Paediatrician consultant

Consultant Paediatrician

Major Cross-Border Regional Health Service | VIC/NSW

The Opportunity

Sante Recruitment is partnering with one of the largest regional health services between Sydney and Melbourne to appoint a Consultant Paediatrician.

This is a full-time, substantive opportunity within a well-established and expanding paediatric service, delivering care across a large and diverse regional population.

You will work within a structured, consultant-led model, supported by a strong multidisciplinary team, providing comprehensive paediatric care across inpatient, newborn, and outpatient settings.

This role is ideal for Paediatricians seeking clinical breadth, service stability, and meaningful impact within a major regional referral centre.

The Health Service

This organisation is the principal referral service for a cross-border population of approximately 250,000, delivering a broad range of secondary and tertiary-level services.

Paediatric Services Include:

• General inpatient paediatrics
• Special Care Nursery support
• Integrated newborn care with maternity services
• Paediatric Emergency Department presentations
• Regional referral and outreach services
• Close collaboration with ICU, Anaesthetics, and Obstetrics

The service is undergoing significant redevelopment, including expansion of Emergency and short-stay facilities—enhancing overall paediatric and acute care capability.

Why This Role

• Join a major regional referral centre
• Work across a large and diverse catchment
• Be part of a significant redevelopment and growth phase
• Broad scope across general paediatrics and newborn care
• Strong, established multidisciplinary team environment
• Clear and supported pathway for IMG specialists (RACP & AHPRA)

Location

Based in a thriving regional city on the VIC/NSW border, this location offers:

• Beautiful riverside lifestyle and outdoor living
• Excellent schooling and family-friendly community
• Direct transport links to Melbourne and Sydney
• Affordable housing and excellent work‑life balance

Requirements

• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP – Paediatrics)
• Eligible for, or holding, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Specialist Registration
• International Medical Graduates assessed by RACP as partially or substantially comparable

Interested?

For a confidential discussion or to explore this opportunity further, contact Sante Recruitment.