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
About the Unit and Role:
The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at The Royal Children’s Hospital is a high-acuity quaternary unit, combining cardiac and general intensive care, and providing statewide leadership in paediatric emergency care through the Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval (PIPER) service.
We are seeking dynamic and collaborative Paediatric Intensivists to join a large team of specialists providing the full spectrum of paediatric intensive care, with the ability to lead and work within a multidisciplinary team in a complex quaternary setting. Participation in the PIPER-Paediatrics retrieval roster is part of every consultant’s role. Experience in cardiac intensive care and point-of-care ultrasound is valued, and there is scope to contribute to the unit’s teaching, research and statewide retrieval activities according to interest and service need.
If this sounds like you, or if you would like more information, please click here for the position description.
Position Specifications:
There are a number of smaller ongoing and fixed-term fractional positions available within the Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, to cover a combination of ongoing service requirements and fixed-term backfill arrangements, at variable EFT ranging from approximately 0.25 to 0.5 EFT (up to 40 hours per fortnight). Commencement dates vary from July 2026 depending on candidate availability and service need, as set out in the table below. More than one suitable applicant may be appointed through this process. Applicants are invited to indicate in their application which position(s) and EFT they wish to be considered for.
Role
of role
Tenure / fixed-term dates
EFT (hours per fortnight)
Classification
Backfill period
1
PICU consultant roster, including participation in the PIPER-Paediatrics retrieval roster
Fixed term, approximately 6 months, commencing August 2026 (approx. Aug 2026 – Feb 2027)
Up to 40 hours per fortnight)
HM33Z–HM41Z
Approx. 6 months (fixed-term backfill)
2
PICU consultant roster, including participation in the PIPER-Paediatrics retrieval roster
Ongoing, available from July 2026 (may be offered fixed-term initially if the successful applicant cannot commence then)
Up to 20 hours per fortnight)
HM33Z–HM41Z
Ongoing (not time-limited)
Classification for these positions will be in accordance with the Medical Specialists (Victorian Public Health Sector) (AMA Victoria/ASMOF) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2022 – 2026.
Qualifications and Experience:
Applicants must hold Fellowship of the College of Intensive Care Medicine (FCICM) or equivalent, and be eligible for medical registration in Victoria. Substantial clinical experience in general paediatric intensive care, including the care of complex trauma, neurocritical care, oncology and bone marrow transplant patients, and in newborn and paediatric transport, is essential. Experience in cardiac paediatric intensive care, complex congenital echocardiography, dual paediatric and adult intensive care practice, and point-of-care ultrasound is highly desirable. A demonstrated commitment to teaching, quality improvement and research is highly regarded.
Application Process:
Applicants must apply online and 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. The position description, scope of clinical practice, and other relevant credential and form requirements are available when you click 'apply' on the RCH website.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately; interviews may be conducted before the advertisement closing date. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
For more information, please refer to the position description, or please contact A/Prof Tom Rozen, Director of PICU, via phone: (03) 9345 5837 OR email: Thomas.Rozen@rch.org.au
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: 26 June 2026.
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.
