Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital

Occupation: Medical and Nursing

Reference: 11742

About the Role

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Pain Medicine Specialist Psychologist to join our team in the Royal Children's Hospital's Children's Pain Management Service. This is a Part Time Fixed Term position at 0.2FTE working on Thursdays only. This is to cover a period of Sabbatical Leave from August 2024 - January 2025.

You will work as part of a highly supportive multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality care to children and adolescents with chronic pain, including conditions such as: CRPS, headaches and widespread body pain. These services are provided on an outpatient basis with the primary objective to return patients to their normal level of functioning.

Our clinic runs on a hybrid model with both face to face and telehealth appointments.

What you'll achieve:

• Provide specialist care and expertise in the acute pain inpatient setting (ward rounds and referrals)) and outpatient chronic pain clinic. 
• Communicate effectively with patients and families to ensure their understanding, and that their needs and views are included in treatment, care plans and actions 
• Provide clinical expertise specific to caseload and actively share knowledge with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient management and clinical outcomes 
• Achieve and maintain competency in relevant skills in line with departmental requirements specific to role 

Your skills and experience:

• Extensive experience in chronic pain management
• Experience working closely within a multidisciplinary team
• Registered as a specialist medical practitioner with AHPRA
• Completed a fellowship with the faculty of Pain Medicine (FPMANZCA) or equivalent
• Extensive experience in chronic pain management

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program

Other requirements:  

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. You must attach certified credentials and a completed “SMS Application for Appointment Form ”. 

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button