Consultant Haematologist

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: An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and committed Paediatric Haematologist to join the Haematology team at RCH. (Up to 0.5 EFT ongoing) 

The purpose of this role is to provide high quality, evidence-based clinical haematology services  (with capacity for laboratory cover after hours) for patients of the Royal Children’s Hospital and Royal Women’s Hospital, and to promote and develop the research and education programs of the department on campus, nationally and internationally.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Specialist registration (or are eligible for) in Australia
• Extensive experience in the specialty of paediatric haematology
• Advanced interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) to gain cooperation and influence others in achieving scientific goals and building collaboration.
• A track record of strong collaborations, support and mentoring of staff and ability to construct a clear vision and strategy with implementation through established change procedures.
• Availability to meet clinical rostering requirements including participation in the on-call roster

Please click here to view the Position description. If you think you possess the right skills and experience, we encourage you to apply on our website now!

You will be responsible for:

• Work in partnership with other medical, nursing and allied health professional staff to provide excellent clinical services for inpatients and outpatients within the employee’s scope of practice.
• Providing strong leadership which supports the ongoing development of the department, (building on the current strengths of the team), including promotion of collaboration with peers and colleagues both local and international in areas of growth and development in the field
• Liaise with parents/carers and external healthcare providers in relation to treatment plans and procedures
• Manage in-patients admitted under clinical haematology while on ward service and on-call
• Contribute to the management of patients referred to Clinical Haematology for consultative advice.
• Competently perform haematology procedures including bone marrow biopsy, lumbar puncture and administration of intrathecal chemotherapy in accordance with hospital guidelines (according to scope of practice)
• Participate in providing high quality services at the Royal Children’s and Royal Women’s Hospital including routine and specialised haematology test reporting, communication and interpretation of results for clinicians, all pathology laboratory quality activities and transfusion medicine services.
• Assist in the training, supervision and development of junior medical staff

You will have:

• Eligible for full registration as a Specialist Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
• Fellowship equivalent with the RACP (Haematology) and RCPA (Haematology)
• Experience with clinical and diagnostic laboratory haematology in the newborn, paediatric, maternity and women’s health context.

Other information and how to apply:

Applicants must apply online attaching certified credentials and a completed “SMS Application for Appointment Form”.

For further information please contact:

Dr Anthea Greenway
Director of Clinical Haematology
Email: anthea.greenway@rch.org.au

Tel: 9345 4947

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 19 May 2025