Consultant Child And Adolescent Psychiatrist

The 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.

About the Department:

The Royal Children’s Hospital ISAID (Improving Support for Autism and Intellectual Disability) program is an interdisciplinary service dedicated to the care for patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or intellectual disability (ID) displaying behaviours of concern (BOC) and their families. There are several positions within the program, of which this is one of the key roles.

About the Role:

This is a 0.2eft part time / fixed term role.  The purpose of this role is to provide Child and Adolescent Psychiatry consultations for patients accepted into the ISAID program.  The psychiatrist will play a key role in a multidisciplinary team, including developmental paediatrics, social work, and specialist behaviour support practitioners, with care coordination provided by the Clinical Nurse Consultant. The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist role will operate predominantly in the Outpatient setting.

You’ll Be Responsible Ror:

• Delivery of psychiatric assessments for patients accepted into the ISAID program (estimated at 3-4 per week)
• Collaboration with other ISAID team members in case assessment and management
• Liaison with other professionals in the RCH care team (eg. ED) and external service providers in the community (e.g. behavioural practitioners, schools, child protection practitioners) to achieve quality outcomes.
• Case conferencing with community paediatricians and other professionals in care team to transition to ongoing care following the three month period of support.
• Act as a resource for staff on the management of children and families with BOC
• Provide high level of clinical expertise with independent decision making
• Maintain clinical documentation, records and data as per RCH procedures

To Be Successful For This Role You Will Have:

Essential:

• MBBS or equivalent
• FRANZCP or equivalent
• Certificate of Advanced training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Specialist registration with AHPRA and eligibility for registration within Victoria
• Demonstrated clinical experience gained via a consultant role post FRANZCP
• Previous experience in working with developmental and behavioural patient groups (ID and ASD)

Desirable:

• Experience, training and/or work in developmental disability psychiatry

For more information about this position please contact Daryl Efron Ph:03 9345 5*** Email: ***********@rch.org.au

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

Applications close 14 June 2024