2026 Paediatric Basic Trainee

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 902535
**Location**: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Long Term Contract
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Women's and Children's Health Network, Paediatric Basic Trainee (1st Year), North Adelaide (5006).**:

- **Salary** - **Total Indicative Remuneration - Classification - MDP2 - Medical Practitioner - $105,155 to $171,579 p.a (includes award salary, superannuation and any other monetary benefits)**:

- **Employment Full time - Term Contract**

**The Opportunity**

Exciting opportunities exist for a suitably qualified **Medical Practitioner** to join us in** Paediatric Medicine as a Paediatric Basic Trainee.**

As a trainee within the SA Paediatric Training Network, Paediatric Basic trainees will rotate through a range of different general and subspecialty paediatrics which includes exposure to acute paediatric medicine and contributes to the provision of clinical services to WCHN inpatients and outpatients.

WCHN provides rotations for basic trainees in paediatric medicine at WCH, Lyell McEwin Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre.

As the Basic Trainee you will be expected to actively participate in clinical teaching and associated research projects. This position includes rotational shift work, including after hours and weekends.

To find out the specifics, including the **key selection criteria** and **special conditions**, please go to the attached role description.

**Benefits of Joining Us**

The Women’s and Children's Hospital is recognised for excellence in **medical training.**

Considerable support and supervision is given to **trainee doctors,**as well as generous employee benefits such as:

- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Click here for more information.
- Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

**Special Conditions**:
To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

**Overview**

The **Women’s & Children’s Health Network** provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being South Australia’s largest maternity and obstetric service, and statewide Maternal Fetal Medicine service.

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

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**Why Work in Adelaide, South Australia?**

**Application Instructions**

**Other Important Information**

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job ref**:902535**

**Enquiries**

Mary Hatchard

**Application Closing Date**: Friday 4th July 2025**:

- 11.55PM**

**Attachments**

MDP2 - WCHN Paediatric Basic Trainee - Role Description - 902535.pdf

**Flexibility Statement**
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.