Consultant Paediatrician

6 days ago


Clayton, Australia Monash Health Full time

Job Requisition ID: 3168- Legal Entity: Monash Health- Location: Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168- Employment Type: Part Time Fixed Term- Posting Date: 5 Dec 2024

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

To learn more about our organisation visit **monashhealth.org**.

To see first-hand what our colleagues think about working here, take a look at the following short videos**:monashhealth.org/careers**.

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

**About Monash Doctors**

To help grow your career, there are more than 1,900 Junior and 1,700 Senior Doctors at Monash Health in over 200 medical specialties. We offer unparallel opportunities in Victoria's largest & most clinically diverse teaching health service.

**About Aboriginal Health and Engagement**

The Aboriginal Health and Engagement is a multi-disciplinary team that has staff in Monash Health hospitals and the community, which aims to work closely with partner organisations such as Dandenong & District Aborigines Co-Operative Ltd and Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency. Staff within the hospital consist of Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officers, Project Leads, and Nursing roles focusing on paediatrics and midwifery.

**About the Role - Consultant Paediatrician (0.3EFT)**

The role involves working closely with a multidisciplinary team, including paediatricians, a clinic coordinator, an administrator, a clinical psychologist, a speech pathologist, and an education liaison/teacher. The position requires sensitivity to the experiences of children who have faced abuse, neglect, or trauma and a commitment to ongoing professional development in culturally responsive care. The clinic operates from Monash Health Community Centres in Cranbourne and Springvale, with flexible administration days for meetings and patient follow-up. The role encompasses six days per month, structured as follows:

- Fortnightly Fridays: Based at Monash Health Community Centre, 140-154 Sladen Street, Cranbourne.
- One Tuesday per month: Located at Monash Health Community Springvale, 55 Buckingham Ave, Springvale.
- Three administration days per month: These days offer flexible locations and include participation in care team meetings, HKK triage meetings, and patient follow-up activities.

**About You**

**What You Need**:

- Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Appropriate health professional tertiary qualifications
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) with recognition as a Consultant Paediatrician
- Working with Children’s Certificate
- Current Paediatric Basic Life Support skills
- Technical skills/knowledge/experience
- Experience working with an Aboriginal community and an understanding of Aboriginal culture, kinship, and holistic care.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care and the out-of-home-care system in Victoria would be advantageous.
- Familiarity with the clinical guidelines of Monash Children’s Hospital.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to provide appropriate clinical handover of patient care to community practitioners.

**What we offer**:

- Salary packaging
- Onsite discounted staff parking
- Discounted banking (Bank Vic)
- Onsite Gym & Access to professional development courses and seminars

For a confidential discussion, please contact Chinnu Shibu, SMS R & C Coordinator on (03) 9594 2547.

**Position Description can be **found here**

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values. To learn more about our organisation visit **monashhealth.org.**

**How to Apply**

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

**Applications close 19th December, 2024.



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