Provisional Fellow

**Paediatrics and Child Health Provisional Fellow, Nepean Hospital**:
**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time (04-Sep-2023 to 04-Feb-2024)
**Remuneration**: $94,224 - $133,834
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: CAM19879

Nepean Hospital is an outer metropolitan tertiary teaching hospital with a 20-bed inpatient paediatric unit, an additional on-site 4-bed short-stay unit) and a busy emergency department (ED) with a separate paediatric zone in ED. You will join as a second general paediatric fellow to provide a high standard of clinical care to patients under consultant supervision while developing expertise in the practice of General Paediatrics in fulfilling the Royal Australasian College of Physicians requirements for Advanced Training in General Paediatrics. This position of suitable for RACP advanced trainees or overseas trained physicians (OTP) requiring top-up training or peer review in general paediatrics.

The position provides experience in acute general paediatrics, including on-call experience under consultant supervision, supervised outpatient clinics in General and Developmental behavioural paediatrics, allergy, immunology and NICU follow-up. Plenty of opportunities to participate in research and audit projects, quality and safety initiatives, teaching, and leadership development to prepare for consultant practice in Australia. We have an impressive track record of completing many advanced trainee RACP projects by our previous fellows leading to many publications and presentations at conferences. We assist fellows to obtain clinical associate lecturer appointments with on-site Nepean clinical school, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney.

**What you'll be doing**
- Managing common paediatric problems admitted to the Children’s Ward such as asthma, bronchiolitis, bacterial and viral meningitis, child at risk, pneumonia, epilepsy, febrile convulsion, urinary tract infections, diabetes, obesity complications, growth and developmental problems and social and family problems.
- Providing medical coverage for the Paediatric Acute Review Clinic (PARC).
- Providing onsite supervision of the Paediatric Short Stay Unit (PASS).
- Attending fully supervised paediatric outpatient clinics to gain further ambulatory paediatric experience. These include general paediatrics, immunology, behaviour and diabetes.
- Participating in 24/7 rotating roster of days, evenings, nights and weekends.

**Where you'll be working**
- Participating in 24/7 rotating roster of days, evenings, nights and weekends. Nepean Hospital has a 24 bed Paediatric Ward, a level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Special Care Nursery and a 24 bed Post Natal Ward.
- The Department is staffed by 11 Paediatricians including 5 VMO’s, 3 Clinical Academics and 6 Staff Specialists (General Paediatric, Endocrine and Developmental Medicine), 2 General Paediatric Clinical Fellows, 10 Paediatric Trainees and 6 Residents.
- The Department of Paediatrics is accredited by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and has previously been host to the RACP Fellowship clinical examinations.
- The department runs annual mock RACP clinical exams.

**Essential requirements**
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Demonstrated clinical practice as a registered medical practitioner in the last 2 years in a setting appropriate to the needs of the position.
- Registered as an advanced trainee or Overseas Trained Paediatrician with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or equivalent and eligible to undertake training in General Paediatrics in Australia. Those OTPs requiring top-up training both in Community Paediatrics and General Paediatrics can also apply.
- Demonstrated commitment to training in General Paediatrics and related medical experience in relevant specialties.
- Demonstrated experience and training in paediatric procedural and advanced resuscitation skills including venepuncture, cannulation, bladder catheterisation, lumbar puncture, intubation and hand ventilation.
- Valid Working with Children Check, cleared National Police Check.
- To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.

**Selection criteria**
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Demonstrated experience and training in paediatric procedural and resuscitation skills including venepuncture, cannulation, bladder catheterisation, lumbar puncture and hand ventilation.
- Adept ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, in