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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.
2026 General Medicine Senior Registrar HM25- HM30
* Work for Australia's leading Children's Hospital
* Friendly and supportive team environment
* Parental leave cover February 2026 – February 2027 Fixed Term / Part Time role available
About The Role
The Department of General Medicine has available a parental leave Part Time / Fixed Term up to 0.4eft Senior Registrar role, available February 2026 – February 2027. You will be part of the General Medicine broader team and will be involved in the delivery of clinical service in either the Short Stay Unit, Outpatient setting, as well as hospital leadership in the Evening Medical Lead role, involving co-ordination of junior medical staff workload and collaboration across the hospital.
What You'll Achieve
* Clinical care of acute general paediatric conditions for patients expected to require admission <48 hrs in the Short Stay Unit.
* After hours leadership across the hospital, involving co-ordination of workload and patient care and ensuring the Junior Medical Staff are working collaboratively as a team, in addition to clinical assessment and management of admitted patients including those under sub-specialty teams in the Evening Medical Lead role.
* Provision of clinical care in the outpatient setting in a supervised capacity.
Your Skills And Experience
* MBBS or equivalent
* Registration with AHPRA and eligibility for medical registration within Victoria
* Current enrolment in the RACP Advanced Training Program
* All International Medical Graduate applicants will need to meet the AHPRA English Language Requirements
What We Offer
* Salary Packaging
* Culture of continuous improvement
Other Requirements
* Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
* Valid Working with Children Check
* 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.
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.
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.
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