What You Will Be Doing Casual Paediatrician Peninsula Health, Frankston Hospital is looking for a Casual/Reliever Paediatrician to become part of the acute ward duty roster with on-call responsibilities as well as the ability to cover General Paediatric Medical Clinics as required.
This is a position at Peninsula Health-Frankston hospital / Hastings Community Centre to support the current paediatric work force.Frankston Hospital has a 15 bed Children's Ward and 13 bed Special Care Unit, with most acute admissions through the Emergency Departments at Frankston and Rosebud Hospitals.
There is 24 hour Registrar cover.
However the successful applicant needs to be available for emergencies with the neonatal and paediatric settings within 30 minute timeframe from call to bedside.
The applicant needs to be flexible and available to cover SMS roster 'gaps' and will be solely on duty at Peninsula Health when rostered.
This Casual/Reliever position is to cover Paediatric Consultants for leave, including sabbatical leave, long service leave, annual leave, CME leave and sick leave and Maternity leave as required.The successful candidate would be expected to provide supervision to junior paediatric staff including HMOs and registrars.This position is a casual position with the possibility to become permanent.
Hyperlink Position Description here What You Need We anticipate you will have: • Medical Practitioner Registered in Australia.• FRACP ( Paediatrics)• Recent completion of APLS and/ or neonatal resuscitation courses• Sound clinical knowledge, skills and experience in contemporary medical and evidence based practice relevant to variety of medical conditions.• Knowledge of developmental milestones in the paediatric population• Knowledge of mandated requirements in terms of child protection issues• Excellent communication skills • Broad knowledge of General Paediatric medical conditions• Ability to liaise with allied health professionals as well as other agencies.• Patient safety and quality review knowledge and skills• Leadership and time management skills• Supervision of paediatric trainees - both AT and BT in either community paediatrics or general paediatrics• Mentoring and teaching Junior Medical Staff and medical students POSITION DESCRIPTION End Date: 19th May 2025