Consultant Paediatrician - Infectious Diseases
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
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Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.
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About Monash Doctors
To help grow your career, there are more than 1,900 Junior and 1,700 Senior Doctors at Monash Health in over 200 medical specialties. We offer unparallel opportunities in Victoria's largest & most clinically diverse teaching health service.
About Monash Children’s
We care for more than 100,000 children every year.
Monash Children’s Hospital is part of Monash Health, Victoria’s largest healthcare service and one of only four accredited Academic Health Science Centres in Australia. We have access to the world’s leading medical minds which are turning research findings into better health outcomes for our patients.
Monash Children’s Hospital is a network of paediatric healthcare services across three sites – our main campus in Clayton (co-located with Monash Medical Centre) and satellite sites at Dandenong and Casey Hospitals.
Monash Children’s Hospital is also the Victorian Referral Centre for many low-volume and high-complex cases. Our services are linked to an adult service, allowing us to provide transition-of-care as children grow older and move to an adult service.
We deliver specialised, innovative, family-centred care and believe strongly in putting patients first and striving for exceptional care and outstanding outcomes.
About the Paediatric Infection & Immunity Unit
The Paediatric Infection & Immunity Unit provides specialist infectious diseases management across all specialities at Monash Children’s Hospital and external advice to 1/3 of the State of Victoria. It offers a consult service to all subspecialties including the Children’s Cancer Centre and Monash Newborn, the largest tertiary NICU in Victoria. It operates as a bedcard unit and additionally provides outpatient services in general infectious diseases, perinatal infections, immunisation and tuberculosis.
The unit comprises:
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1.5 EFT Consultants in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
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0.1 EFT Paediatric Tuberculosis Specialist
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0.5 EFT Antimicrobial Stewardship Physicians
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0.8 EFT Consultants in Paediatric Allergy and Immunology
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1.5 EFT Accredited advanced trainees in Paediatric Infectious Disease
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1.0 EFT Senior Resident Medical Officer (BPT Accredited)
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1.0 EFT Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacists
We are proud to offer Monash Children’s world class, highly specialised care in an environment that focuses on the child and family.
About the Role
This maternity leave position is a 6-month 0.36 EFT role from 20-Jul-2026 until 17-Jan-2027. It comprises ward service and outpatient clinics. Ward service is completed in weekly or fortnightly blocks (annualised 13 weeks per year), with daily ward rounds Monday to Saturday and remote on-call after-hours during the on call period. The role is supported by accredited advanced training registrars in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and a Senior Resident Medical Officer. The service is predominantly a consult service and in addition offers a bed-card for specific infectious diseases. Consultants are responsible for daily, on-site supervision of junior medical staff. The role includes involvement in education and attendance at weekly team meetings and journal club. The role is suitable for one applicant for the duration of the maternity leave, or suitable for splitting between multiple applicants by negotiation and availability
About You
What you need:
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Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
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Appropriate health professional tertiary qualifications (FRACP or equivalent)
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Recognition as a Specialist in Paediatric Infectious Disease by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (or equivalent)
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Working with Children's Certificate
For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Jeremy Carr - Head of Paediatric Infection & Immunity on (03) 9594 6666.
Position Description can be found here
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We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close June 26th, 2026.