2025 Paediatric Basic Trainee

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 866605

**Location**: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE

**Job status**: Long Term Contract

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Women's and Children's Health Network, Paediatric Division (WCH, FMC & LMH) General Paediatrics and Sub-Specialty Units - North Adelaide (5006)**:

- **Salary - **Classification - MDP2 - Medical Practitioner - $105,155 to $170,687**:

- **Employment Full time - Term Contract (temporary up to February 2028)**

**About the Opportunity**

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join us as a **Paediatric Basic Trainee (1**st** Year) **within the **Paediatric Division**.

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 community based medical environments, contributing 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.

The Basic Trainee is expected to actively participate in clinical teaching and associated research projects.

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;
- Professional development leave & examination leave
- Reimbursement of professional development expenses, up to $8,000
- Nearby childcare facilities
- Excellent rostering that accommodates roster requests
- Generous and comprehensive education timetable
- Interesting and relevant research opportunities
- Consultant supervision and mentoring

**About You**

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent.
- Registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with General Registration.
- PGY3+ satisfactory experience (including paediatric medicine) in a recognised teaching hospital.
- Ability to work as an effective team member in a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Skills in problem solving and decision making with regard to patient management.
- Problem solving and decision-making skills (both clinical and individual).

**What WCHN Can Offer You**
- 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.
- 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.)
- Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

**About Us**

The Women's & Children's Health Network is the state's leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:

- Specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions.
- State of the art maternity and obstetric care services.
- Community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA.
- Specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia's women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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**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

**Application Instructions**

**Other Important Information**

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job Ref: 866605**

**Enquiries**

Mary Hatchard - Ma