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Royal Children's Hospital - General Medicine

Trainee Positions

  • 10 x General Medicine Senior Registrar positions (SSU / EML / OPD) - these positions work in Short Stay Unit / Evening Medical Lead / Outpatient clinics - these are part time roles (please see Streams listed below)
    • 6 or 12 months - please clearly indicate in your cover letter what length of contract +/- which 6 month period you are seeking
    • These roles provide clinical care of acute general paediatric conditions, an after-hours leadership role across the hospital, and delivery of clinical care in the outpatient setting
    • Allocations for specific roles will be made after all roles are appointed (see streams below).  You will have the opportunity to preference SSU / EML shifts and/or outpatient clinics.   
    • Access to the following clinics may be available depending on days the clinics run and rostering requirements:  General Medicine; Upper Airways; Dermatology; Continence; Chronic Fatigue; Allergy.
    • General Medicine Senior Registrar position streams:
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​1. Weekday Evening Medical Lead and Short Stay Unit shifts - 2 x 0.4 EFT positions available
      • The roles comprise of a weekly SSU shift and a weekly Evening Medical Lead shift
    • 2. Combination weekday Short Stay Unit and Outpatient clinics - 3 x 0.4 EFT positions available
      • The roles comprise of a weekly SSU shift and 2 outpatient clinics per week
    • 3. Combination Evening Medical Lead and Outpatient clinics - 3 x 0.4 EFT positions available
      • 1 role comprises of a weekly EML shift and 2 outpatient clinics per week
      • 2 roles comprise of alternate Friday EML shift and 3 outpatient clinics per week
    • 4. Outpatient clinics - 2 x 0.4 EFT positions available
      • These roles comprise of 4 x outpatient clinics per week

 

  • General Medicine Fellows - multiple positions across 12 months x 2.5 FTE
    • Full time or part-time positions available
    • 12 month positions preferred (6 month positions considered)
    • These positions combine both General Medicine Fellow and Night Medical Lead responsibilities.  They offer an advanced trainee experience and training in General Medicine, as well as the opportunity to mentor and lead junior staff in a leadership role in the Night Medical Lead role, which has a whole-of-hospital scope.
    • These positions are the ideal bridge between a Fellow and Consultant role, with ample opportunity to step up in a very well supported team environment.

 

  • General Medicine Fellow (ACEM) - 2 positions across 1.0 FTE
    • 2 x 6 month full time roles available (1 x 1st 6 months; 1 x 2nd 6 months)
    • This role provides experience in paediatric General Medicine and is an excellent opportunity for an ACEM trainee completing the joint program in Paediatric Emergency to develop Gen Med skills and experience.
    • This role combines the General Medicine Fellow ACEM roles as well as Night Medical Lead responsibilities which has a whole hospital scope.

 

  • Pharmacology Fellow - 12 months
    • 1 x 12 month position
    • This position combines both Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Night Medical Lead responsibilities.  It offers an advanced trainee experience and training in General Medicine, as well as the opportunity to mentor and lead junior staff in a leadership role in the Night Medical Lead role, which has a whole-of-hospital scope.
    • Depending on seniority and experience, there is the opportunity for the Fellow to work as a junior consultant in a supervised capacity.

 

  • Vascular Anomalies and Paediatric Dermatology Registrar position - 12 months
    • 1 x position available
    • The Registrar provides clinical care in the outpatient setting in a supervised capacity in Vascular Anomalies, Paediatric Skin and Dermatology clinics.
    • The role comprises of 3 weekly outpatient clinics.

 

  • Immigrant Health Fellow position - 12 month position
    • Total available - 1.0 FTE at RCH, and 0.2 FTE at CoHealth
    • Full time or part-time.  Please indicate your preference of FTE in your cover letter, and to vpat.recruitment@gmail.com 
    • The Immigrant Health Fellow role is accredited for RACP developmental psychosocial training, community child health training and social paediatrics, and can be accredited for public health training.
    • The Immigrant Health Fellow will provide clinical care in the outpatient setting in a supervised capacity.

 

  • Infectious Diseases Fellow positions - 12 months
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​3 FTE, full-time positions
    • The Infectious Diseases fellow will be an advanced trainee with experience and training in Infectious Diseases
    • The Infectious Diseases Fellow is the first point of call for a statewide service for the provision of internal and external consultations
    • Participate in the out of hours on call service under consultant supervision
    • Provision of clinical care in an outpatient setting

 

  • Rheumatology Fellow position - 12 months
    • 1 x ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Full time 12 month position
    • The Rheumatology Fellow role will provide an advanced trainee in paediatrics with experience and training in Paediatric Rheumatology
    • The Fellow will provide clinical care in the outpatient, day medical and inpatient ward consult settings
    • The Fellow is responsible for triaging outpatient referrals and provides advice to internal and external providers.

 

In addition to the recorded interviews, candidates shortlisted for the Fellow roles may be asked to undertake an in-person interview

 

Trainee Levels

  • Registrars:  HM25 - HM30:  Advanced Trainee (post FRACP exams)
  • Fellows:  HM27 - HM30:  Advanced Trainee Year 3+ (newly qualified RACP Fellows very welcome to apply)

Contact

  

Administrative queries:   Louise Amalfi    louise.amalfi@rch.org.au    (03) 9345 5579

Clinical queries - Registrar roles:    Dr Anthea Rhodes   anthea.rhodes@rch.org.au

Clinical queries General Medicine Fellow roles:  Dr Sarah McNab   Sarah.mcnab@rch.org.au

Clinical queries Immigrant Health Fellow roles:  Dr Georgia Paxton  georgia.paxton@rch.org.au

Clinical queries Infectious Diseases Fellow roles:  in the first instance please email Louise Amalfi  louise.amalfi@rch.org.au

Clinical queries Rheumatology Fellow:  Dr Jonathan Akikusa  jonathan.akikusa@rch.org.au 

Rosters and on-call

  • General Medicine Senior Registrar and Vascular Anomalies and Dermatology Paediatric Registrar roles
    • Participate in the weekend SSU and EML roster (approx. 1 in 5).  Weekend rostered shifts are in addition to the weekday contracted hours.
    • Also participate in the Junior Medical Staff weekend on-call roster

 

  • General Medicine Fellows and General Medicine Fellow (ACEM) roles
    • 43 hours per week for full-time; part-time hours pro-rata
    • Night Medical Lead shifts run from Wednesday to Sunday 21:00 - 09:00 (5 nights in a block), and these positions will be required to work approx 1 week in 6 as night-shifts.  There are 3 days off post-nights.

 

  • Pharmacology Fellow role
    • 43 hours per week 
    • Night Medical Lead shifts run from Wednesday to Sunday 21:00 - 0900 (5 nights in a block), and this position will be required to work 4 blocks of nights over 12 months.  There are 3 days off post nights

 

  • Immigrant Health Fellow role
    • 43 hours per week for full time:  part time hours are pro-rata

 

  • Infectious Diseases Fellow roles
    • 43 hours per week
    • 1 in 3 weekends on call

 

  • Rheumatology Fellow role
    • 43 hours per week

 

Senior Staff

  • 25 x inpatient consultants across 4 General Medicine teams
  • 15 x Consultant Subspecialty Paediatricians, including Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases
  • 24 x Outpatient Consultant Paediatricians working across subspecialty clinics
  • 1 x weekly ward SSU consultant
  • 1 x consultant supervisor after-hours medical leads

 

Clinics

  • General Medicine Senior Registrars:
    • General Medicine
    • Upper Airways
    • Dermatology
    • Continence
    • Chronic Fatigue
    • Allergy
  • General Medicine Fellows: 
    • weekly General Medicine clinic with own patient cohort
  • Pharmacology / General Medicine Fellow
    • 2 x weekly clinics

 

Education and Teaching

  • Weekly departmental General Medicine meeting
  • Weekly RCH Grand Rounds
  • Weekly General Medicine Journal Club
  • SSU and EML handovers daily - for Senior Registrars
  • Patient review meetings twice weekly - for HITH Fellows
  • Morbidity and Mortality meetings
  • Research opportunities and advanced training project opportunities

 

Pay

  • As per award 

 

Accessibility

  • RCH is located in the central suburb of Parkville, with easy transport links via bus, train, and trams.  There is paid parking available on-site.

    General Medicine at Royal Children's Hospital is one of the largest department at RCH.  It comprises approximately 100 staff across senior and junior medical staff, nursing and allied health staff.  It is comprised of General Paediatric Medicine as well as a number of subspecialty units including Clinical Pharmacology, Rheumatology and Immigrant Health.  The department delivers clinical care in both the inpatient setting and the outpatient setting, running approximately 400 clinics every month across general paediatircs and our subspecialty areas.

     

    For Senior Registrars, options are available in the Evening Medical Lead and Short Stay Unit roles.  In addition, there are various clinics available for those looking to gain experience in General Medical and Subspecialty areas.  These outpatient clinics are consultant supervised, and an invaluable training experience.  The Senior Registrar roles are  accredited for core training with the RACP General Paediatrics, if the registrar does at least one general paediatric clinic per week.  Otherwise the role is accredited for non-core training for RACP General Paediatrics.

    For Fellows, the roles offer advanced trainees the opportunity to step into a senior role, providing inpatient and outpatient work, with significant autonomy, portfolio work, and the opportunity to mentor and lead junior staff - all while being well supported and supervised clinically.  These roles work closely with nursing, allied health, medical and non-clinical staff and provide advanced trainees with experience and training in both acute and chronic care for patients medical and developmental conditions.  The Fellow roles are accredited for core General Paediatrics training with the RACP.