Fellows in Paediatric Emergency Medicine/Trauma 2026

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.

Fellows in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

• Royal Children's Hospital/Monash Health
• Full time or part time
• Commencement dates: February and August 2026
• 6 and 12 month positions available

The Department:

The Emergency Department is the busiest paediatric ED in the country and assesses and treats over 90,000 children a year for a range of urgent medical and surgical conditions.  Senior staffing includes paediatric emergency medicine specialists and fellows undergoing specific training in paediatric emergency medicine.  Together they provide supervision to registrars covering the 18 daily shifts.  The department has an active education program and plays a major role in national and international paediatric emergency medicine research.

We are seeking the appointment of Fellows in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. Rotations are also available to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, the Trauma Service and Monash Medical Centre Emergency Department for February and August 2026.

6 or 12 months full and part-time positions are available.

The successful applicant will join our existing consultant team to provide leadership, supervision and direct care of patients in the Emergency Department. This position will be responsible for all patients who present to the Emergency Department and for meeting key performance indicators.

Requirements:

• Undergoing specialist training in Paediatric Emergency Medicine.
• Registration or eligibility for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA)
• In addition, all International Medical Graduate applicants will need to have passed their IELTS test (results must indicate a score of 7 or above in all bands) in order to be successful in this position.

• All applicants will be required to undergo a Police Check and Working with Children Check.

To view the position description for this role, please click here 

All applicants will be required to undergo a Police Check and Working with Children Check.

For further information, please contact:

Dr Harith Al-Rawi, Emergency Medicine, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia.

Email: harith.al-rawi@rch.org.au tel:  03 9345 5312

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 23 May 2025