Paediatric Intensive Care Consultant - Fixed Term

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.

Intensive Care Consultant:

Commencing May 2024, 15 months. Full Time, Fixed Term leave cover

The Role:

This is a Full-Time Fixed Term position (covering a combination of long-service leave and backfill for a philanthropically funded project) with the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.

The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit is a combined cardiac and general unit.  The successful applicant will join a team of 17 other Specialists offering the full range of ICU services, including some involvement in the roster for PIPER-Paediatrics (Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval). They will possess excellent clinical skills in both General and Cardiac Paediatric Intensive Care; be able to lead and function as part of a PICU team and take a leadership role in collaborative interdepartmental and interdisciplinary care; play a role in development of point of care ultrasound in Intensive Care and in the development of collaborative interdisciplinary education.

Applicants must have qualifications in Intensive Care Medicine (FCICM) and be registered to practice medicine in Victoria. Substantial clinical experience in the management of complex Intensive Care patients including trauma and transplant recipients, as well as clinical experience with newborn and paediatric transport is essential. Demonstrated experience performing and interpreting complex congenital echocardiography is highly desirable. Substantial experience managing both paediatric and adult Intensive Care is also highly desirable. A demonstrated strong commitment to education, training and research is an important element of this position.

Other information and how to apply:

Note, interviews may be conducted before final advertisement closure.

For further information please see position description on the RCH website or contact A/Prof Tom Rozen, Director of PICU on (03) 9345 5*** or ************@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 11 April 2024