General Paediatrician - Paediatric Training Coordinator

Join our vibrant General Paediatric service as an experienced Paediatrician, and oversee the significant portfolio managing our local paediatric training program.

As a General Paediatrician, you will diagnose and manage a broad array of paediatric health issues, providing comprehensive and compassionate care to the multicultural paediatric population of Western Melbourne.

There is a significant outpatient clinic component to this role. Acute inpatient clinical service is optional. There are ample opportunities for peer review and discussion, and the unit has a supportive and collegiate culture.

As the local Paediatric Training Coordinator, you will oversee and coordinate the educational program for trainees undertaking Advanced and Basic Training in General Paediatrics, ensuring content meets the curriculum requirements of RACP training, and provide clinical and professional support to trainees.

Clinical appointment is for 3.5 days per week (7 x 3.5 hour sessions per week = 0.7 FTE), with 0.2 FTE dedicated to the Training Coordinator role.

The successful applicant will be required to work 1 day per week at either our Bacchus Marsh hospital or Melton community health paediatric service (site dependent on successful applicant's skills), which includes covering the Level 2 special care nursery for those working at the Bacchus Marsh site. 

To be Successful in this Role, you will:

• Have recognised qualifications as a General Paediatrician with experience in managing patients across general, developmental, and behavioural paediatric medicine.
• Ideally, have recent acute inpatient experience at Senior Registrar or Consultant level, but this is negotiable for those applicants seeking only an outpatient-based position.
• Be prepared to work at all Western Health sites.
• Contribute to a positive organisational culture and role model professionalism with respect to patient dignity and compassion, effective communication, and ethical clinical care.
• Have experience and skills in medical education, teaching and supervision of Junior Medical Staff and Medical Students.
• Be familiar with the RACP Educational Framework and Curriculum requirements for General Paediatric Advanced Training.

Contact Person: Dr Alison Pearce

Title: Head of Paediatric Service

Email: alison.pearce@wh.org.au

Phone: 0466 801 565

Position Descriptions:

General Paediatrician

Paediatric Training Coordinator

Applications close at 11:59pm on 17 October 2024.

About Us
Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support

• Career advancement opportunities

• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing

• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.

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