Paediatric Cardiac Physiologist

**Date**:20 Jan 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**:
A great opportunity exists for a Grade 1 Cardiac Physiologist to join our dynamic team of dedicated paediatric Cardiac Physiologists, on a part time fixed term basis for 6 months at 30.4 hours per fortnight. We are seeking a highly motivated individual who is keen to learn and develop as a paediatric Cardiac Physiologist in a world leading Cardiology centre. You will provide clinical supervision and opportunities for continuing professional development and will be involved in working in our busy Arrhythmia Department.

**What You'll Achieve**:

- You will perform 15-Lead paediatric ECGs
- Fitting holter monitors to paediatric patients
- Analysing returned holter monitors and preparing a preliminary report for the Cardiologist
- Performing standard exercise treadmill stress tests and Cardiopulmonary exercise tests
- Pacemaker interrogation and troubleshooting of a range of different devices/vendors (dependent on experience)
- Involved with managing the day-to-day running of a busy paediatric Arrhythmia service

**Your Skills and Experience**:

- A Bachelor of Applied Science or Bachelor of Science degree, preferably in a health science discipline (or in the process of completing your undergraduate degree)
- Previous experience in a Cardiology Arrhythmia practice (paediatric experience would be highly beneficial)
- An ability to work effectively, both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- An ability to carefully plan, organise and prioritise tasks
- An understanding of the need to deliver high quality care to our paediatric patients and their families
- Commitment to ongoing education and skill development

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

**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**

**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 vaccinated against 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