VFPMS Sessional Specialist

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.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

VFPMS Sessional Specialist

• Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Friendly and supportive team environment

About the Role

This is a Permanent Part Time position at 0.4 FTE/14 hours per week within the VFPMS

You will be responsible for….

The Sessional Specialist Paediatrician for the Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service will provide paediatric forensic medical services to children suspected of being physically or sexually abused or neglected. As part of the VFPMS team, the VFPMS Sessional Specialist Paediatrician will also collaborate with health and counselling services to ensure that children, young people and their families access the broad range of health, mental health and support services available to them. The position will also have a significant clinical role in teaching, training and supervision of staff, including advanced trainees of RACP.

What you’ll achieve:

• Provide forensic paediatric medical services to abused and vulnerable children at RCH and MCH as per the clinical schedule and after hours roster. This involves participating in monitoring and evaluation of the quality of care provided to vulnerable and abused children by all staff within RCH and MCH
• Produce high quality forensic paediatric medical reports
• Utilise clinical skills, and knowledge to coordinate patient care across sites and to initiate an holistic approach to patient care

Essentials:

• FRACP (or international equivalent) with a specialisation in paediatric medicine
• Specialist medical registration with AHPRA

• MForensMed or equivalent

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department

The Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service (VFPMS) operates as a Centre of Excellence for Child Abuse and Forensic Paediatric Medicine. This means that the service

• operates as a tertiary hospital referral centre,
• provides 24/7 advice and secondary consultations for Victorian Health professionals, Police and Child Protection Practitioners,
• has a leadership role in establishing standards, protocols and guidelines in relation to forensic paediatric medicine in Victoria,
• serves as a central point for data collection and funding of fee-for-service consultations and
• is a leading Victorian centre for teaching and research in the medical aspects of child maltreatment.

What we offer:

• Culture of continuous improvement

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain <if applicable>
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

For more information about this position please contact Michelle Barillaro on 9345 9075 or michelle.barillaro@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 vaccinated against 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