Consultant – Paediatrics – Neonatal Developmental Assessment

Child and Adolescent Health Service; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is seeking a specialist in neonatal follow-up to provide comprehensive developmental assessments and medical reviews for the neonatal follow-up program at King Edward Memorial Hospital. This recruitment pool supports fixed-term full-time and part-time appointments for 12 months with potential extensions.

We encourage qualified applicants with Australian work rights to apply.

Qualifications

• Must have valid Australian work rights.
• Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist developmental assessments and medical reviews for neonatal follow up service (outpatients) within the Neonatal Follow-up program at King Edward Memorial Hospital.

Job description

CRVCID No. 754813 This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full Time and Fixed Term Part Time appointments for 12 months, with the possibility of extension (s), with tentative start date on 04 January 2027.

Position Profile

Provide a specialist developmental assessments and medical reviews for neonatal follow up service (outpatients) within the Neonatal Follow-up program at King Edward Memorial Hospital.

Selection Criteria

Please see the attached Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au ). For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to contact Dr Gayatri Jape on [phone].

Eligibility to Apply

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. Sponsorship is not currently available for this position.

Other Conditions

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. 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 Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 09/05/2027.

About CAHS

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 comprises three service areas: Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). With over 7000 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.

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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.

Support for your interview process

CAHS is committed to ensuring that our interview process meets the access needs of all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate a disability, enhance access, or support your inclusion and success during the interview, please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team prior to your interview. You can reach the team via [e-mail] or by calling 08 6456 0321. All enquiries will be treated confidentially.

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.