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The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here .

The RCH Infectious Diseases Department provides specialist expertise in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infections in children, including those who are immunocompromised. It also oversees the delivery of the Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) service and contributes to quality improvement initiatives throughout the hospital. An exciting prospect is available to join the ID Department and contributes to excellence in clinical care, antimicrobial stewardship, education, quality improvement, and research across the Melbourne Children’s Campus.

Key Accountabilities

Clinical & Quality and Safety:





- Act as the primary point of contact for Infectious Diseases consultations during on-call periods, providing expert, timely advice for all hospital departments.
- Lead daily inpatient ward rounds with the multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality clinical decision making, collaborative discussion, and shared learning.
- Provide supervision, mentoring, and clinical oversight for Fellows, Registrars, Junior Medical Staff and medical students assigned to the Infectious Diseases service.
- Oversee the accurate and timely documentation of assessments, ward rounds, management plans and clinical outcomes within the medical record.
- Review and manage patients referred to Infectious Diseases outpatient clinics, ensuring continuity and coordination of care.
- Actively participate in Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) activities, including antimicrobial review, audit, feedback, and stewardship initiatives.
- Contribute to the development, review, and implementation of evidence-based clinical guidelines, policies, and care pathways.
- Represent the Infectious Diseases Department on relevant hospital committees, working groups and governance structures.
- Support, contribute to and, where relevant, lead departmental quality improvement initiatives, service evaluation, and patient safety programs.

Teaching & Education:





- Provide high-quality education in paediatric Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship to undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees, nursing staff, and allied health teams.
- Deliver structured teaching and supervision to Infectious Diseases Fellows and Junior Medical Staff, including regular feedback and assessment.
- Supervise elective medical students, visiting clinicians, and international observers as required.

Research:

- Participate in and contribute to the ID Department’s strong academic and research culture through engagement in clinical, translational, implementation or epidemiological research.
- Maintain or develop an active research program aligned with departmental and Melbourne Children’s Campus strategic priorities.
- Support advanced training projects within Infectious Diseases and contribute to research capacity building across the department.

To learn more about the role, please view the position description here .

Qualificiations and Experience

- Registered medical practitioner with AHPRA.
- Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent.
- Specialist training in Infectious Diseases with recognition by RACP/APHRA as a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician.
- Demonstrated expertise in the clinical management of complex paediatric infectious diseases, including care of immunocompromised patients.
- Higher research degree (Masters, MPH, PhD) or progress toward one.
- Experience developing clinical guidelines, quality initiatives, or service improvement innovation.
- Clinical trial research experience

Key Selection Criteria

- Demonstrated expert

📌 Infectious Diseases Consultant (Melbourne)
🏢 Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH)
📍 Melbourne