Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant - fixed term

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.

About the Role
These are fixed term positions, either full time or part time in the Emergency Department. The successful applicants will join our existing consultant team to provide leadership, supervision and direct care of patients during a period of disruption in the Emergency Department due to our redevelopment capital works.  The positions will be responsible for all patients who present to the Emergency Department and for meeting key performance indicators.

Your skills and experience
- You will possess excellent clinical skills in paediatric emergency medicine, be able to function as part of an emergency team and be committed to the development of paediatric emergency medicine within RCH and more widely.
- Have registration as a specialist medical practitioner with AHPRA and possess a fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine or the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, having undergone accredited training in paediatric emergency medicine.
- Have completed specialty training in PEM
- Proven ability to work as a senior paediatric emergency medicine clinician in a high volume high pressure emergency department, with the capacity to make sound, rapid clinical decisions to promote patient access and flow would be advantageous.

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

About the Emergency 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 12 fellows undergoing specific training in paediatric emergency medicine.  Together they provide supervision to 30 paediatric and emergency medicine registrars and a further 6 junior doctors.  The department has an active education program and plays a major role in national and international paediatric emergency medicine research.

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
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 Stuart Lewena at stuart.lewena@rch.org.au or tel: +61 3 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 24 June 2025