Complex Care Fellows 2027

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 .

Job Title: Complex Care Hub Fellows 2027

• Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

About The Role

This is a Fixed Term Part Time position at 68 hours per fortnight within the Complex Care Hub.

This is a Fixed Term Part Time position for 12 months.

We are seeking two senior paediatric trainees to join the complex care hub as fellows for 2027.

The complex care hub supports families of children with medical complexity by the providing timely clinical advice, care coordination and multidisciplinary support to allow care to be delivered at home when possible. The fellows will work closely with medical staff both within complex care hub and across a range of hospital departments and support the clinical nurse consultants to provide this care.

In this role the fellow is integral to the intake and needs assessment of these complex patients and families and will have the opportunity to work in specialist clinics providing care for children with neuro-disability, tracheostomies, cleft and craniofacial conditions, hearing impairment and developmental and behavioural conditions.

There is 1.6 FTE available, ideally we would appoint two fellows at 0.8 FTE.

The position is accredited by RACP for 6 months of developmental / psychosocial training for General Paediatrics and sub-speciality training and for non-core training in community child health.

Classification for this position will range from HM17-HM30.

What You’ll Achieve

• Participate in intake and patient review meetings for the Complex Care Hub
• Work in outpatients alongside the consultant paediatricians providing medical case management for children including initial needs assessments and planned and semi urgent review appointments as required, completion and updating of care records as required, written communication with other members of the child’s treating team
• Provide medical supervision in the Day Medical Unit on weekends in rotation.

Your Skills And Experience

Eligibility for general registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency at the commencement of clinical training year

Senior Advanced Trainee in paediatrics with an interest in general paediatrics or in developmental medicine.

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About The Department

The Complex Care Hub is an interdisciplinary service established to lead and coordinate the health care experiences for complex patients and their families. Patients with complex needs frequently require multiple teams, advanced technology and medical equipment to support their care needs, both within the hospital and at home.

What We Offer

• Parkville location and close to public transport
• Professional development and special events
• Culture of continuous improvement

Other Requirements

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

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.

Applications will need to be made via www.vprat.org to participate in the shortlisting and initial interview process. This portal will open on 29/06/2026.

For further information, please contact ***email_hidden*** or 0393 456 868.

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.

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Applications close

27 July 2026