2024 Paediatric Registrar - Casey Hospital

Monash Health Paediatric Registrar - Casey Hospital  

• Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service 
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Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.  

Applications are invited from qualified medical practitioners, registered in Australia, for the position of Monash Health Paediatric Registrar at Casey Hospital. Our professional team fosters an innovative, respectful and positive team based culture. Your passion for excellence will be encouraged and professional growth will flourish as a result. Our vacancy is a full time position commencing 5 August 2024 for a duration of six months.

About Monash Health   

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 25,500 employees work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, Victorian Heart Hospital, Sandringham Hospital Maternity services and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities.For more information, please visit www.monashhealth.org 

About Monash Doctors Workforce  

There are more than 1,900 Junior Medical staff positions at Monash Health in over 200 medical specialties, to help grow your career. We offer unparalleled opportunities in Victoria's largest & most clinically diverse teaching health service. 

About the Role 

Casey is accredited by the RACP for Basic Training for those on secondment from the Victorian Basic Paediatric Training Network, and for Advanced Training in General Paediatrics with a perinatal component. General Practice and Emergency Registrars who are looking to gain further Paediatric and Neonatal skills and believe they have the skills and experience to function at Paediatric Registrar level, are welcome to apply.

The successful applicant will join a team of 7 registrars to provide 24/7 cover for our services in one of the major growth corridors in Melbourne. This position offers a broad range of general paediatric experience in an outer metropolitan setting as well as plenty of neonatal experience in our nursery.Please note these positions are subject to a centralised match process conducted by the Victorian Paediatric Advanced Training group (a new initiative to coordinate centralised recruitment for most many Victorian sites).

What you need: 

• Medical Registration with AHPRA
• Minimum of 3 months prior experience in Neonatal care (desirable 6 months) or, for General Practice/Emergency trainees without neonatal experience, a minimum of 3 months of acute care (e.g. ICU or anaesthetics) including airway skills. One referee should be able to verify the extent of your neonatal experience including neonatal resuscitation or your acute care and airway skills.
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Satisfactory completion of an Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) course or equivalent within the last 5 years is desirable.

What we offer: 

• Salary packaging 
• Onsite discounted staff parking 
• Discounted banking (BankVic) 
• Onsite Gym (at Monash site only)
• Access to professional development courses and seminars 

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles. 

International Relocation allowance available to contribute towards the cost of airfares, initial temporary accommodation and hotel quarantine (if required).

How to Apply  

Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury eRecruit System only. Email applications will not be considered. 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 

To comply with Victorian Public Health directions, all employees working in the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. To support your application, and to be compliant with any public health orders in place at the time of, and during, your employment, you will be required to upload evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19.

Acceptable evidence is a copy of a Government Official Immunisation History Statement or Digital Certificate showing all vaccination dates. It is a requirement of Monash Health to collect, record and hold vaccination information. Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who can provide acceptable evidence that they meet full vaccination status.