Locum Consultant

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Fixed term - Part time

Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital

**Salary**: $150 - $215

Occupation: Medical and Nursing

Reference: 12637

Locum Consultant - Year 1 to Year 9

This is a Fixed Term Part Time position 0.10 EFT/ 7 hours per fortnight from 30th January 2025 to 20th November 2026, within Department of General Medicine.

0.1- Weekly outpatient clinic - Thursday PM

You will be responsible for.

**_ Clinical Services - Outpatients_**
- Delivery of a weekly outpatient clinic
- Ensuring timely review and required actioning of any ordered pathology/radiology/other testing with a commitment to best practice care.

**_Non-Clinical_**
- Timely and accurate completion of patient related documentation, including EMR encounters, outpatient documentation and any other required documentation relevant to enhancing continuity of care

**_Quality_**
- Utilise information systems to enable informed decision making and care planning
- Actively participate in risk management and quality programs to improve organisational processes and own practices

**_Education_**
- Undertake continuing education opportunities to foster safe clinical practice, quality initiative and research
- Undertake supervision and education within the clinical environment of Fellows, Registrars, Undergraduate medical students and other relevant staff to foster safe clinical practice (where applicable)

**_Performance Review_**

Participate in self-reflective practice

**Your skills and experience**:
**Essential**:

- MBBS (or equivalent)
- FRACP - General Paediatrics (or equivalent)
- Specialist Registration with AHPRA and eligibility for medical registration within Victoria

**Desirable**:

- Previous experience delivering inpatient care at a tertiary hospital

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

**About General Medicine**

The Department of General Medicine is one of the largest departments at RCH. At any time, a total of 91 staff (Senior Medical, Junior Medical, Nursing, and Administrative) work in the Department. The Department of General Medicine has a range of sub-specialty interests in addition to General Paediatrics and is committed to the delivery of high-quality evidence-based care. There are 3 subspecialty units within it, including Rheumatology, Refugee/Migrant Health and Clinical Pharmacology. All units report to the Director of General Medicine.

**What we offer**:

- Staff Wellbeing Hub
- Staff immunisation

**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

**Application process - for SMS only**

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 **6 January 2025