Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist

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About Paediatric Rheumatology

The Paediatric Rheumatology department at Monash Children's Hospital (MCH) provides patient-centred care to children and adolescents with a wide variety of conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system as well as conditions of non-infectious multi-system inflammation including Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, vasculitis, and periodic fever syndromes. The Paediatric Rheumatology team comprises Paediatric Rheumatologists, junior medical staff including HMO and ATR, a Paediatric Rheumatology nurse specialist, and specialist Allied Health practitioners including physiotherapy, occupational therapy and podiatry staff. The Paediatric Rheumatology department at MCH provides a range of clinical services including: inpatient care to children admitted with Paediatric Rheumatic conditions; inpatient consultation service for teams requiring Rheumatology input in the care of children admitted to MCH; consultation service for paediatric staff requiring assistance in the care of children at other Monash Health sites (such as Dandenong and Casey Hospitals); ambulatory care in the outpatient setting; day medical admissions for medication infusions; and joint injections to children requiring steroid injection for treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

About the Role

The successful candidate will be part of the multi-disciplinary Paediatric Rheumatology team providing excellence in standards of outpatient care in Paediatric Rheumatology.

• Attendance at the weekly Monday morning (9:00-12:30) Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic at Monash Children's Hospital (MCH) Specialist Consulting
• Provide clinical leadership through active involvement in patient care.
• Provide high quality Paediatric Rheumatology clinical care at Monash Children's Hospital, consistent with the Monash Health values, including collaboration with Paediatric Rheumatology consultant staff, junior medical staff and nursing staff in managing patient care.
• Contribute to ongoing service improvement and clinical and workforce innovation to ensure Monash Health provides high quality accessible Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Department Services within allocated resources and meets the needs of Monash Health patients.
• Contribute to supervision and education of junior medical staff and Rheumatology trainees in the outpatient setting.

About You

What you need:

• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Appropriate health professional tertiary qualifications
• Fellowship of the RACP (Paediatrics) or equivalent
• Satisfactory completion of training in paediatric rheumatology
• Working with Children's Certificate

What we offer:

• Salary packaging

• Onsite discounted staff parking

• Discounted banking (BankVic)

• Onsite Gym

• Access to professional development courses and seminars

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

• reference checks

• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months

• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children's Check (or proof of payment for same)

• proof of immunisation.

The incumbent must complete the Credentialing and Scope of Practice process prior to appointment and commencement. This will be reviewed on a regular basis. As part of our selection process, you may be invited to participate in a face-to-face or on-camera video interview.

For a confidential discussion,please contact Dr Peter Gowdie (HOU Pead Rheumatology) on

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system.