About Us

Children's Health Queensland is a specialist statewide hospital and health service dedicated to caring for children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

We are committed to collaborating with all of our healthcare partners, most importantly families, to ensure we consistently deliver safe, high-quality patient and family-centred care.

A recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, education and research, Children's Health Queensland delivers a full range of clinical services, tertiary level care and health promotion programs.

We provide an integrated network of services through:

• The Queensland Children's Hospital ( https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/lcch )
• The Child and Youth Community Health Service ( https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/chq/our-services/community-health-services/ )
• The Child and Youth Mental Health Service ( https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/chq/our-services/mental-health-services/ )
• Statewide services and programs, including specialist outreach and telehealth services
• Partnerships with other hospital and health services and non-government organisations

Children's Health Queensland provides services from key locations in the Brisbane metropolitan area and works with the 15 other hospital and health services as well as NGOs and charity partners in Queensland to deliver an integrated network of healthcare services and support across the state.

Your Opportunity:

This position provides an advanced trainee with the opportunity to consolidate and build on their acute and critical care paediatric experience. Appointments are usually for 12 months, with 6 months spent in the Emergency Department  (ED) and 6 months in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). There may be some flexibility around this depending on the needs of successful applicants. The Emergency Department sees approximately 65,000 patients per annum and has a high acuity case mix. The PICU is a 36 bed unit and casemix includes a large paediatric cardiac surgical load with the unit having ECMO capabilities. The PICU provides a statewide service for Queensland and northern New South Wales.

The position of Advanced Trainee – registrar in Paediatric Emergency/Paediatric Intensive Care will: 

• Deliver medical services through participation in clinical duties at registrar/advanced trainee level and in accordance with the policies and practices of the Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service.
• Demonstrate commitment to evidence based practice, research and quality improvement activities, including undertaking clinical audits and clinical risk management activities
• Participate in educational activities within each department, including registrar teaching, and teaching of junior medical staff and medical students

What CHQ HHS can offer

Apart from contributing to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, you will also benefit from a competitive remuneration package and a working environment which embraces professional development, builds capabilities and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing. Additional benefits include:

• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/life balance, variety and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here ( http://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/work-for-us/ ).

Some roles within Queensland Health are designated as ‘Vaccination Preventable Disease (VPD) risk roles'. A VPD risk role is a role in which the incumbent may be exposed to the risk of acquisition and/or transmission of a VPD. Please refer to the attached Role Description for more information and what requirements may exist.

The Workforce attractive incentive scheme may apply to this position, please refer to the guidelines for further information https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives ( https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives ).