Consultant - General Medicine (Immigrant Health)

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.

Consultant – General Medicine (Immigrant Health)

About the Role:

This is a Fixed Term Part Time position to cover Sabbatical leave for 6 months from 1 August 2025 to 31 January 2026 at 0.05 EFT/ 3.5 hours per fortnight within the department of Immigrant Health, General Medicine.

-0.05 EFT: fortnightly Immigrant Health clinic (Monday PM)

You will be responsible for….

Clinical Services – Outpatients:

• Delivery of a fortnightly outpatient clinics
• Ensuring timely review and required actioning of any ordered pathology/radiology/other testing with a commitment to best practice care.

Non-Clinical

• Timely and accurate completion of patient related documentation, including EMR encounters, outpatient documentation, oversight of expedient discharge summary completion, and any other required documentation relevant to enhancing continuity of care

Quality

• Utilise information systems to enable informed decision making and care planning
• Actively participate in risk management and quality programs to improve organisational processes and own practices

Education

• Undertake continuing education opportunities to foster safe clinical practice, quality initiative and research
• Undertake supervision and education within the clinical environment of Fellows, Registrars, Residents, Undergraduate medical students and other relevant staff to foster safe clinical practice (where applicable)

Performance Review

Participate in self-reflective practice

Classification for this position will range from HN16-HN59.

Your skills and experience

Essential: 

• MBBS (or equivalent) 

• FRACP – General Paediatrics (or equivalent) 

• Specialist Registration with AHPRA and eligibility for medical registration within Victoria 

Desirable: 

• Previous experience delivering outpatient care at a tertiary hospital or in a community setting 

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

About the Department

The Department of General Medicine is one of the largest departments at RCH.  At any time, a total of 108 staff (Senior Medical, Junior Medical, Nursing, and Administrative) work in the Department. The Department of General Medicine has a range of sub-specialty interests in addition to General Paediatrics and is committed to the delivery of high-quality evidence-based care. There are 3 subspecialty units within it, including Rheumatology, Refugee/Migrant Health and Clinical Pharmacology.  All units report to the Director of General Medicine.  

What we offer:

• Employee Assistance Program
• 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 – 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!

or Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

For more information about this position please contact Jenny Lay, Operations Manager Ph: 03 9345 9539 jenny.lay@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

Applications close 16 July 2025