Trainee Positions
- Registrar position in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
- 6 month or 12 month positions
- Full-time, part-time, or job-share available
Trainee Level
- Required experience:
- 12 months of paediatrics
- Desirable experience:
- 6 months of neonatology
- APLS course completion
- PICU or ICU experience
- Retrieval experience
- Advanced trainees - this position is accredited for the General Paediatric requirement for acute care and for PEM training
- Continuing basic trainees and international medical graduates welcome to apply
Contact
- A/Prof David Krieser david.krieser@wh.org.au (03) 8345 4500
- Dr Bindu Bali bindu.bali@wh.org.au (03) 8345 4500
Role
Notable features of the department and position include:
- 17 paediatric emergency specialists on staff
- PEM specialist cover 7 days/week onsite 0800 - 2330 and on-call
- Joan Kirner Women's and Children's inpatient and outpatient paediatric services, with potential for combined appointments (6 months in each rotation)
- Teaching and supervision of residents and interns is a key part of the role
- Multi-modal teaching porvided in person and via video-links
- Cultural & economic diversity of Melbourne's western suburbs
Education and Teaching
- Weekly teaching program
- Blended methods with on site and virtual sessions
- Shared radiology meeting with paediatric team
- Shared education with RCH/Monash/Northern/Austin PEM teams
- Weekly in-situ simulation
- Quarterly PLS course with opportunities to teach
- Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) education
- Research program with links to PREDICT
- Close connections with www.dontforgetthebubbles.com with opportunities to publish and contribute to the FOAMed communnity
Roster and on-call
- Registrars are on a rotating roster providing 24 hour per day, 7 days per week cover in the Emergency Department.
Pay
- As per current AMA Victorian Doctors in Training award
- Linked positions with other Health Services (e.g. Werribee Mercy) will be provided as separate contracts from each health service
Accessibility
- Sunshine Hospital is located approx 20km from Melbourne CBD in western Melbourne (St Albans).
- There is (paid) staff parking available on-site
- The hospital is a 5 minute walk from Ginifer Train Station and complementary shuttle bus operates between the hospital and station during after-hours