Snswlhd - Provisional Fellow in Rural General Paediatrics - South East Regional Hospital

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time / Part Time

**Location**: South East Regional Hospital - Bega
**Position Classification**: Paediatric Provisional Fellow (Rural General Paediatrics & Community / Developmental)
**Remuneration**: $89,095 - $120, 489 per annum
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ543322

**Applications Close**:Monday 20th January, 2025**
**_ Progress your career and discover all that Bega has to offer_**

We are seeking a motivated Paediatric Provisional Fellow to join our team as part of the Coastal Network, Southern NSW LHD. This is an STP-funded training position and is accredited with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatrics & Child Health) for Advanced Training in Rural Paediatric Medicine (6 months), and Community/Developmental Paediatric Medicine (6 months).

**Where you’ll be working**

This position is based at South East Regional Hospital located in the Sapphire Coast region of New South Wales. This stunning coastal NSW region is situated halfway between Melbourne and Sydney; a short 1-hour flight from either Melbourne or Sydney or a 2 ½ hour drive from Canberra. The area is comprised of 75% national parks with spectacular coastline, turquoise crystal-clear water, pristine wilderness and more than 100 unspoilt beaches. It provides a stunning outdoor lifestyle for those interested in surfing, skiing, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, fishing, cycling, bush-walking or other outdoor adventures.

**Our Offer**:

- _Flexible work arrangements_
- _Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing - _Click to find out more
- _Corporate Health and Fitness program_
- _11% Superannuation on top of your gross income_
- _Annual Leave Loading_

**Your Opportunity**:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of paediatricians as our paediatric provisional fellow. We are a friendly, innovative and exciting team who are motivated and interested in rural and complex paediatric medicine. We place a strong emphasis in providing an exceptional standard of service to our under-resourced and vulnerable populations. We have a strong focus on education and service development.

The work includes acute and emergency paediatrics, neonatal resuscitation and special care nursery management and outpatient clinics. We have a 6-bed plus 4-short stay bed Level 4 Paediatric Unit that services the Eurobodalla and Bega Valley regions. We support an experienced Emergency Department with around 4000 paediatric emergency presentations per year. We are also the receiving paediatric hospital for surrounding hospitals in Eurobodalla and Bega Valley which totals another 4000 paediatric emergency presentations per year. We provide a Level 3 maternity service and Level 2 “plus” neonatal service that delivers around 300 babies per annum. We also have a varied outpatient caseload with challenging and interesting paediatric medicine and developmental/behavioural medicine. We provide regular specialist outpatient clinics at South East Regional Hospital and through outreach clinics in Eden, Cooma, Narooma and Eurobodalla.

We have a strong emphasis on education and training and there are teaching opportunities across undergraduate, pre-vocational and vocational training, and GP specialist training levels. We also place strong emphasis on education and support to the surrounding hospitals of our region. We have strong links with the Australian National University Graduate Medical School including placement of rural medical students in the Paediatric ward.

The position is accredited with the RACP for Paediatric Specialist training. The trainee will meet requirements for Rural General Paediatrics with no neonatal component and Community/Developmental Paediatrics as part of a 12 month general Paediatric term.

**Selection Criteria**:

- MBBS or equivalent, current registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia. Current licence to drive in NSW.
- Registered with the RACP as an advanced trainee or equivalent. Those registered with the RACP must have successfully completed the written and clinical components of the FRACP examination or equivalent and preferably completed a minimum of 6 months as an advanced trainee with the RACP or equivalent at commencement of Fellowship. This position is applicable for peer review via the OTP Pathway.
- Minimum 12 months general paediatric experience. Desirable experience includes experience in paediatric and neonatal acute and critical care, and experience in paediatric developmental / behavioural medicine.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with other health professionals.
- Ongoing commitment to further education and professional development and demonstrated ability to teach, with a willingness to participate in the teaching of medical students, junior med