2026 Clinical Practice Guidelines Fellow

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) vision is to be a great children’s hospital – delivering Great Care.

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 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 https://www.rch.org.au/quality/child-safety/. 

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

Further information on RCH is available at www.rch.org.au

The Role:

The RCH Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Development Group develops and maintains CPGs on behalf of the national Paediatric Improvement Collaborative (PIC). The purpose of the CPGs is to outline best practice clinical management in relation to high volume and/or high risk paediatric conditions. 

The role of the CPG Fellow is to work with the CPG Development Group, and to be directly involved in the development, review and maintenance of CPGs. This includes assisting CPG authorship teams and preparing, leading and documenting CPG Committee meetings. The Fellow will work independently and as part of the group. There is a strong focus on engaging with stakeholders, and reviewing the literature and existing guidelines, to develop and revise CPGs.

This is a part time role (from 0.2FTE up to 0.4FTE) to commence from February 2026, for 12 months.   

To be successful in this role you must have an MBBS or equivalent, have experience in paediatrics and/or paediatric emergency medicine and be participating in a specialty training program, and be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

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For further information contact Rosie.Forster@rch.org.au

Applications close 4 November 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 fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and 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

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button