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2025 -Paediatric Registrar and CYMHS Registrar positions

Reference Number:  944
Category:  Medical
Department:  Respiratory, Paediatrics, NCASA, Dermatology & Rhe

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  • Full time, fixed term  

  • Enterprise Agreement:  Doctors in Training 2022 - 2026 

  • $125,900.00 - $173,290.00 + salary packaging + super. 

 

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.  

 

Trainee Positions 

7 full-time positions - 6 or 12 months • Austin Health General paediatrics/ Gen paediatrics with CYMHS - 12-month positions only (6 months each rotation) - 4 positions in total 

 

  • These positions may be offered in either order for the rotations and are full-time positions only 

  • These roles provide general paediatric medicine and child psychiatry through the CYMHS department as well as 6 months on the rotating General paediatric registrar roster. 

  • These positions are accredited for 9 months of general paediatrics (without perinatal) and 3 months of developmental/psychosocial training 

  • Austin Health General paediatric - 6- or 12-month position - 1 position available; full time preferred, but job share considered. 

  • This role is accredited for General Paediatrics (without perinatal) for up to 9 months  

  • Austin Health General paediatric / Mercy Hospital NICU - 12-month positions (6 months each rotation) - 2 positions in total, offered in either order.  

 

Trainee Level 

  • Preferably Advanced Trainee (post FRACP exams) 

  • Continuing Basic Trainees and International Medical Graduates with paediatric experience will be considered  

 

Roster and on-call 

  • General Paediatrics Registrars - 7-week rotating roster through ward day, evening, and night shifts, outpatient clinics, and paediatric emergency shifts 

  • Shifts for the General paediatric with CYMHS rotation include a fortnightly Sunday shift, a fortnightly Monday evening shift - all other shifts during this 6-month rotation are day shifts 

  • All positions have rostered standby on call for night shifts in case of illness  

 

Wards 

  • 16 paediatric beds - medical and surgical patients 

  • Medical areas include general paediatrics, endocrine, epilepsy, and eating disorders o Surgical areas include ENT, orthopaedics, plastics, ophthalmology and maxillofacial surgery 

  • Large Child and Adolescent mental health service with inpatient units for children, adolescents and mother-baby unit  

  • 6 cubicle Paediatric Emergency Department - approx. 18,000 presentations per year  

 

Junior Staff  

  • 9 registrars; 7 working on a rotating roaster and 2 working in a combined CYMHS/paediatrics role 

  • 1 SRMO  

 

Senior Staff 

  • 5 General Paediatricians 

  • 2 Endocrinologists 

  • 1 Paediatric Neurologist  

 

Clinics 

  • 4 outpatient clinics weekly - General Paediatrics and Eating Disorders 

  • Fortnightly diabetes clinics • Registrars attend an average of 2 clinics per week 

  • CYMHS rotation includes mental health assessment clinics as part of a multidisciplinary team  

 

Education and Teaching 

  • Range of exposure to mental health presentations, eating disorders management, diabetes care, and tertiary level epilepsy services 

  • Various timetabled teaching sessions and journal club each week 

 

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 

  • 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 or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager –  

Dr Catie Fleming: catriona.fleming@austin.org.au  

Claire.(Paediatric Secretary) 9496 3422 

 

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: 19 December 2024 

 

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