Paediatric Respiratory Tuberculosis Fellow 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.

Job Title: Paediatric Respiratory Tuberculosis Fellow 2026

• Work for Australia's leading Children's Hospital
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Part Time role – weekly Friday morning clinic

About the Role

This is a Part-Time position for 12 months, at 7 hours per fortnight within the Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine.

You will be responsible for providing high quality outpatient care to patients of the Royal Children’s Hospital Respiratory Tuberculosis Clinic, as well as assist with service development, clinical audits, research and liaison with representatives of the Victorian Tuberculosis Program.

As a Fellow you will join the team and attend the TB clinic weekly. You will be responsible for chasing up results and formulating treatment plans with the responsible consultant. You will participate in journal clubs and audits pertaining to quality improvement. You will learn how to screen for and manage cases of TB in children. You will attend to strengthening services for TB in children and adolescents, including in regional Victoria.

Classification for this position will range from HM25-Registrar Year 01 to HM30-Registrar Year 06+.

What you’ll achieve:

• Providing clinical services in the respiratory tuberculosis clinic - including pre and post clinic meeting with Victorian TB nurse (and arrange investigations such as CXR and bloods pre-emptively)
• Actively participating in post-clinic multidisciplinary meeting with presentation of new cases for discussion and summary of reviews
• Participating in ad hoc discussions regarding management of respiratory tuberculosis patients
• Participating in audit and appropriate quality assurance activities
• Ensuring appropriate documentation of all clinical episodes (clinic letters, face to face, meetings, telephone etc.) to meet communication and medico-legal requirements

Your skills and experience

• Current registration as a Medical Practitioner in Victoria with AHPRA
• Fellow or advanced trainee in paediatrics or public health medicine with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
• Holds current medical indemnity insurance consistent with the role

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

About the Department

The TB Clinic is an established and long-standing RCH clinic. Consultant respiratory physician and paediatricians staff the clinic with attendance by the Immigrant Health Fellow and Infectious Disease Fellow. The clinic has established strong links to the Department of Health Victorian Tuberculosis Program, with a Clinical Nurse Consultant present at every clinic, providing essential continuation and co-ordination of care in the community.

The RCH tuberculosis clinic is the main point of referral for contact tracing results, investigation and treatment for Victorian children. Children are predominantly referred to RCH for this service either (i) from the Victorian TB Program as part of contact tracing, or (ii) as part of Department of Immigration “Health Undertakings” for new arrivals to Australia. A smaller number of referrals come from GPs in the community and other specialist units at RCH.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Culture of continuous improvement

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
• 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.

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

For more information about this position please contact Sarah Preston, Administration Ph:03 93455818 Email: sarah.preston@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, 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 10/10/2025