Paediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant & AMS Leader

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne seeks a Paediatric Infectious Diseases physician to lead on-call consultations, supervise inpatient ward rounds, and provide expert clinical oversight for immunocompromised patients.

You will participate in Antimicrobial Stewardship activities, contribute to guideline development, teach trainees, and pursue research across the Melbourne Children’s Campus, with commitment to full-time work on the Melbourne campus.

Qualifications

• Registered medical practitioner with AHPRA.
• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent.
• Specialist training in Infectious Diseases with recognition by RACP/APHRA as a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician.
• Demonstrated expertise in the clinical management of complex paediatric infectious diseases, including care of immunocompromised patients.
• Higher research degree (Masters, MPH, PhD) or progress toward one.
• Experience developing clinical guidelines, quality initiatives, or service improvement innovation.
• Clinical trial research experience

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for Infectious Diseases consultations during on-call periods, providing expert, timely advice for all hospital departments.
• Lead daily inpatient ward rounds with the multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality clinical decision making, collaborative discussion, and shared learning.
• Provide supervision, mentoring, and clinical oversight for Fellows, Registrars, Junior Medical Staff and medical students assigned to the Infectious Diseases service.
• Oversee the accurate and timely documentation of assessments, ward rounds, management plans and clinical outcomes within the medical record.
• Review and manage patients referred to Infectious Diseases outpatient clinics, ensuring continuity and coordination of care.
• Actively participate in Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) activities, including antimicrobial review, audit, feedback, and stewardship initiatives.
• Contribute to the development, review, and implementation of evidence-based clinical guidelines, policies, and care pathways.
• Represent the Infectious Diseases Department on relevant hospital committees, working groups and governance structures.
• Support, contribute to and, where relevant, lead departmental quality improvement initiatives, service evaluation, and patient safety programs.

Skills

Infectious diseases expertise

Pediatric care

Clinical supervision

Teaching and mentorship

Education

FRACP in Paediatric Infectious Diseases

AHPRA registration

Masters/PhD in related field

Job description

The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne seeks a Paediatric Infectious Diseases physician to lead on-call consultations, supervise inpatient ward rounds, and provide expert clinical oversight for immunocompromised patients.

You will participate in Antimicrobial Stewardship activities, contribute to guideline development, teach trainees, and pursue research across the Melbourne Children’s Campus, with commitment to full-time work on the Melbourne campus.