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.
The role:
The primary role for this position is to enable and encourage research activities within our department and related MCRI research groups, with 3 protected days assigned to research activities during a normal week.
The clinical Research Fellow will usually undertake 4 outpatient clinics/week (likely 2 endocrinology and 2 diabetes) although on occasion this increases to 5/week, including a monthly evening Young Adult clinic (YADS), the bone health clinic and outreach clinics. The outreach clinics sometimes necessitate an overnight stay.
The Clinical & Research Fellow will contribute to out-of-hours departmental on-call duties. Typically, this involves the provision of telephone advice from home, with ward rounds at the weekend (~1 in 4 weeks). In addition, departmental fellows provide some cover for the out-of-hours endocrinology phone call service.
The Fellow will have the opportunity to access regular education and teaching, both formal and informal.
Key accountabilities
- Undertake research activities at an appropriate level including preparing for a future higher degree and grant submissions.
- Provide first-class medical care for children and families affected by paediatric endocrine disorders
- Provide supervision for junior medical staff rotating through the unit when required.
- Provide liaison consulting for other internal and external services and specialties
- Communicate well with senior colleagues, administrative and allied health team members, peers and junior staff and work cohesively within the team
- Work in a respectful and self-accountable manner, consistent with the culture of the organisation.
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Please note that the successful applicant must undergo a police and working with children check. In addition, all International Medical Graduate applicants will need to meet the AHPRA English Language requirements, in order to be successful in this position.
Applications close 16th May 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
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
