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SalaryClinical & Research Fellow - Endocrinology & DiabetesThe Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. As a tertiary and quaternary centre, the RCH cares for the most critically ill and medically complex paediatric patients in Victoria. In addition to providing a full range of clinical services, the hospital also supports many health promotion and prevention programs. With more than 6,000 staff, 12 wards and 350 beds, the RCH is the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria, and also provides care for children and young people from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.We are the state's busiest paediatric Emergency Department, often experiencing more than 300 presentations on any given day. The RCH is committed to working with health services across the state and plays a significant role in many critical state and nationwide services. We work collaboratively with hospitals to deliver the right care, in the right place, at the right time, for the benefit of all Victorian children. The RCH is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on our Commitment to Child Safety:In April 2016, we became the first Australian hospital to implement the world-leading electronic medical record (EMR) and has a strong focus on supporting the successful delivery of the Parkville Connecting Care program - a shared EMR with The Royal Women's Hospital, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.The RCH is located within the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, which is home to more than 45 world-class biomedical organisations, with collectively more than 50,000 of the brightest minds working together to make the Precinct number one in the Asia Pacific region.Further information on the RCH including the new RCH Strategic Plan 2019-21 Great Care, Everywhere is available atThe roleThis role will provide backfill cover for our Clinical and Research Fellowship position in the Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes at RCH. It is a six month contract from 5 August 2024, at 0.4 EFT (Tuesdays and Wednesdays). This is exciting opportunity for the right candidate to take on some, or all, of the Fellow's clinical duties. The successful candidate of this backfill role will play a key role in clinical areas, both via direct hands-on management and in a supervisory role for junior medical and other clinical staff.The incumbent will usually have 3-4 outpatient clinics per week, and will also cover inpatient and supervisory duties for the full-time Endocrinology Clinical Fellow when the latter is absent. Clinics include endocrinology, diabetes, bone health and a YADS clinic at RMH. The role-holder will contribute to out-of-hours departmental on-call duties (inpatients and consults). The incumbent will have the opportunity to access regular education and teaching, both formal and informal.Key accountabilities
- Provide first-class medical care for children and families affected by paediatric endocrine disorders.
- Provide adequate supervision for junior medical staff rotating through the unit.
- 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.
- Positively represent the Department in local, national +/- international fora.
