The Royal Children's Hospital
The Role
Registrar in Paediatric Intensive Care
The Royal Children’s Hospital seeks applications for full time Registrars commencing 4th of August 2025 for both 6 and 12 month appointments.
With 250 beds, and approximately 26,000 inpatients and 150,000 outpatient visits each year the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne offers a full range of clinical and investigative services for primary, secondary and tertiary care. The PICU has 30 beds and sits adjacent to the cardiac ward and Theatre Suite. A simulation centre along with state of the art technologies such as intra-operative MRI are offered at RCH.
The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit is split between cardiac and general units and admits approximately 1800 patients per year. The successful applicants will join a team of 32 Registrars and 18 Specialists offering a full range of ICU services. The successful applicants should possess a background in paediatric anaesthesia or critical care. This post will suit applicants wishing to broaden/consolidate current experience in critical care. To be successful you will possess excellent clinical skills in paediatric intensive care, be able to lead and function as part of a PICU team, and be committed to the development of paediatric intensive care medicine.
We Are Seeking Registrars At The Following Levels
Junior – Four years of clinical experience plus post-graduation qualification (written part 1 FRACP, part 1 FANZCA, Primary CICM etc)
Senior – Six years of clinical experience, including two years of ICU
You Must Specify In Your Covering Letter If You Are Applying For a Senior Or Junior Registrar Position And Which Area Of PICU You Would Like To Work In (1,2or 3 Is Acceptable), If More Than One, Please Place In Order Of Preference
- Cardiac and General PICU
- General PICU and PETS
- Cardiac and General PICU and PETS
If this sounds like you, click
here to view the position description.
For further information please contact Dr Siva Namachivayam, PICU Consultant on 03- 9345 5224 or siva.namachivayam@rch.org.au
What We Offer
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- Employee Assistance Program
- Discounted on-site car parking
Other Requirements
- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
- All International Medical Graduate applicants will need to meet the AHPRA English Language requirements
Application process
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
Applications close
24th February 2025
