Company description:
As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.
Job description:
The Role: Paediatric Community Registrars
Come and join the Paediatric team at Northern Health, and gain fantastic exposure to Community Paediatric medicine in one of Melbourne's rapidly growing northern growth corridors. Northern Health provides healthcare to a population of over 580,000 people and in the Paediatric Department we care for general paediatric medical and neonatal patients.
Northern Health is committed to medical education & training through the Teaching, Training & Research Precinct - a joint venture with The University of Melbourne, La Trobe University and the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments.
Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.
Services are provided through our six main campuses:
Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals Centres and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.
Paediatric Community Registrar positions:
This is an exciting opportunity to have Paediatric Community Registrars to work in an outreach service to the outer Northern suburbs of Melbourne commencing as soon as possible.
Registrars will be assigned to either Craigieburn Community Health or Kilmore District Health Service as their main hospital, with outreach clinics in Nexus Health and Mitchell Shire MCHN to surrounding peripheral sites.
The successful applicants will partake in clinics such as:
* Northern Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment Clinics (NASDAC)
* a multidisciplinary service (in conjunction with speech therapists, occupational therapists and psychologists) for ADOS assessments
* Multi-Disciplinary Assessment clinics (MDAC)
* a multidisciplinary service (in conjunction with speech therapists, occupational therapists and psychologists) for general developmental assessments
* Immigrant health clinics
* Developmental & Behavioural clinics
* General Paediatric clinics
* There will also be opportunities to visit local Special Developmental Schools
Trainees will be provided both onsite supervision as well as sufficient remote supervision for independent clinical practice. Significant non-clinical time is rostered to allow for education and training, as well weekly opportunity to join the Royal Children's Hospital Community and Child Health (CCCH) Education program.
Applicants should be suitably qualified to perform at the level of a senior paediatric registrar. The applicant should have, at a minimum, more than 24 months of experience in paediatrics. Preference will be given to applicants who have completed Basic Training through the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, and applicants with outpatient paediatric experience. Applicants must be currently registered with AHPRA and hold medical indemnity insurance
To be successful in this role you will have:
* Medical registration with the Medical Board of Australia under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
* Current National Police and Working with Children History Check
* More than 24 months of paediatric experience
* Desirable: Enrolled as an Advanced Paediatric training through RACP under either General Paediatric or Community Paediatric SAC, and outpatient paediatric experience
* The Staff Immunisation Questionnaire must be completed by all new employees as part of the mandatory on-boarding process. New employees are not permitted to undertake any activity that requires patient contact prior to clearance by the Staff Immunisation Nurses; this also includes evidence of having the Flu vaccination on a yearly basis. New employees with contra-indications to vaccinations or who decline vaccination are required to attend a face to face consultation with the Immunisation Nurses for appropriate documentation of their contraindications or declination. This must be completed PRIOR to commencing any work with Northern Health.
For further details, please refer to the Position Description or alternatively contact:
Dr David Tran - Divisional Director of Women's and Children's via
Dr Rami Subhi - Head of Paediatric Unit via
Applications close Wednesday 25 Febraury 2026
We offer:
As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.
We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:
· Health and Wellbeing programs, including our 'Thrive' program
· Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
· An inclusive and culturally safe space
· State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
· A commitment to ongoing professional development through our 'Learning Labs'
· Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library
For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.
Work with us Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.
All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.