Paediatrician

Permanent Part time up to 19 hours per week including on call. Commencement 1 February 2027. Victorian Public Health Sector Medical Specialists Enterprise Agreement 2022 – 2026 or successor, classification dependant of year level.

Do you have experience providing paediatric care within a regional health service? Would you like to work across inpatient, outpatient and neonatal care while supporting children and families in a growing regional community? Are you committed to high-quality, family-centred care, education and continuous improvement?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced Paediatrician to join the Paediatric team at West Gippsland Healthcare Group (WGHG), based at West Gippsland Hospital in Warragul. The Paediatrician will provide on-site paediatric services, including inpatient and outpatient care, neonatal care within the service capability, and consultation and advice to the Emergency Department, Paediatric Unit, Special Care Nursery and local general practitioners.

The role provides an excellent opportunity to practise across a broad range of acute and general paediatric presentations while working collaboratively with an experienced multidisciplinary team. Our Paediatricians play an important role in the education, mentoring and supervision of junior medical staff and medical students, including students from the Monash Gippsland Regional Clinical School. The successful applicant will also contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and the ongoing development of paediatric and neonatal services. The position participates in the Paediatric Consultant roster, including after-hours and on-call services as required.

About our Paediatric Service: West Gippsland Hospital provides paediatric and neonatal services to children and families across West Gippsland and surrounding areas. We currently have a 6 inpatient paediatric bed ward and a 4 cot special care nursery. The role includes participation in paediatric outpatient clinics, consultation across relevant clinical areas and the assessment and stabilisation of newborns within the organisation's scope of clinical practice. The Paediatric team is committed to safe, effective and family-centred care and provides a supportive environment with opportunities to contribute to education, clinical governance and service development.

Our preferred candidate will have:

• MBBS or equivalent qualification eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), Paediatrics & Child Health Division, or an equivalent specialist qualification recognised in Australia.
• Specialist registration with AHPRA in Paediatrics and Child Health.
• Extensive clinical experience in the assessment and management of infants, children and adolescents, including acute and general paediatric presentations.
• Experience in neonatal care, including assessment and stabilisation of newborns.
• Ability to provide high-quality inpatient, outpatient and consultative paediatric care.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, families and carers.
• Commitment to teaching, supervision, clinical governance, quality improvement, patient safety and evidence-based practice.

The following experience/qualifications would be considered advantageous:

• Previous experience in assisting the development and review of paediatric and neonatal policies, procedures, clinical guidelines and audit programs.
• Actively participate in paediatric and neonatal clinical audits, case reviews and morbidity and mortality review processes.
• Participate in paediatric outpatient clinics and assist with triage of referrals to support timely access to care.

IMPORTANT: Some roles in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated annually for Influenza (unless a valid exemption applies). Evidence of vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.

About our organisation: West Gippsland Healthcare Group is a sub-regional provider of health services located in the Shire of Baw Baw, approximately 100km east of Melbourne. Our services include West Gippsland Hospital, Community Services Centres in Warragul and Trafalgar, Rawson Community Health Centre, Cooinda Lodge Aged Care Residence, Andrews House Aged Care Residence and Warragul Linen Service. WGHG provides a broad range of services including acute medical and surgical, paediatric, obstetrics and gynaecology, emergency, aged care and community services. Our primary catchment is the Shire of Baw Baw, with patients also accessing our services from other areas of Gippsland and outer Melbourne. Our purpose is Connecting, to care at every stage of life, supported by our promise of Connected quality care.

West Gippsland Healthcare Group staff benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Access to employee assistance program
• Salary packaging
• Free Parking

Working with us: All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six month probationary period applies to all new appointments.

Applications close: 26 November 2026 (applications may close earlier). As an inclusive employer, committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce, we encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability. As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.

Applications close Thursday 26 November 2026 at 11.59pm.