2019 Paediatric Registrar

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Northern Health (all campuses)
Temporary Full Time

Paediatric Registrar Position - 2019

 

Northern Health provides public healthcare to a population of over 580,000 people in Melbourne’s rapidly growing northern growth corridor. 

 

The Paediatric Department is a vibrant, busy and cares for general paediatric and neonatal patients.  The department has a 22 bed Children’s Unit which includes 4 Paediatric Short Stay Unit beds. There is a 2 bed Paediatric High Dependency Unit (HDU) which is attached to the adult intensive care unit.  The Neonatal Unit (18 cots funded) provides high dependency neonatal care and is a level 5 capability which provides 24 hour/7 day a week neonatologist cover, TPN, chest drainage and ROP screening. There are more than 3600 infants born annually by the obstetric service.

 

The Emergency Department is the busiest in Victoria and 20% of attendances are paediatric patients.  The hospital has a busy separate paediatric emergency department staffed by a fulltime Emergency Paediatric Specialist, several sessional Emergency Paediatric Specialists, Paediatricians and emergency paediatric registrars.

 

There are 5 general paediatric consultants, four dual trained consultant neonatologists.  Visiting specialists provide outpatient services in respiratory medicine, neurology, genetics, allergy and rheumatology. There are seven paediatric registrars plus one senior resident and seven junior residents who provide 24 hours cover. The paediatric unit is an excellent environment to learn General Paediatrics and neonatal medicine. Registrars are responsible for day to day running of the Children’s Unit, Paediatric Short Stay Unit, Paediatric HDU and the Neonatal Unit, and are well supported by our General Paediatricians and neonatologist. Registrars attend high-risk newborn deliveries and review infants on the post-natal ward with close supervision and support. The registrars have opportunities to attend daily consultant supervised outpatient clinics. The unit has regular 2 hours rostered paediatric and neonatal teaching sessions for registrars and HMOs as well as a weekly paediatric unit clinical meeting.

 

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 an RACP accredited site for Advanced Paediatric Trainees. Northern health is advertising for the following positons:

• Accredited Basic Paediatric trainees
  - Northern health is a secondment site that has 3 full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions for rotating trainees (3 monthly rotations) from the RCH/MMC rotating roster.
  - In 2019, there will be also be 2 FTE positions selected from the Victorian Paediatric Basic Training Network for either 6 monthly or 12 monthly placements.
  - Both the Rotating Registrar position and VPBTN positions can be applied through the RCH eMercury (https://rch.mercury.com.au) and is available from 2nd July 2018
  
  
• Unaccredited Paediatric Trainees
  - This applies to any candidate who is either not in the training program OR who has had interrupted/continuing training (ie: have completed the required accredited basic training requirements but is yet to complete the RACP exams)
  - Candidates must have completed a minimum 18 months of Paediatric training (which includes 6 months of neonatal intensive care experience)
  - Candidates can apply directly through Northern Health via eMercury from 9th July 2018
  - NOTE: a second round of applications may be sought once the accredited basic training positions have been allocated.
  
  
• Accredited Advanced Paediatric trainee
  - This applies to Paediatric trainees who have successfully completed the written and clinical RACP exams.
  - In order for the rotation to be accredited, candidates must be registered as an advanced paediatric trainee through the RACP college
  - Advanced paediatric trainees can apply directly through Northern Health via eMercury from 9th July 2018.

 

Further questions can be directed to: Dr David Tran, Clinical Director of Paediatrics ([email protected]) or A/Prof Wei Qi Fan ([email protected]), Head of Neonatal Unit & Supervisor for paediatric Trainees.

 

Enquiries: Ananya Karmakar
Ph: 84052370
Applications Close: 29/07/2018

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