Anatomical Pathologist

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.

Locum Paediatric Anatomical Pathologist

• Parkville, Melbourne location
• Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
• Challenging and rewarding work environmen

About the Role

This is a Fixed Term Full Time position for 12 months at up to 1.0 FTE / 80 hours per fortnight within the Department of Anatomical Pathology. There will be the potential for this position to transition to an ongoing appointment subject to meeting performance targets.

You will contribute to all aspects of the diagnostic service as a member of the Anatomical Paediatric Pathology Team and be responsible for providing excellent clinical service including the reporting of a range of paediatric pathology specimens from all organ systems. You may have experience in public hospital anatomical pathology, transplant pathology and/or paediatric pathology however applicants with all levels of experience are still encouraged to apply.

What you’ll achieve:

• Be responsible for the efficient and accurate reporting of biopsies in a timely manner.
• Participate in clinicopathological meetings and be available for consultation on clinical problems under supervision by the Department Head or deputy.
• Participate in the department on call roster as required.

Classification for this position will range from Specialist Year 1 to senior Specialist Year 9 HM33-HM41 (base salary $262,999 to $361,629 per annum, plus superannuation)

Your skills and experience:

• Eligible for full registration as a Specialist Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia or equivalent to qualify for APP status.
• Experience and training in the discipline of Anatomical Pathology
• Experience and/or an interest in formally developing skills in paediatric anatomical pathology.
• Experience working in a tertiary/quaternary level care public hospital

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

About the Department of Anatomical Pathology at Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH)

We are a paediatric service based at the Royal Children’s Hospital that will be working under a Melbourne Health-led pathology service from late 2026 and provide specialist paediatric histopathology, reporting around 6000 cases per year.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!

• Parkville location and close to public transport

Other requirements:

• Employees are required to undertake a National Criminal Record Check and a Working with Children Check prior to commencing employment
• Employees are required to maintain a valid Working with Children’s Check throughout their employment
• A current,  full drivers licence for the State of Victoria which is appropriate for the type of vehicle being driven, and comply with any restrictions on their licence (e.g. wearing glasses) while undertaking hospital duties (If applicable)

• Employees are required to maintain compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure.

Application process – for SMS only

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.

You must attach certified credentials and a completed “SMS Application for Appointment Form”

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

For more information about this position please contact Dr Colleen D’Arcy, Head of Department, Ph: 03 9345 5742 Email: colleen.darcy@rch.org.au

The Victorian Department of Health has endorsed the initiative to restructure existing public pathology by bringing together laboratories into pathology networks operating under a lead health service. Pathology services from the Royal Children’s Hospital, the Royal Women’s Hospital, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and the Royal Melbourne Hospital will come together to strengthen the scope, scale, and reach of pathology services across the Parkville precinct to benefit all Victorians. This role will be part of the new centre of excellence that will be led and employed by Melbourne Health. The network will provide new opportunities for training and collaboration across the Parkville hospitals and more broadly across Victoria.

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 staff benefits such as 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, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 26 August 2026