SA Health - Women’s and Children’s Health Network

Residents & Registrars (Healthcare & Medical)

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Women's and Babies Division - Neonatal Medicine - North Adelaide 5006
• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Women's and Babies Division - Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine - Bedford Park (5042)
• Total Indicative Remuneration - Classification - MDP2 - $105,155 to $170,687 p.a (includes award salary, superannuation and any other monetary benefits)
• Employment Full time - Term Contract (temporary up to 3 year contract as per EBA requirement - Rotation to Neonatology will be 6-12 months), Multiple Positions Available, Part Time applications will be considered. 

Please Note: Neonatal positions are not intended for rotational RACP advanced trainees. Neonatal rotations will be allocated via the RACP Advanced Trainee process

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service. 

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

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The Southern Adelaide Local Health Network is committed to providing comprehensive and holistic health care to all consumers in a timely and efficient manner, and maintaining and improving the well being and health literacy of residents and visitors to South Australia via:

• Best-practice and evidence-based guideline driven hospital and community based health care services
• Accessible education programs providing interface between community groups, individuals and the health system
• A continuous focus on teaching and research, with strong links to the Flinders University of South Australia 

The Opportunity

Multiple exciting opportunities exist within WCHN/SALHN  for Neonatal  Fellow/Advanced Trainees. 

The Women’s and Children's Hospital is recognised for excellence in medical training. 

Considerable support and supervision is given to trainee doctors, as well as generous employee benefits such as;

• Salary packaging
• Reimbursement for relocation expenses
• Professional development leave & examination leave
• Reimbursement of professional development expenses, up to $8,000
• Nearby childcare facilities 

and much more. 

Advanced Trainee/Fellow Neonatal Medicine - WCH 

To provide inpatient and outpatient neonatal medicine services to newborns and their families at WCHN under consultant supervision, including participation in an on call roster and possible secondment to MedSTAR Kids Emergency Medical Retrieval Service. This will include working within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Special Care Unit.

To improve outcomes for newborn infants in South Australia by participating in supervision and teaching of junior staff, reviewing evidence based medicine and performing clinically meaningful research.

Advanced Trainee/Fellow Neonatal Medicine - FMC

The Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) is one of two hospitals in South Australia that provide tertiary perinatal service to the state of South Australia and surrounding districts (Broken Hill (NSW), Mildura (Vic) and Alice Springs (NT). The incumbent is required to work as part of a multidisciplinary academic clinical team providing clinical services of the highest possible standard to newborn infants and their families and to actively pursue improved outcomes for newborn infants in South Australia by participating in teaching and research.

To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria  and special conditions , please go to the attached role descriptions for each role.

As per the Clause 52 of the SMOEA 2022, the total term of employment with SA Health will be 3 years. Rotations following the initial 6-12 month allocation as Neonatal Advanced Trainee will be determined in line with your training and SA Health’s requirements. This may include transfer to other SA Health locations to perform work appropriate to classification, skills and capabilities

Why Work in Adelaide, South Australia?

Our relaxed yet prosperous and affordable lifestyle, ease of travel, low population density, safety, and abundance of cultural and leisure activities, makes South Australia one of the great boutique regions of the world. A stunning climate to live in, an interesting, challenging and flexible place to work with short commute times between. Please see further information on the great benefits of moving to Adelaide in South Australia or migrating to South Australia 

This position may attract additional financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas. Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more

Benefits of Joining us

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements. 

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) 

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref : 864849

Application Closing Date : 19 /5/2024 - 11.55PM

Interested in other career opportunities for Medical Professionals within WCHN? CLICK HERE  for all current vacancies. 

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