Paediatric Medicine Registrar 2023

An exciting opportunity currently exists for an enthusiastic **Paediatric Registrar **to join our **Paediatric Medicine department immediately**.**

**Details of Department**

The Department of Paediatric Medicine, Austin Health is part of the Medical Services Division and is located at the Austin Hospital campus in Heidelberg.

Austin Health is a paediatric teaching hospital. The Inpatient Paediatric Ward on 2 West is a 16-bed unit comprising medical and surgical patients. On average, the inpatient unit treats 1100 children every year for medical admissions which include general paediatrics, endocrine, epilepsy and eating disorders. Surgical admissions include ENT, orthopaedics, plastics, ophthalmology and maxillofacial surgery.

The Paediatric Outpatients service attends to around 3000 patients per year. Clinics include, general paediatrics, adolescent and child eating disorder program, a fortnightly diabetes clinic and urgent emergency department referrals. The six-month term gives the opportunity for the registrar to gain experience in longitudinal outpatient follow-up of patients with a variety of problems. Medical student teaching is also required.

The Paediatric Emergency Department is a 6-cubicle dedicated area with a paediatric procedure room. The department has 2 Resuscitation rooms which are equipped for both adult and paediatric presentations. The department sees approximately 18,000 paediatric presentationsevery year and is staffed with Paediatric Emergency Physicians, Paediatric Registrars and Emergency Registrars.

**Details of position/position requirements**

**Austin Health General Paediatrics Role** (38 hours per week / Semester 1) **Registrars undertaking this role participate in a 7 week roster that rotates between day shifts on the ward and in clinic, evening shifts on the ward, night shifts on the ward and assisting in the Emergency Department, clinic shifts, non-clinical duties and shifts in the Emergency Department.

The variety of shifts exposes you to a full range of acute and community paediatrics.

Austin Paediatrics has specialty streams of Eating Disorders, Diabetes and Epilepsy as well as a full range of inpatient and outpatient general paediatric presentations.

Regular clinic attendance allows for experience in longitudinal follow up of patients.

**To be successful in this role you must**:

- Demonstrate a commitment to Austin Health values
- Be registered as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) - (note eligible applicants will be assisted through this process).
- Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of Paediatric Medicine, including neonatal experience.
- Demonstrate a commitment to high quality patient care
- Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration
- Demonstrate an ability to communicate at all levels
- be able to participate in the roster for after hours and weekend cover required.

Work with us Your reward is to work in a collaborative environment which will provide you with opportunities for ongoing training and development. Your benefits will include salary packaging, and employee assistance program.

Austin Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

**Application Instructions**:

- Cover letter
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Employment History Datasheet (upload as Selection Criteria Response)
- Working with Children Check
- Current COVID-19 vaccination certificate.
- Professional referees x 3