Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $212,616 - $295,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 14577
The Hospital:
The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.
RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.
RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
For further Information on RCH is available here.
Paediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
About the Role:
We are recruiting to new ongoing positions to replace exisiting staff, with an expected commencement date from July 2026. You will be responsible for providing leadership, supervision and direct patient care in the Emergency Department.
What you’ll achieve:
Classification for this position will align with the Medical Specialists (Victorian Public Health Sector) (AMA Victoria/ASMOF) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2022 – 2026 including appropriate shift penalties and existing allowances, plus superannuation (HM33E-HM41E).
Your skills and experience:
If this sounds like you or if you would like more information, please click here to view the position description.
About the Emergency Department:
The Emergency Department is the busiest paediatric ED in the country and assesses and treats 90,000 children a year for a range of urgent medical and surgical conditions. We are the paediatric major trauma centre for Victoria and manage the full spectrum of paediatric subspecialty conditions.
What we offer:
Other requirements:
Application process:
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
We are concurrently recruiting to fixed term positions also commencing from July 2026. Please indicate in your cover letter whether you wish to also be considered for those roles.
You must attach certified credentials and a completed “SMS Application for Appointment Form”.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
For more information about this position please contact Dr Stuart Lewena at [email protected]
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 05 May, 2026.