• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
• Total Indicative Remuneration Package: $365,798 - $619,164 MD02 (pro rata)
• Multiple ongoing vacancies available - varying hours per week up to full time

Join the Women\'s and Children\'s Division at SALHN to support high-quality paediatric care and development.

Come and join the Women\'s and Children\'s Division at Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) to support the high quality, essential care provided to young people.
SALHN is a unique health setting, acting as whole of life service, as such Consultants are afforded a unique opportunity be involved in a dynamic and varied health-care service to support patient care across all ages.

The Paediatric Department is a multi-faceted unit with multiple areas of service delivery. This includes on-site inpatient services, as well as off-site Paediatric Community Care such as clinics run throughout Southern Metropolitan Adelaide.

About the role: 

The Department of Paediatrics is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated General Paediatric consultants with skills and experience to support these essential services. We have a strong preference to recruit Consultants who have some skills, or are willing to upskill, in the fields of Child Protection or Paediatric Diabetes. For those that require upskilling, Consultants will be supported to develop their skills in these areas during working hours over a 1–2-year period.

Reporting to the Head of Unit - Paediatrics and Child Health, this role provides clinical services within Paediatric Medicine at Flinders Medical Centre and other SALHN sites.

Duties for the role will include:

• providing appropriate clinical care to Paediatric patients, including those with child protection concerns and vulnerabilities.
• working as a consultant in the acute inpatient setting and outpatient setting, caring for acutely unwell children and children with long-term or neurodevelopmental needs.
• acting as a role model and mentor for medical students, registrars, resident medical officers, and interns

About you:

• Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent. Appropriate Specialist Qualifications and registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration; or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award.
• Demonstrated high standard of clinical practice in Paediatric Medicine

Want To Know More? Contact: Asha Fuller, Head of Unit - Paediatrics, ph. (08) 8 **** ****, or e-mail to ***@sa**.gov.au

Applicant Information:

• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Applications close: 11.55 pm Wednesday 19^th February 2025

For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 892453