limited on call coverage may be required but is not considered a regular requirement of this role.


This is a senior Medical Position and carries with it the professional responsibilities of clinical leadership, teaching and training as well as administrative requirements.

The position reports to the Director of Paediatrics.
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Hours per week: 5 hours per week

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Employment status:Sessional**As a Paediatric Endocrinologist you will be responsible for attending weekly outpatient clinics including paediatric diabetes clinic and young adult/adolescent diabetes clinic, inpatient diabetes stabilisation admissions, providing telephone advice to the emergency department regarding acute diabetic ketoacidosis and other endocrine presentations, inpatient acute admissions such as Diabetic Ketoacidosis and new presentations, inpatient and outpatient paediatric endocrine consultation service

To be successful for this role you must:

  • Be a registered Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • Hold a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), or equivalent
  • Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of Paediatric Endocrinology
  • Demonstrate a commitment to high quality patient care
  • Demonstrate a commitment to working as a team member with peer medical, junior medical, nursing and other clinical staff to provide efficient, safe and quality care across the continuum, and
  • Demonstrate a commitment to teaching, training and research.

Our benefits:

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.

Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

  • Greater takehome pay through generous salary packaging
  • A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
  • Mentoring and career development opportunities
  • Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
  • Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options
  • Paid conference and exam leave
  • Relocation expense reimbursement

Inclusion at Austin:

Application instructions:

  • Cover letter
  • Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Undergraduate Qualification Certificate (Medical Degree)
  • Fellowship Certificate (Specialist Medical College)
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
  • Current Medical Indemnity Certificate
  • Proof of Identification (current passport or Australian drivers licence)
  • Working with Children's Check Card (where applicable)

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