Consultant Paediatrician - Community

Key Highlights

Specialist Community Paediatric Opportunity: Join a dedicated team providing comprehensive child health services within a community setting. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across multiple community-based health centres, supporting children's development, growth, and well-being through expert paediatric assessment and intervention.

Diverse Clinical Exposure: Deliver high-quality developmental and medical assessments for children referred to the Child Development Service. Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Psychologists, Social Workers, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, and Audiologists, ensuring a holistic approach to child health.

Professional Development & Leadership: Play an integral role in training and mentoring junior doctors, medical students, and allied health professionals, while contributing to the ongoing development of paediatric community health services.

About the Health Service

This health service is a leading provider of paediatric healthcare, delivering community-based services that support children's health, development, and well-being. With a strong focus on family-centred and early intervention approaches, the service plays a vital role in childhood developmental care, behavioural assessments, immunisation programs, and parent education.

Services are provided through a network of community health centres, schools, home visits, and telehealth appointments, ensuring accessibility for families across a wide geographic region. The organisation is committed to innovation, collaboration, and delivering high-quality, evidence-based paediatric care.

Position Details

As a Consultant Paediatrician - Community Child Health, you will:

• Provide specialist developmental and medical assessment and management services for children referred to the Child Development Service.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to holistic developmental care plans for children.
• Offer clinical consultation and advice to other healthcare professionals within the child health network.
• Participate in the training and supervision of medical students, junior doctors, and allied health professionals.
• Engage in service development and quality improvement initiatives, helping shape the future of paediatric community health services.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary Package: Aligns with senior medical officer classifications, with annual incremental increases.
• • Salary packaging options to optimise take-home pay.
  • Flexible working arrangements supporting work-life balance.
  • Access to professional development funding and structured career progression pathways.
  • A supportive and collaborative work environment fostering excellence in community child health.

Requirements

• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), with specialist recognition in General Paediatrics or Community Child Health.
• Eligibility for specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA).

About Us

At Paragon Medics, we prioritise your career growth and well-being. We connect medical professionals with meaningful opportunities that align with their expertise and aspirations.

For a confidential discussion, contact Kiran at +61 2 7259 9969 or apply now!