Address Job Description
Location: Melbourne | Parkville
Job type: Ongoing - full time or part time
Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital
Salary: $100,000 - $100,000
Occupation: Medical and Nursing
Reference: 10023
Full time - ongoing
The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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The Role:
An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and committed Paediatric Haematologist to join the Haematology team at RCH.
The purpose of this role is to provide high quality, evidence-based clinical and laboratory haematology services for patients of the Royal Children’s Hospital and Royal Women’s Hospital, and to promote and develop the research and education programs of the department on campus, nationally and internationally.
To be successful in this role you will have:
Specialist registration (or are eligible for) in Australia
Extensive experience in the specialty of paediatric haematology
Advanced interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) to gain cooperation and influence others in achieving scientific goals and building collaboration.
A track record of strong collaborations, support and mentoring of staff and ability to construct a clear vision and strategy with implementation through established change procedures.
Availability to meet clinical rostering requirements including participation in the on-call roster
Professional demeanour and strong approach to teamwork
If you think you possess the right skills and experience, we encourage you to apply on our website now!
You will be responsible for:
Deliver high quality clinical care for children and adolescent, and their families using the services at the Royal Children’s Hospital and patients at the Royal Women’s Hospital
Work in partnership with other medical, nursing and allied health professional staff to provide excellent clinical services for inpatients and outpatients within the employee’s scope of practice.
Liaise with parents/carers and external healthcare providers in relation to treatment plans and procedures
Manage in-patients admitted under clinical haematology while on ward service and on-call
Contribute to the management of patients referred to Clinical Haematology for consultative advice.
Competently perform haematology procedures including bone marrow biopsy, lumbar puncture and administration of intrathecal chemotherapy in accordance with hospital guidelines (according to scope of practice)
Participate in providing high quality services at the Royal Children’s and Royal Women’s Hospital including routine and specialised haematology test reporting, communication and interpretation of results for clinicians, all pathology laboratory quality activities and transfusion medicine services.
Assist in the training, supervision and development of junior medical staff
Providing strong leadership which supports the ongoing development of the department, (building on the current strengths of the team), including promotion of collaboration with peers and colleagues both local and international in areas of growth and development in the field
You will have:
Eligible for full registration as a Specialist Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Fellowship equivalent with the RACP (Haematology)
Experience with clinical and diagnostic haematology in the newborn, paediatric, maternity and women’s health context.
Other information and how to apply:
Applicants must apply online attaching certified credentials and a completed “SMS Application for Appointment Form”.
For further information please contact:
Dr Anthea Greenway Director of Clinical Haematology Email: anthea.greenway@rch.org.au
Tel: 9345 4947
To view the position description please click here.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
