2026 Infant Mental Health Paediatric Fellow

2026 Infant Mental Health Paediatric Fellow
Overview

The Infant Mental Health Program at the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) is an integral component of RCH Mental Health. We are an interdisciplinary team based within the Hospital Consultation Liaison at the Parkville campus, with spokes to RCH Infant, Child & Youth Area Mental Health & Wellbeing Service (ICYAMHWS) in the Western Metro Area, and a community outreach partnership program with the Cities of Melbourne and Brimbank (Bubs in Mind).

We are specialists in Infant Mental Health, promoting early intervention and high-quality care for infants and young children referred to our program. We see very young children and their families who are hospitalised with complex medical conditions, focusing on stress and trauma in medical settings. We also see children with anxiety, lowered mood, attachment difficulties, feeding and settling issues, emotional dysregulation, and work with families where parents experience mental health challenges. The program works across inpatient and outpatient settings. We work to broaden the reach of Infant Mental Health knowledge through teaching, training, and interdisciplinary engagement. The program has active research activities, using clinical experiences to formulate research agenda, and translating findings into clinical practice.

The Role

The Infant Mental Health Fellow position is available for a dynamic, thoughtful and curious advanced paediatric trainee in 2026. This role is a 0.5 position for 12 months. Under specific circumstances, it may be offered as a 1.0 position for 6 months.

The role provides a unique experience for a paediatric fellow to develop their clinical skillset in working with infants and young children, which will translate back into practice within their chosen paediatric specialty.

The trainee will work closely with the IMH consultant psychiatrist and team coordinator, and will gain experience in the assessment, diagnosis and interventions with infants aged 0 to 4 years who present with a range of mental health problems, and with their families. They will undertake clinical liaison and consultation activities, and actively participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, ward rounds, clinical supervision, and other activities as opportunities arise.

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What We Offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted on-site car parking

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
• All International Medical Graduate applicants will need to meet the AHPRA English Language requirements

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. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately; we encourage you to apply promptly.

Applications close Tuesday 2 September 2025.

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. The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement. It is also a requirement that you comply with any direction to be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption.

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the Apply button.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care

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