Job Description
Consultant Paediatrician | Albany Health Campus, WA
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Date published: Jul 22, ****, 16:39 PM
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Location
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Albany Health Campus, WA
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Description
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Join WA Country Health Service (WACHS) as a Consultant Paediatrician (Adult) and be part of a supportive team offering leadership opportunities and excellent work-life balance.
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Fixed Term Part Time (0.8 FTE, 64 hrs/fortnight) position available to cover parental leave from 8 July ********* April ****.
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Consultant Year 1-9: $412,161 - $523,436 per annum (pro rata).
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Inclusive of base salary, PD allowance and 12% superannuation.
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About the role
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As a Consultant Paediatrician, you'll provide a high standard of evidence based paediatric clinical care to in-patient, outpatient and community based developmental services for Outstanding Southern patients.
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Albany Health Campus manages approximately 6,500 paediatric Emergency Department presentations each year, resulting in around 1,200 admissions, alongside approximately 500 births annually.
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You'll join a highly motivated and friendly team delivering high-quality paediatric care to the region.
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The roster is lifestyle-friendly, with on-call responsibilities shared across 5 consultants and supported by a senior paediatric registrar.
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Key responsibilities
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Provide comprehensive clinical care of general paediatric, neonatal and developmental patients within the Great Southern region
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Work within a multidisciplinary paediatric team delivering integrated care across the Great Southern region
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Provide clinical leadership in service development, quality improvement, and patient safety
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Supervise, mentor, and educate GPs, registrars, junior doctors, medical students, and nursing staff
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Participate in on-call/after-hours rosters while engaging in CPD, training, research, and stakeholder collaboration
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Hold specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia without restrictions
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Hold Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatrics and Child Health) or equivalent that is recognised for registration as a specialist with the Medical Board of Australia
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Demonstrated clinical experience in paediatric patient management including acute care, neonatal care, ambulatory care, child protection and developmental and behavioural paediatrics
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Please note: this position does not have capacity to support supervision for trainees or SIMGs.
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Candidates must be able to practise independently without clinical supervision.
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We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and Elders - past, present and emerging - of the lands and waters on which RACP members and staff live, learn and work. RACP acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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📌 Consultant Paediatrician | Albany Health Campus, Wa
🏢 Royal Australasian College of Physicians
📍 Albany