Consultant Paediatrician
Core
Deliver specialist-level paediatric care for infants, children, and adolescents in acute, neonatal, outpatient, and remote settings.
Role type
Consultant Paediatrician (Clinical Lead)
Builds
Paediatric inpatient unit, Special Care Nursery, emergency consults, outpatient clinics, and remote outreach services.
Domain
Healthcare / Paediatrics / Indigenous Health / Rural Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Acute paediatrics, neonatal resuscitation, clinical supervision, quality improvement, culturally safe care, telehealth
Preferred skills
Indigenous health experience, rural/remote paediatrics, teaching and mentoring
Technologies
Telehealth platforms
Responsibilities
Deliver specialist-level paediatric care for infants, children, and adolescents; Participate in on-call roster for paediatric emergencies and neonatal cover; Support outreach clinics to regional and remote communities; Provide clinical supervision and teaching to registrars, junior doctors, and students; Contribute to quality improvement, clinical governance, and service development; Deliver culturally safe, family-centred care with a strong commitment to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
