Consultant in Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Ongoing - Full Time

Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital

**Salary**: $100,089 - $101,691

Occupation: Medical and Nursing

Reference: 12275

**Consultant in Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH). Full time, ongoing**
- Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
- Best practice implementation as part of a cohesive interdisciplinary rehabilitation team
- Pro-active and supportive leadership

**About the Role**:
This is a permanent full time position within the Rehabilitation Department

Classification for this position will range from specialist year 1 - specialist year 9

The Consultant in Paediatric Rehabilitation provides clinical care to children and adolescents requiring rehabilitation after brain injury, major medical illness, acquired spinal dysfunction, or elective musculoskeletal procedures. The Consultant works within an interdisciplinary team with other professionals to provide co-ordinated care in both inpatient and ambulatory settings.

**What you’ll achieve**:

- Ensure timely provision of rehabilitation services through direct management of patients receiving inpatient and ambulatory rehabilitation, in conjunction with the relevant junior staff.
- Develop and implement individualised rehabilitation plans for patients together with their families and the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team
- Be a source of clinical expertise, advocacy and guidance across the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Team
- Participate in consultation-liaison service to other units within the hospital
- Liaise with other rehabilitation team members at weekly clinical meetings/case conferences regarding inpatient and ambulatory patient management plans and progress

**Your skills and experience**:

- Demonstrated capacity to work harmoniously and collaboratively within a team
- Excellent communication skills
- Bachelor of Medicine or equivalent
- FRACP or international equivalent
- Specialist Medical Registration with APHRA and Medical Board of Australia
- Membership of Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitative Medicine (FAFRM) and experience in paediatric rehabilitation

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

**About the Department**:
The role sits within the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (VPRS) which is a state
- wide specialist service which caters for the complex rehabilitation needs of children and adolescents after major injury, medical illness, and congenital conditions who undergo interventions aimed at functional maximisation. VPRS has 8 sites across the state of Victoria. The VPRS at The Royal Children’s Hospital has rehabilitation beds located in the main hospital, and a large community based service.

**What we offer**:

- Parkville location and close to public transport
- Culture of continuous improvement

**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**:
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.

You must attach certified credentials and a completed “SMS Application for Appointment Form”

**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 **9 October 2024