Consultant Paediatrician - Neonatology  

Perth Children’s Hospital

1.0 FTE for 5 year appointment

VCID 803331/MedJobs Ref 11659

Position Profile:

The successful applicants will be required to be part of a multidisciplinary team providing specialist Neonatology services as part of the Neonatology Directorate located in The Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) Neonatal Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

Area Profile:

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children and young people. CAHS is made up four service areas: Neonatology, Community Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH). Consisting of over 5,500 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the metropolitan area.

The Neonatology Department is comprised of:

• PCH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, located within Perth Children’s Hospital on the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site in Nedlands. The PCH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is the sole tertiary surgical/children’s hospital NICU in Western Australia. It is a 30 bedded unit, admitting over 800 infants annually and provides exposure to and involvement in the diagnosis and management of a variety of neonatal surgical and cardiac conditions, congenital anomalies along with those requiring specialist input from other departments within the children’s hospital. In addition, most outborn infants who require neonatal intensive care are transferred to the PCH NICU.
• NETS WA is located within PCH NICU and is responsible for the retrieval and transport of sick newborns from Metropolitan Perth and the whole of regional Western Australia, some of which occur over long distances, utilising the services of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
• KEMH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is located within King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women and Newborns in Subiaco. It is the largest tertiary perinatal NICU in Australia, admitting over 100 neonates <28 weeks gestation annually. All complex pregnancies within Western Australia are managed by feto-maternal medicine specialists at KEMH. The unit provides diagnosis and management of acute neonatal problems, especially those associated with prematurity. It also provides the delivery and stabilisation service for those born with antenatally diagnosed surgical conditions prior to transport to PCH.
  
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Relocation Expenses: 

WA Health have reallocation costs of up to $8000 for further information please visit:
https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Careers/International-applicants or
https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Careers/Living-and-working-in-WA

**Please note, relocation expenses are available to successful candidates offered a 12 months’ Offer of Employment, to the value of $8000 for international candidates and $3000 to successful inter-state candidates. Please contact CAHS Medical Workforce for further details.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

Job Description and Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.
 
For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to contact Dr Rebecca Thomas, HoD PCH NICU, by email rebecca.thomas4@health.wa.gov.au or via phone through PCH switchboard (08) 6456 2222.

Application Instructions: 

Applicants MUST apply online via MedJobsWA - Reference Number 11659. 

(Please note: Applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online. This email address will be used for communication with applicants).

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact: medjobswa@health.wa.gov.au

For selection, applicants must provide the following in order to be considered for appointment:

1. A detailed curriculum vitae (of no more than 4 A4 pages) including the names and contact details of two referees. Your CV must provide a summary of your experience in the context of the advertised vacancy.
2. A statement addressing each of the selection criteria in point form. These responses are a requirement for assessment against the selection criteria considered by the panel.
3. For overseas applicants, evidence of successful completion of the English Language Skills Test (IELTS) or equivalent as part of Medical Board requirements. These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

Child and Adolescent Health Service will only accept applications that are lodged with the express permission of the applicant and containing all necessary information, including personal contact details. We will not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies and/or search firms and we will not pay fees to any such organisation unless arranged with the provider prior to advertising a vacancy.

CAHS values: To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person named in this advert.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.