Pediatric Infectious Diseases Lead | AMS & Education

The Royal Children's Hospital; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted staff parking

Salary packaging

Wellbeing program

Job summary

The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne seeks an experienced Paediatric Infectious Diseases physician to lead clinical care, education, and antimicrobial stewardship across the Melbourne Children’s Campus. You will supervise junior staff, participate in research and guideline development, and contribute to high-quality patient outcomes.

Applicants must be FRACP or equivalent, registered with AHPRA, and have specialist Infectious Diseases training.

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/APRHA.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing complex paediatric infectious diseases.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary on-call contact for Infectious Diseases consultations.
• Lead daily inpatient rounds with the multidisciplinary team.
• Supervise Fellows, Registrars, junior staff and medical students.
• Ensure accurate documentation of assessments and management plans.
• Oversee outpatient referrals and antimicrobial stewardship activities.
• Contribute to guidelines, policies and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Infectious Diseases

Pediatrics care

Teaching & supervision

Clinical governance

Education

FRACP or equivalent

Registered with AHPRA

Specialist training in Infectious Diseases

Job description

The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne seeks an experienced Paediatric Infectious Diseases physician to lead clinical care, education, and antimicrobial stewardship across the Melbourne Children’s Campus. You will supervise junior staff, participate in research and guideline development, and contribute to high-quality patient outcomes.

Applicants must be FRACP or equivalent, registered with AHPRA, and have specialist Infectious Diseases training.