Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: ****
Location:
Multiple Western Health sites
Employment Type:
Part-Time (32 hours/fortnight), Ongoing
Salary:
HM33-HN59 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
About the role:
Join our vibrant General Paediatric service at Western Health.
We provide comprehensive, compassionate care to the multicultural paediatric population of Western Melbourne.
Paediatricians in our service diagnose and manage a broad array of paediatric health issues across inpatient and outpatient services.
There are ample opportunities for peer review and discussion, and the unit has a supportive and collegiate culture.
The General Paediatrician will provide clinical support and supervision of junior medical staff on the inpatient ward and in the general acute medical clinics.
The consultant clinics at Western Health manage a range of complex general and developmental patients and there are opportunities to work with our subspecialist colleagues, allied health staff, and mental health services to provide comprehensive care to children locally.
Keyresponsibilities:
Provide high-quality clinical care to paediatric patients on the inpatient wards, including participation in the on-call rosters across Sunshine and Bacchus Marsh sites
Provide outpatient care for children in general medical and developmental clinics, with comprehensive documentation and timely correspondence to referrers
Supervise junior medical staff and provide consultation to support safe clinical care
Participate in quality and safety activities and improvement projects
Aboutyou:
You will have recognised qualifications as a General Paediatrician with experience in managing patients across general, developmental, and behavioural paediatric medicine.
You will have recent acute inpatient experience, ideally at Consultant level.




You will contribute to a positive organisational culture and role model professionalism with respect to patient dignity and compassion, effective communication, and ethical clinical care.
You will actively participate in teaching and supervision of Junior Medical Staff and Medical Students.
Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne's western suburbs.
With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.
We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach servicesto aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies.
Specialties includeoncology, renal, mental health, women's health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.
We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions.
Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia's most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.
Western Health operates four acute public hospitals:Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's),Footscray Hospital,Williamstown Hospitaland Bacchus Marsh Hospital.
We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh.




Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women's prison located in Ravenhall.
Compensation and benefits
Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.
Health and wellbeing programs, including adaptable work arrangements.
Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.
Learning and development opportunities
Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.
Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.
Mentorship and career support.
Community impact and inclusion
Make a meaningful difference in patients' lives through compassionate care.
Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion.
Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research.
Organisational culture and environment
Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment.
Be part of a culture that celebrates continuous improvement and excellence in healthcare.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 15 September ****.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Dr Alison Pearce (Director of Paediatrics) via ****** .
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations.
We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.
Applications close Tuesday 15 September **** at *****pm
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