2026 VFPMS Fellow

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.

2026 VFPMS Fellow

• Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

About the Role

This is a Fixed Term Part Time position at 0.5 FTE or 43 hours per fortnight within the VFPMS.

The VFPMS Fellows are supervised in their day-to-day clinical practice by Sessional Specialist Paediatricians at the MCH and the RCH. Supervision of advanced training and regular supervision of clinical work is provided by RACP accredited supervisors in accordance with RACP curricula and as agreed with the Specialist Training Committees of the RACP.

As part of the multidisciplinary VFPMS team, the VFPMS Fellow provides direct clinical services for children when abuse, assault and neglect have been suspected. Consultations are provided at the RCH and the MCH. Fellows work at both sites for sessions during the day and cover both sites after hours when on call.

Classification for this position will range from HM27 to HM30.

What you’ll achieve:

• Provide forensic medical examinations and reports for children and young people when abuse, assault and/or neglect have been suspected
• Provide consultation and advice to patients and stakeholders of VFPMS (e.g. health professionals, police, Child Protection)
• Collaborate with health and counselling services to ensure that children, young people and their families access the broad range of health, mental health and support services available to them

Your skills and experience

• MBBS or equivalent
• AHPRA registration (eligible for registration in Victoria)

• Completed FRACP exams and undertaken some advanced training in paediatric medicine

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

About the Department

The Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service (VFPMS) operates as a Centre of Excellence for Child Abuse and Forensic Paediatric Medicine.  This means that the service

• operates as a tertiary hospital referral centre,
• provides 24/7 advice and secondary consultations for Victorian Health professionals, Police and Child Protection Practitioners,
• has a leadership role in establishing standards, protocols and guidelines in relation to forensic paediatric medicine in Victoria,
• serves as a central point for data collection and funding of fee-for-service consultations and
• is a leading Victorian centre for teaching and research in the medical aspects of child maltreatment.  

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Culture of continuous improvement

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

You must apply through the Victorian Paediatric Recruitment for Advanced Training Portal (VPRAT).

Please visit www.vprat.org to submit your application. The VPRAT portal opens for applications on 30th June 2025 and closes on 28th July 2025.

Applications through the Royal Children’s Hospital careers page will not be accepted.

For more information about this position please contact Michelle Barillaro michelle.barillaro@rch.org.au

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

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button