Principal House Officer/Registrar - Paediatrics

Metro South Health Service; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly environment

Teaching and research excellence

Salary packaging and staff benefits

Job summary

Metro South Health Service seeks a Registrar / Principal House Officer in Paediatrics for February 2027 at Bayside Health Service and Redland Hospital. The role focuses on delivering high-quality, compassionate care across paediatrics, neonatal services, outpatient clinics and the Paediatric Emergency department.

You will lead and supervise junior staff, align with paediatricians and nursing teams, and ensure thorough documentation and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and commitment to supervising junior medical staff.
• Excellent communication with patients, families and colleagues.
• Experience with Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS).
• Experience delivering specialist paediatric and neonatal care in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to education, supervision and professional development of junior medical staff and quality improvement activities.
• Collaborate with paediatricians, registrars, nursing staff and the multidisciplinary team.
• Assess patients, coordinate management plans and maintain accurate clinical documentation.
• Participate in clinical services across general paediatrics, neonatal care, outpatient clinics and Paediatric Emergency.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Education supervision

Clinical documentation

Education

MBBS/MD in medicine

APLS Certification

Job description

This role is a frontline role that provides essential frontline services

About your role

As a Registrar / Principal House Officer in Paediatrics commencing February 2027, you will play an important role in delivering high-quality, compassionate care across Bayside Health Service.

In this role, you will:

• Contribute to the education, supervision and professional development of junior medical staff, as well as quality improvement activities.
• Work collaboratively with paediatricians, registrars, nursing staff and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Assess patients, coordinate management plans and maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical documentation.
• Participate in clinical services across general paediatrics, neonatal care, outpatient clinics and Paediatric Emergency.

About you

You are a motivated medical professional with a strong commitment to paediatric and neonatal care.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Demonstrate leadership and a commitment to supporting, supervising and developing junior staff.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families and colleagues, adapting your approach to suit different needs.
• Have experience in Advanced Paediatric and Neonatal Life Support.
• Demonstrate experience in delivering specialist paediatric and neonatal care within a clinical setting.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Redland Hospital:

Redland Hospital is the major health centre for adults and children in the Redlands and Brisbane's southern bayside suburbs. We provide a range of services including emergency care, primary health and minor injury care, acute and subacute medicine, general surgery, maternity and paediatric, mental specialist outpatient and mental health care.

It's an exciting time as our Redlands Coast community grows bringing a diverse range of patients & an opportunity to make a real difference in the community. With more beds, new and expanding services the Redland Hospital expansion provides a range of opportunities to pursue and build a long-term career, enjoy a supportive work environment, professional growth opportunities, and a vibrant community!

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.