Trainee Positions
- 2 x Community Paediatric Advanced Training Registrar positions (Reg 2 and Reg 3) - 12 months
- Job-share considered
- Accredited for 6 months core Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics with the Community Child Health Advanced Training Committee (ATC), 6 months non-core training, and 6 months Community-based multidisciplinary paediatrics (concurrent requirements)
- Positions also satisfy 6 months of Developmental / Psychosocial training for the General Paediatrics ATC
- 2 x Community / Paeds ED positions - 12 months
- These roles spend 6 months in each of Community Paeds and Paeds ED (Clayton)
- Job-share considered
- 1 x Community Outreach AT position - 12 months
- Job-share possible
- Accredited for non-core general paediatrics advanced training
- Unique training role that continues to evolve, with opportunities in the following areas:
- Coroner's Court - providing assistance and input as directed (Tues/Wed)
- Aboriginal Child Health - working within an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
- Supervision and administrative time
- A project related to either Aboriginal Child Health or Coroner's Court is expected
- Participation in the evening/weekend ward cover and advanced trainee responsibilities as part of the Monash Children's team may be required.
- 1 x Community Paediatric Fellow in Schools position - 12 months part-time
- Accredited for 3 months core Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics with the Community Child Health Advanced Training Committee (ATC) and 3 months Community-based multidisciplinary Paediatrics (concurrent requirements)
- Unique training role where the Fellow will work independently in the community, seeing patients within a school-based clinic - with onsite supervision from a consultant Paediatrician
- 2 x Pakenham Community Paediatric Clinic AT Registrar positions - 12 months part-time
- 0.2 FTE - Mondays
- Accredited for 3 months of the Developmental/Behavioural component of General Paediatrics training, with the potential for approval for Community Child Health training
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide safe and effective person-centred care in a community setting in an area of need
- Suits advanced trainees nearing completion of their training and wanting experience of "real life" community paediatrics in a supported environment with onsite supervision
- 12 month positions - unique opportunity for continuity of care and long term management of chronic medical, developmental, and mental health conditions
- Please see the Monash careers site for more details and a position description
Trainee Levels
- Advanced trainees only (post FRACP exam)
Contacts
- Dr Jacqui Manohar jacqueline.monahar@monashhealth.org - community registrar roles
- Dr Adam West adam.west@monashhealth.org - paediatric ED roles
- Dr Rob Roseby robert.roseby@monashhealth.org - community outreach role
- Dr Kypros Kyprianou kypros.kyprianou@monashhealth.org - community fellow in schools role
- Dr Talia Maayan talia.maayan@monashhealth.org - Pakenham community role
Roster and on-call
- Community registrars work 86 hours per fortnight as per the EBA, which includes protected teaching time
- One community position includes after hours cover of the MCH Clayton general and specialty paediatric wards, with 1 - 2 on-call periods every 3 months
- Outreach Community AT works Monday to Friday as outlined above. The AT participates in the evening and weekend and on-call roster for MCH Clayton wards approximately once in every 3 months
- ED registrars cover a rotating roster which includes days/evenings/nights across all 7 days. Roster is 86 hours per fortnight with limited rostered overtime.
Clinics
- For community paediatric roles:
- Developmental Paediatrics clinic, Monash Children's Hospital, Clayton
- Spina Bifida clinic
- Victorian Fetal Alcohol Service clinics
- Community and Developmental clinics at sites within the Monash catchment area
- For outreach community paediatric role:
- Adolescent aboriginal health clinics at Worawa School
Education and Teaching
- Trainees take part in the seminar program coordinated by the Victorian Training Program in Community Child Health (VTPCCH)
- Complex case discussion meetings
- Weekly supervision sessions
- Weekly paediatric grand rounds
- Excellent educational opportunities that are predominantly self-directed.
- Regular clinical supervision sessions for Worawa and Coroner's Court work
Pay
- Classification and salary scale will be dependent on experience and will be in accordance with the AMA Victoria - Victorian Public Health Sector - Doctors in Training Enterprise Agreement (the "award")
Accessibility:
- Monash Children's Hospital campus is located 24km from Mlebourne's CBD in the southeast
- Public transport accessibility is readily available with both trains and busses
- Parking onsite is ample
- Trainees need to travel to a variety of Community Sites - access to independent transport would be ideal
- For the Community Outreach role: The Coroner's Court is in Southbank, Melbourne - easily accessible by public transport. Independent transport will be needed for the Aboriginal Child Health part of the role