Provisional Fellow

NSW Health; Bega; On-site; AUD 118,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging – up to $9k living +

$2.6k meal & entertainment

Novated leasing

Corporate Health and Fitness program

11% Superannuation

Annual Leave Loading

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking a Paediatric Provisional Fellow to join the Coastal Network in Southern NSW Local Health District. The role is STP-funded, accredited for Rural Paediatrics and Community/Developmental Paediatrics, and suitable for overseas-trained physicians seeking top-up training.

The position is based at South East Regional Hospital in the Sapphire Coast region, offering a coastal lifestyle, 38-hour weeks, and opportunities for education and service development while providing paediatric

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent and eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Registered with the RACP as an advanced trainee or eligible; FRACP components advisable.

Responsibilities

• Provide paediatric services across all settings described and supervise junior medical staff.
• Lead teaching, training, and possible research projects under senior paediatric staff supervision.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Teaching and training

Research interest

Education

MBBS or equivalent

RACP advanced trainee eligibility

Job description

Employment Type:TemporaryFull Time, until 30 January 2028
Remuneration: $117,745.00 - $147,664.00
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:CAM30690

Progress your career and discover all that Bega has to offer

We are seeking a motivatedPaediatric Provisional Fellow to join ourteam as part of the Coastal Network,Southern NSW LHD. This is an STP-funded training position and is accredited with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatrics & Child Health) for Advanced Training in Rural Paediatric Medicine (6 months), and Community/Developmental Paediatric Medicine (6 months). The position is suitable for overseas trained physicians seeking top-up training or peer review.

Where you’ll be working

This position is based at South East Regional Hospital located in the Sapphire Coast region of New South Wales. This stunning coastal NSW region is situated halfway between Melbourne and Sydney; a short 1-hour flight from either Melbourne or Sydney or a 2 ½ hour drive from Canberra. The area is comprised of 75% national parks with spectacular coastline, turquoise crystal-clear water, pristinewildernessand more than 100 unspoilt beaches. It provides a stunning outdoor lifestyle for those interested in surfing, skiing, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, fishing, cycling, bush-walking or other outdoor adventures.

From a government health authority in Australia

Southern NSW Local Health District 242 subscribers

• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing -
• Corporate Health and Fitness program
• 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
• Annual Leave Loading

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of paediatricians as our paediatric provisional fellow. We are a friendly, innovative and exciting team who are motivated and interested in rural and complex paediatric medicine. We place a strong emphasis in providing an exceptional standard of service to our under-resourced and vulnerable populations. We have a strong focus on education and service development.

The work includes acute and emergency paediatrics, neonatal resuscitation and special care nursery management and outpatient clinics. We have a 6-bed plus 4-short stay bed Level 4 Paediatric Unit that services the Eurobodalla and Bega Valley regions. We support an experienced Emergency Department with around 4000 paediatric emergency presentations per year. We are also receiving paediatric hospital for surrounding hospitals in Eurobodalla and BegaValley which totals another 4000 paediatric emergency presentations per year. We provide a Level 3 maternity service and Level 2 “plus” neonatal service that delivers around 300 babies per annum. We also have a varied outpatient caseload with challenging and interesting paediatric medicine and developmental/behavioural medicine. We provide regular specialist outpatient clinics at South East Regional Hospital and throughout reach clinics in Eden, Cooma, Narooma and Eurobodalla.

We have a strong emphasis on education and training and there are teaching opportunities across undergraduate, pre-vocational and vocational training, and GP specialist training levels. We also place strong emphasis on education and support to the surrounding hospitals of our region. We have strong links with the Australian National University Graduate Medical School including placement of rural medical students in the Paediatric ward.

The successful candidate will provide: paediatric services across all of the settings described above; support and supervision of Junior Medical staff and medical students; and leadership in teaching and training for junior medical staff, medical students and nursing staff. The candidate will have the opportunity to be ‘first on call’, and opportunities for research, service development and project leadership under the support and supervision of the paediatric senior staff.

The position is accredited with the RACP for Paediatric Specialist training. The trainee will meet requirements for Rural General Paediatrics with no neonatal component and Community/Developmental Paediatrics as part of a 12 month general Paediatric term.

A generous accommodation subsidy will be available to the successful candidate.

Selection Criteria

• MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Registered with the RACP as an advanced trainee or equivalent. Those registered with the RACP must have successfully completed the written and clinical components of the FRACP examination or equivalent and preferably completed a minimum of 6 months as an advanced trainee with the RACP or equivalent at commencement of Fellowship. This position is applicable for peer review via the OTP Pathway.
• Minimum 12 months general paediatric experience. Desirable experience includes experience in paediatric and neonatal acute and critical care, and experience in paediatric developmental / behavioural medicine.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with other health professionals.
• Ongoing commitment to further education and professional development and demonstrated ability to teach, with a willingness to participate in the teaching of medical students, junior medical staff, and other clinical staff.
• Understanding of research methodology or research experience and a willingness to undertake a research proposal.
• Demonstrated contribution to the development of hospital services e.g. participation in paediatric junior staff matters, participation in hospital committees, project leadership.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases

This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 . All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

Australian Work Rights

Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independentlyand legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au

At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

Need more information?

For role related queries or questions contact Susan Piper on 02 6491 9893

Applications Close: 18, October 2026

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.