2025 Advanced Trainee/Fellow in Anaesthesia-clinical/research

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 Pediatrics 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 paediatric 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.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

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.

Advanced Trainee/Fellow in Paediatric Anaesthesia: One-year post, mixed clinical/research

The Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia and Pain Management at the Royal Children’s Hospital has an annual turnover of 20,000 general anaesthetics, 2,000 acute pain consultations and 200 chronic pain management consultations.  The Department is staffed by 27 full time, 10 sessional specialist paediatric anaesthetists, 12 advanced trainees in paediatric anaesthesia and 9 anaesthesia registrars.  There are 35 anaesthesia technologists who assist the anaesthetists.

In 2025 the Department is offering a twelve-month advanced training, mixed clinical/research position.

This position is suitable for an anaesthetist who does not yet hold FANZCA, or equivalent, has significant experience in anaesthesia research and can demonstrate the capacity to develop and lead international research collaborations.

The position will start on 5/02/25 but consideration will be given for a start on 5/08/25.

The Advanced Paediatric Anaesthesia Training Program includes:

• General paediatric anaesthesia
• Paediatric anaesthesia sub-specialties:
  eg Craniofacial surgery, neurosurgery, urological surgery, major orthopaedic surgery, cardiac surgery, and cardiac, liver and renal transplantation
• Acute pain management (ward rounds and out-of-hours cover)

 An active anaesthesia teaching program is provided for all advanced trainees which includes:

• 4-hour tutorial every second week designed for advanced trainees (on a six-month cycle)
• general departmental education meeting for ½ hour per week

Advanced trainees will be expected to participate in the out-of-hours roster.

Candidates should be should be in ANZCA Provisional Fellow Year or equivalent and should have a minimum of four months' previous experience in paediatric anaesthesia.  The successful candidate should have significant research experience and demonstrate the ability to develop and lead international research collaborations.

For a detailed position description, please click here.  

Assessment for this position will include personal CV and references as well as the planned application of the paediatric anaesthesia training, to the individual’s career path.

Requests for further information should be emailed to cathi.taylor@rch.org.au  

Please note that the successful applicant must undergo a police and working with children check.  In addition, all International Medical Graduate applicants will need to refer to the AHPRA website, to ensure they have passed the necessary English language test https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registration-Standards/English-language-skills.aspx.

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.  We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities,  surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.  We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background,  all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

RCH has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings.  You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including annual influenza vaccinations).

This position is subject to the Secretary of the Department of Health directions, regarding vaccination against COVID-19 and Influenza.  Successful applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, as the hospital is required to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply now” button

Applications will close on 8th May 2024