Staff Specialist - Paediatrics - RPAH (Apply via eCredential)

Job Description

Employment Type : Temporary Part Time up to October 2025Position Classification : Staff SpecialistRequisition ID : REQ553423Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is seeking an experienced Staff Specialist to join our team at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. We are looking for a Staff Specialist in Paediatrics! The primary purpose of the role is to provide high quality diagnostic and consultative specialty services in Paediatrics, and to participate in teaching, research, quality improvement and administrative activities within the Child and Adolescent Unit and Hospital as required. The Staff Specialist will ensure a high standard of professional performance and encouragement of an academic environment which supports education, research and professional development.Royal Prince Alfred is the principal teaching hospital of the University of Sydney and one of Australia’s leading tertiary referral hospitals, providing an extensive range of diagnostic and treatment facilities. Over 12,000 children present to RPA ED each year and approximately 1600 are admitted with a range of acute and chronic medical, mental health and surgical problems.The Child and Adolescent Unit provides a broad range of services, including a busy ten-bed inpatient service, a Hospital in the Home program, daily acute review clinics, paediatric medical, surgical and allied health outpatient clinics and medical support to the Naamuru Parent and Baby Unit, NSW’s first public inpatient, perinatal mental health facility. There is a focus on innovation, quality improvement and the teaching and mentoring of trainees. Close working relationships exist with SLHD Emergency Departments, the Department of Newborn Care (NICU) at RPA Hospital, the Paediatric Department at Canterbury Hospital, the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network and community-based SLHD services such as Child and Family Health Services, Violence Abuse and Neglect services and SLHD Mental Health Services.The successful applicant will be registered, or eligible for registration, with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) with recognised qualifications in General Paediatrics and/or other equivalent specialist recognition as provided for in the NSW Staff Specialists (State) Award. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the NSW Staff Specialist (State) Award.For enquiries about the position, please contact Dr John Cass-Verco via email at . Applications are accepted via eCredential ONLY. To apply, click here and follow the Registration/Login process. Create/update your Clinician Profile and complete the Application and Selection Criteria Questions. If you experience difficulties, please refer to the eCredential Guide or contact SLHD eCredential Team at or phone 9515 9933. SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application. To be employed by NSW Health, you are required to provide evidence of current immunity status that complies with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy . Successful applicants are required to abide by the Code of Conduct. Applications Close: 26 February 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr