Overview
Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 3783
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- Full time, fixed term position
- Enterprise Agreement: Doctors in Training 2022 - 2026
- $125,900.00 - $173,290.00 + salary packaging + super.
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the department
Austin Health is a paediatric teaching hospital providing General Paediatrics and specialised service in the treatment of Eating Disorders, Diabetes, Mental Health, and Epilepsy. There are excellent opportunities for registrars to be involved in the longitudinal care of patients in the community.
The Austin has a large Child and Adolescent mental health service with inpatient services, a mother-Baby unit, a large CAMHS outpatient service, and the Austin School. Registrars will have a wide exposure to mental health presentations through inpatients, outpatients, and consultations.
The Austin also has a Paediatric Emergency Department staffed with Paediatric Emergency Physicians, Paediatric Registrars, and Emergency Registrars.
About the role
Role Specific: General Paediatrics
- Patient support- provide appropriate patient care to all inpatients referred for a consult in a timely manner and outpatient clinics.
- Working across a seven-week rotating roster. This includes ward (day, evening, night), clinic, ED and standby on call when rostered.
- Support the Senior Medical Staff and other relevant registrars in the care of the Department’s patients.
- Attend the hospital regularly both in-hours and out-of-hours according to the daily duty statements and rosters.
- Participate in an on-call roster as required
- Provide clinical support for other registrars where this may be required due to workload or other unforeseen circumstances.
- Ensure that patients and their families are given adequate information upon which to base treatment decisions and follow-up.
About you
You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:
- Minimum two-year post-graduate medical experience within paediatrics and Neonatal experience.
- Preferably advanced trainee (post FRACP exams)
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Catriona Fleming, Director of Paediatrics, [email protected]
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Monday 22 September 2025
Applications close Monday 22 September 2025 at 11.59pm
Posted
25 August 2025
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