Paediatric or Emergency Medicine Advanced Trainee in the role of Paediatric Emergency Fellow , Queen

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:

• 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:

The position of Paediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow will:  

• Deliver medical services through participation in clinical duties at Fellow (senior advanced trainee) level and in accordance with the policies and practices of the Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service.
• Be an advanced trainee of RACP, ACEM or equivalent, and as such undertake to continue postgraduate medical education and training as directed by their respective College requirements. Protected time is allocated to attend regular PEM fellow education.
• Demonstrate commitment to evidence-based practice, research and quality improvement activities, including undertaking clinical audits, clinical risk management activities and guideline development.
• Contribute to registrar, resident medical officer and medical student teaching, both within the Emergency Department and the broader CHQ community.
• Be given the opportunity to consolidate their advanced training and function as a senior member of the team within Emergency, with the support and supervision of QCH Emergency Senior Medical Officers (SMO). This support extends to both clinical skills and the administrative and non-clinical responsibilities that form part of the SMO role. Protected non-clinical time will be allocated to facilitate this professional development.

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:

• Up to 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 ( ) .

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 ( ) .