Staff Specialist in General Paediatrics Armidale NSW

Santé Recruitment; Armidale; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rural Health Incentive Scheme

Job summary

Armidale Rural Referral Hospital in Armidale, NSW, is expanding its Paediatrics Department and seeks two permanent full-time Staff Specialists to join the team. The Level 4 unit has 8 inpatient paediatric beds, a 2-bed special care nursery and supports a high-volume maternity service with 450 deliveries annually.

Clinicians will work across neonatal care to paediatrics up to 18 years, including complex medical, behavioural and developmental cases.

Qualifications

• Broad scope paediatrics from neonatal care (>34 weeks gestation) to inpatient care for children up to 18 years, plus general outpatients.
• Involvement in complex medical, behavioural and developmental paediatrics.

Job description

The Paediatrics Department at Armidale Rural Referral Hospital is entering an exciting phase of expansion and is now seeking to appoint 2 permanent fulltime Staff Specialists to join its team. Armidale Rural Referral Hospital is a Level 4 Paediatric Unit with 8 inpatient beds for children and young people till 18 years of age and a 2-bed special care nursery, supporting a level 4 maternity unit with 450 deliveries annually. You will join a workforce of 3 long standing Paediatricians with an increasing level of junior medical staff support. We pride ourselves on our collaborative team work to provide an excellent standard of care for our patients and their families.

The clinical work you will be doing requires you to have a broad scope skills from neonatal care ( > 34 weeks' gestation) to inpatient care of children and young people up to 18 years as well as general outpatients, involving complex medical, behavioural and developmental paediatrics The work we do is at times challenging but very rewarding and will allow you to work to the full scope of your practice as a regional general paediatrician. We can provide mentoring and support as you establish yourself as a key member of our team and develop your own career interests. So even if you are early in your career and feeling this a big leap of faith to take this step, we will ensure you have all the support you need.

If an academic career in teaching and research is what interests you, we have opportunities for academic positions in the School of Rural Medicine at the University of New England that could complement your clinical role.

From a personal perspective this position is ideally suited to those who are looking for the ideal combination of a relaxed rural lifestyle with a challenging and rewarding career in regional paediatrics. Armidale offers you a home where you and your family can feel part of a community that is vibrant and welcoming with all the benefits of a rural lifestyle with opportunities provided by a large regional university with a wide range of cultural and sporting activities. The surrounds of national parks with stunning waterfalls and ancient rainforests make this an ideal community to raise a family and enjoy the benefits of the great outdoors.

Be rewarded with up to $10,000 in the first 12 months PLUS up to $10,000 each year thereafter in fortnightly payments under the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.*