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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Advanced Trainee/Fellow Paediatric Palliative Care, North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary
  • Classification - MDP2 - Medical Practitioner - $105,751 to $171,579 p.a (includes award salary, superannuation and any other monetary benefits)
• Full time - Term Contract (Initial 12-month contract within WCHN – total 3-year SA Health wide employment)
  • As per the SMOEA 2022, the total term of employment with SA Health will be 3 years. Rotations following the initial 12-month Advanced Trainee4/Fellow Paediatric Palliative Care 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.

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Paediatric Palliative Care team as an Advanced Trainee/Fellow, where you will be responsible for:

• Providing high-quality clinical care to inpatients, outpatients, and community-based clients under consultant supervision.
• Consulting with children, families, hospital staff, and community services to deliver interdisciplinary assessments and management plans.
• Identifying patient and family goals of care and developing anticipatory, flexible, and goal-directed care plans.
• Promoting maximal quality of life for children and their carers across physical, functional, psychosocial, and emotional domains.
• Delivering care based on evidence-based best practices in collaboration with an expert interdisciplinary team.
• Supporting families and children with life-limiting illnesses across the paediatric life span, from antenatal stages to adult transition.
• Contributing to the research activities of the Department of Paediatric Palliative Care, with support from the Hospital Research Foundation.
• Participating in a formal training program with the RACP, fulfilling community and paediatric training requirements, including core paediatric palliative care training.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A medical degree (MB BS or equivalent) registrable by the Medical Board of South Australia.
• Registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with General Registration
• Satisfactorily completed RACP Basic Paediatric Training and progressed to Advanced Trainee.
• High level of written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Understanding both the rights and responsibilities of patients and their families.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements, responding appropriately to feedback and suggestions.
• Physically able to meet position expectations and requirements.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Click here more information
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred 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.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

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.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Dr Mary Cossich, Medical Unit Head Paediatric Palliative Care
E-mail: mary.cossich@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 4/7/2025 – 11:55pm

Useful Links

MDP2 - Advanced Trainee Fellow - Palliative Care - Role description - 902697.pdf