2025 PICU Registrar (August 2025)

The Hospital:

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.

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.

The Role: 

Registrar in Paediatric Intensive Care

The Royal Children’s Hospital seeks applications for full time Registrars commencing 4th of August 2025 for both 6 and 12 month appointments.

With 250 beds, and approximately 26,000 inpatients and 150,000 outpatient visits each year the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne offers a full range of clinical and investigative services for primary, secondary and tertiary care.  The PICU has 30 beds and sits adjacent to the cardiac ward and Theatre Suite.  A simulation centre along with state of the art technologies such as intra-operative MRI are offered at RCH.

The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit is split between cardiac and general units and admits approximately 1800 patients per year.  The successful applicants will join a team of 32 Registrars and 18 Specialists offering a full range of ICU services.   The successful applicants should possess a background in paediatric anaesthesia or critical care.  This post will suit applicants wishing to broaden/consolidate current experience in critical care.  To be successful you will possess excellent clinical skills in paediatric intensive care, be able to lead and function as part of a PICU team, and be committed to the development of paediatric intensive care medicine.

We are seeking Registrars at the following levels:

Junior – Four years of clinical experience plus post-graduation qualification (written part 1 FRACP, part 1 FANZCA, Primary CICM etc)

Senior – Six years of clinical experience, including two years of ICU

You must specify in your covering letter if you are applying for a Senior or Junior registrar position and which area of PICU you would like to work in (1,2or 3 is acceptable), if more than one, please place in order of preference:

1. Cardiac and General PICU
2. General PICU and PETS
3. Cardiac and General PICU and PETS
    

If this sounds like you, click  here to view the position description.

For further information please contact Dr Siva Namachivayam, PICU Consultant on 03- 9345 5093 or siva.namachivayam@rch.org.au

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!

• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted on-site car parking

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
• All International Medical Graduate applicants will need to meet the AHPRA English Language requirements

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

Applications close 24th February 2025

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.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption.