Clinical Ethicist

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Fixed term - Part time

Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital

**Salary**: $100,000 - $200,000

Occupation: Medical and Nursing

Reference: 12454

**About the Role**:
This is a Fixed Term Part Time position to cover Parental Leave for 12 months at 32 hours per fortnight within the Children's Bioethics Centre department.

You will be responsible for providing clinical ethics advice to clinicians at RCH and the institution generally at the discretion of the Executive. You will build capacity in ethics through its education and research program. You will work closely with the Academic and Clinical directors.

**What You'll Achieve**:

- Participate in clinical ethics case consultations, including contributing to discussion, taking notes, contributing to writing reports, and chairing/co-chairing as required
- Participate in providing ethics support to RCH staff in a variety of ways, including ethics debriefs, ethics rounds, individual ethics consults
- Deliver clinical ethics education to: RCH staff (medical nursing, allied health, administration) at departmental meetings and other educational activities on the RCH campus; and to professional networks and meeting at local and state level
- Provide support for the Academic and Clinical Directors in the development of guidelines and policy advice about ethical issues relevant to the RCH
- Contribute to research projects relevant to the work of the CBC, as required and in consultation with the Academic Director

**Your Skills and Experience**:

- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and post graduate bioethics and/or clinical ethics training
- Post-graduate qualification (or working towards one)
- Proven capacity for leadership in a team environment and ability to work well as a senior team member

If this sounds like you, click **here** to view the position description.

**What we Offer**:

- Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay
- Discounted on-site car parking

**Other Requirements**:

- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

**Application Process**:
**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 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 in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption.

**Are you ready to join our team?**

Applications close **18 December 2024