Opportunity
Imagine yourself in a city where things are just easier. Where there’s always plenty to do, and the time to enjoy it.
Head Medical is delighted to support Canberra Health Services with the recruitment of a Consulant General Paediatrician to join their multidisciplinary team within The Division of Women, Youth, and Children Service department in the delivery of services to the people of the ACT.
Paediatrics at Canberra Hospital, can cater for up to 48 inpatients and has an active medical and surgical day stay and clinical investigation unit, and a busy and growing outpatient department.
There is a tertiary accredited Level 6 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The hospital also offers subspecialty paediatric care in areas of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and Paediatric Surgery.
The Outpatient department includes a range of multidisciplinary clinics and is actively supported by staff specialists and visiting consultants from Canberra and from Paediatric tertiary hospitals in Sydney.
Additionally, you'll be expected to:
- Manage inpatients and outpatients referred to the General Paediatric Service and in doing so, promote a commitment to high quality, customer service principles, practices and attributes.
- Contribute to the on-call requirements in General Paediatrics and provide support for acute paediatric inpatients.
- Initiate and manage clinical governance systems within the Paediatric Department by practicing evidence-based medicine, participating in clinical audit and morbidity and mortality review and contributing to the review and maintenance of policies and guidelines.
- Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the section with the delivery of high-quality person and family centred, safe and high-quality patient care.
Benefits and Remuneration
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. Salary package may reach up to $408,058 - $550,742 AUD, inclusive of salary, applicable allowances and superannuation
- 11.5% Superannuation.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions
- Medical Education Expenses allowance reimbursement up to $19,782 AUD per annum
- Generous leave provisions, including up to 4 weeks training/education leave and up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum
- Up to $55,000 AUD in reimbursement of relocation expenses for permanent and long-term appointments.
- VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates
Requirements to apply
- Registered or eligible for registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner’s Regulation Agency (AHPRA), or equivalent as an overseas trained specialist who has completed their training in either the UK, Ireland, Canada, USA or New Zealand.
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) or an equivalent high specialist qualification in your country of specialist training.
The Location
Canberra- Australia’s Capital city and set in a state all of its’ own, ACT is home to over 345,000 residents and the Australian Parliament. It is a unique city as it was purpose-built as a compromise capital between the two rival cities Melbourne and Sydney.
Canberra is a thriving city with a low unemployment rate and only a couple hour's drive away from Sydney. It is also close to some of the East Coast’s most beautiful coastline and some of Australia’s ski fields. Other leisure pursuits include wineries with cellar doors that welcome visitors to taste their locally grown produce.
This clean safe city has the lowest unemployment rates in Australia and also the highest levels of pay.
Different people require different lifestyles and Canberra has it all to offer. You can choose to live in a city apartment or why not live the rural dream and spread out on suburban land! Most people only live about 20 minutes away from the city centre, so commuter stress is non existent. Imagine being able to either walk to work or take a short bus journey with no traffic queues!
Final note:
Arranging a position overseas is very exciting, but we understand that it can also be daunting and time-consuming. We’re the UK's specialist in international medical recruitment and we‘ve helped many Doctors relocate since we first started in 2008 (you can read what people have said about working with us on our testimonials page). We know it’s important to balance career opportunities with lifestyle and we’ll talk through your plans and will get to know you to make sure we find the right role in the right location.
Once we have secured a job for you, we’ll manage the Medical Registration and Visa application process, and support you (and your family) with the relocation itself.