The Royal Children's Hospital

Advanced Trainee - Neuro + General Rehabilitation

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  $129k - $178k/yr  •  Commonwealth of Australia (Onsite)  •  11 days ago
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Job Description

  • Advanced Trainee – Neurological and General Rehabilitation
  • Excellent benefits including salary packaging
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment

About the Role

This position is based within the Rehabilitation Service at the Kew Campus of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, with close links to services across the Continuing Care Stream, including the Fitzroy Campus Rehabilitation Unit and the Rehab@Home program.

Work within one of Australia’s leading healthcare groups, underpinned by the values of compassion, integrity, justice and excellence

The St George's Rehabilitation Medicine Registrar is a key member of a dedicated and highly skilled rehabilitation team, providing care to a diverse inpatient cohort.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of neurological, MSK and post medical and surgical admission patients under the supervision of a senior Rehabilitation Medicine Physician, gaining broad exposure to complex rehabilitation care.

We are seeking enthusiastic, collaborative trainees with strong communication and clinical skills to join our Advanced Trainee (AT) program in 2027. Successful candidates will:

  • Perform the duties of the position to a high standard under appropriate supervision.
  • Actively support patients, families, and carers to make informed decisions about treatment and ongoing care.
  • Communicate effectively and collaborate with patients, families, carers, general practitioners, colleagues, and broader health and social support networks.

You will be joining a department that is friendly, engaged, and highly collaborative, with a shared commitment to delivering excellent patient care.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Day-to-day safe medical care of rehabilitation inpatients, supported by junior and senior medical colleagues
  • Attendance at specialist clinics on a rotational basis, including:
    • General Rehabilitation Clinic
    • Interventional Spasticity Service
  • Attendance at:
    • Daily ward management meetings
    • Consultant ward rounds
    • Weekly case conferences
    • Family meetings
  • Supervision and support of junior medical staff
  • Participation in:
    • In-service training for the rehabilitation team
    • Undergraduate medical teaching
    • Research and quality improvement activities within the service
    • Participation in after-hours on-call roster for St Georges Hospital

Education & Training

You will have access to a comprehensive education program, including:

  • Weekly supervision sessions
  • Weekly RMTV training program
  • Fortnightly Departmental Education Program
  • Weekly SVHM Medical Grand Rounds
  • Access to multiple medical and surgical forums
  • Mentoring by a wide range of experienced Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians

Rotations commencing: February 2027 and August 2027

Term: 6-month rotation

Location: Kew Campus

Classification: HM25–HM30

Classifications for this position will range from HM25 - HM30 ($129,048.40 - $177,622.12) pro rata for part-time

What You will Bring

  • Bachelor Medicine, Bachelor Surgery or equivalent
  • Current unrestricted registration with AHPRA or eligibility for general registration
  • Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain
  • Reg ist rat ion as a med icat ion pres criber
  • C omm itment to the Va lu es and Hea lth Ca re P hiloso phy of S VHM

What We Can Offer You

  • Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
  • Culture of Continuous Improvement
  • SVHM Cultural Diversity programs, offering staff support and education
  • Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
  • Easy access to the local community with on-site parking available and free street parking

Pre-employment checks

  • Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

How to Apply

To apply, click the ' Apply' button. You will be prompted to create a Workday candidate profile

Please upload your resume, cover letter, addressed to Dr Simon Mosalski, Director of Rehabilitation. Please ensure to include contact details for two (2) referees in your uploaded documents.

Closing Date 12 June 2026

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations(including flu vaccinations).

Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements and we will be able to adapt to these for you.

If you would like a copy of the Position Description, please contact jmsrecruitment@svha.org.au and include the JRnumber.

*Respectfully no agencies*

Closing Date:

18 June 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
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Website
org.au
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