Gastroenterology Locum Consultant

**Date**:13 Jul 2025

**Location**: 50 Flemington Rd, AU

**Company**:theroyalch

**The Hospital**:
The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

**About the Role**:
You will provide clinical care to paediatric patients with a full range of gastrointestinal, nutritional and liver conditions, including complex tertiary level gastroenterology such as Liver and Intestinal Transplantation. You will contribute to the provision of inpatient and outpatient services (both on-campus and telehealth) and will be involved in the provision of an on-call service. You will collaborate with other services within and outside the RCH to develop a more patient-centred, standardised and sustainable model of care. You will contribute to existing research in collaboration with the key campus partners of the University of Melbourne and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute with ample opportunity to initiate new research streams will be a key focus of this role.

**You will be responsible for**:

- Clinical management of the full range of gastrointestinal, nutritional and liver conditions, including complex tertiary level gastroenterology such as Liver and Intestinal Transplantation
- Contributing to the development of models of clinical care for Gastroenterological conditions to enhance the quality of that care whilst maximising efficient use of available resources
- Effective communication with other healthcare providers and consumers, including but not limited to referring paediatricians, family practitioners, junior and senior medical staff, nursing, paramedical, clerical staff, families and patients
- Administration and leadership roles in the department.

**Your skills and experience**:

- Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP or eligible for FRACP)
- Fellowship training in paediatric Gastroenterology is essential
- Demonstrated capacity to work harmoniously and collaboratively within a team environment
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated experience in the care of patients with liver transplantation
- Specialist Medical Registration with AHPRA
- A professional demeanour.

**Key selection criteria**:

- Postgraduate training and experience in paediatric gastroenterology
- Training in Paediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy approved by the Conjoint Committee
- Ability to effectively interact with colleagues, patients, and families, as well as build and maintain working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- A flexible attitude is crucial, especially with the need to balance sometimes competing and conflicting priorities
- Demonstration of efficient time management

**Desirable**:

- A research qualification eg PhD, MD or Masters in Medicine will be considered favourably.

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

**What we offer**:

- Salary Packaging - Increase yoour take home pay
- Employee Assistance Program
- Staff Wellbeing Hub

**Other information and how to apply**:
The RCH provides world-class facilities for staff, patients, and families, making it an exciting place to work and progress your career. We offer competitive salaries and salary packaging options, along with interesting and varied work.

**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 thos