YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Applicants should hold a Fellowship of ANZCA or equivalent with a medical degree registerable in Australia and be recognized as a Specialist in Australia.
• Registration must be confirmed before the commencement date.
• Substantial experience in clinical paediatric anaesthesia with previous Fellowship or Consultant experience in paediatric anaesthesia.
• Proven ability to contribute not only to clinical services but also to aspects of academic, quality and /or administrative processes is expected.
  You must provide sufficient data to allow all private patients treated to be billed by RCH. It is unlikely an Anaesthetist who does not have access to an appropriate Medicare provider number can be appointed. The RCH full-time anaesthetists’ agreement, or a fractional variation of this, has all of the anaesthetists’ private practice revenue at RCH billed under that anaesthetist’s name by RCH and donated to RCH.
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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

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a Fixed Term Half Time position to cover parental leave from 30/9/2025 to 31/05/2026. We are seeking experienced and enthusiastic Specialist Anaesthetists to join the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management. This position is expected to integrate with and contribute to the Department and Hospital’s ongoing clinical, academic, quality and administrative aims, to the extent appropriate to the EFT available.
The position will be contracted according to the RCH Anaesthetists’ Agreement.

YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Clinical duties could cover the full range of paediatric anaesthesia, although these positions will not have participation in the cardiac anaesthesia service as a mandatory requirement.
• Clinical duties may also include acute pain management, including ward rounds, pre-anaesthesia assessment clinic, sedation and vascular access procedures and off site anaesthesia for RCH patients anaesthetised elsewhere as RCH patients, such as occurs at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospitals.
• Participating in Departmental activities education, administration, quality and safety. Expectations of degree of participation in these activities would be informed by the fraction and duration of the appointment.
• You may participate in the out of hours roster, potentially after an orientation period as appropriate to previous experience.