Develop your career with Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland which extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.
An exciting opportunity exists for a Paediatric Advanced Trainee with our Child Development Service (CDS). This position is available for the second half of the 2026 year and is an accredited community and child health training position that would suit a community child health advanced trainee or a general paediatric advanced trainee seeking a community and developmental term. In this role, you will have the opportunity to consolidate your clinical knowledge and step into a role experiencing more autonomy with supervision and support.
This position is based in our Caloundra CDS, however, is also involved in rural general paediatric clinics and can be involved in child protection clinics. Based on the glorious Sunshine Coast, this is a wonderful location to live and train.
Sunshine Coast Health is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.
Our health service is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.
Key Responsibilities include:
* Engage in clinical research and audit activities, with opportunities to lead and participate in quality improvement projects.
* Assessment and management of children in a multidisciplinary format, and forward planning for ongoing care.
* Attend outpatient clinics with new and review patients.
Salary rates: $5,155.00 - $5,946.00 p.f., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (L4 - L9) (temporary full-time position, 76 hrs p.f.) for up to 8 months. Applications will remain current for 12 months / or the duration of the vacancy. Applications may be used to appoint to similar vacancies for a period up to 12 months after the closing date of the initial vacancy. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).
Why work for us?
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our health service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast Health here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers
As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
* A wellness program;
* Generous superannuation;
* Flexible work arrangements;
* Career training and development; and
* Salary packaging.
Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).
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https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au