Paediatrics at Canberra Hospital, co-located within the Centenary Hospital for Women, Youth and Children, can cater for up to 48 inpatients and has an active medical and surgical day stay, a clinical investigation unit, and a busy and growing outpatient department.

There is a tertiary accredited Level 6 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The hospital also offers subspecialty paediatric care in areas of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, and Paediatric Surgery.

The Outpatient department includes a range of multidisciplinary clinics and is actively supported by staff specialists and visiting consultants from Canberra and from Paediatric tertiary hospitals in Sydney.

There is a Paediatric Surgical Unit that performs a wide range of paediatric and neonatal surgery and is an accredited paediatric surgical training centre. The emergency department for the Canberra Hospital sees over 18,000 paediatric presentations per year and is accredited with the Royal College of Physicians (RACP) for paediatric basic training and Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) training.

The Staff Specialist will work alongside the paediatricians in the Paediatric Department and will report operationally and professionally to the Unit Director of Paediatrics and the Executive Director, Medical Services.

Essential qualifications

The preferred applicant may be considered for a conjoint appointment with the Australian National University at an academic level commensurate with the applicant’s qualifications and experience.

The academic appointment will be held for the duration of the Canberra Health Services appointment and will be subject to regular performance reviews.

No remuneration is attached to the University position.

The appointee will be responsible to the University on academic matters and to (The Canberra Hospital/CHS) for (research/clinical) matters.

Apply

All applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system and should include:

• A copy of a current CV
• A response to the selection criteria

If you would like further details about this role or other positions within our Women, Youth, and Children division, please contact Dr. Blessy Charles at 02 5124 7607 or blessy.charles@act.gov.au.

Apply at: www.jobs.act.gov.au/jobs/