AddressThe Hospital:
The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.
RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.
RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
For further Information on RCH is available here.
2025 Adolescent Medicine Fellow
- Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Full time fixed term contract (3/02/2025-2/02/2026)
- Weekly outpatient clinics
- Inclusion on the on call roster supported by 2nd on call consultant
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Friendly and supportive team environment
About the Role:
This is a full time 12-month training position with a mix of clinical service, education, research and administrative responsibilities at 86 hours per fortnight within the Department of Adolescent Medicine.
You will be responsible for providing high quality evidence based clinical services for young people and their families, leadership and training of junior medical staff and students and manage inpatients admitted under Adolescent Medicine whist on ward service.
What you’ll achieve:
- Provide excellent medical services for inpatients and outpatients in partnership with other medical staff and nursing, allied health and administration staff.
- Coordinate treatment plans for patients communicate these to all relevant team care members.
- Maintain accurate and up to date patient medical files that record clinical decisions including diagnosis, treatment plans, complications, co-morbidities, procedures performed and reports (via the EMR)
- Contribute to junior medical staff education through on the job teaching, informal feedback and debriefing.
- Assist with the medical student teaching programme for students from the University of Melbourne including the Hands on HEADSS program.
Your skills and experience:
- Medical degree (registrable in Victoria)
- Advanced trainee (FRACP) having passed both the written and clinical exams
- Experience in adolescent and/or outpatient health services highly desirable
This position is usually filled by a senior Advanced Trainee in Paediatrics. All Advanced trainees will be considered.
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
About the Department:
The Department of Adolescent Medicine, The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, is a multidisciplinary specialty department providing inpatient and outpatient care to adolescents experiencing both physical and mental health concerns. Sub-speciality teams within the Department of Adolescent Medicine include the Eating Disorders Service, specialising in treating adolescents with anorexia nervosa and other restrictive eating disorders, the Gender Service who assist children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria, The Transition Support Service providing care in transition from paediatric to adult health providers, the Young People’s Health Service who provide primary health care for marginalised and at risk youth and the Chronic Illness Peer support (ChIPS) team who facilitate peer support, leadership and participation among adolescent and young adults aged 12-25 living with a chronic illness. Inpatient Adolescent Medicine includes the care of adolescents requiring admission to the RCH for medical conditions with psychosocial complexity, somatisation disorders and medically unstable patients with restrictive type eating disorders.
What we offer:
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- Employee Assistance Program
- Parkville location and close to public transport
Other requirements:
- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
Application process:
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
For more information about this position please contact Emily Wilson on 9345 6176 or **********@rch.org.au
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 10/07/2024
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption
