Barwon Doctors

• Provide best care, every person, every day, so that everyone feels better
• Be recognised, be challenged, be your best
• Lifestyle! A stone throw from the Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road

Area Profile

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne! We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 8,000 staff and more than 1200 volunteers.

Enjoy the range of lifestyle choices Geelong has to offer including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices and high standard of schooling options throughout the area. You will appreciate the beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries.

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website. 

Part of a Team

You’ll be part of a 17-strong junior paediatric team (two paediatric fellows, six paediatric registrars, two GP trainee and seven residents) supported by an engaged consultant group with responsibility for a 24 bed inpatient ward and 13 bed Level 5 Nursery managing inborn deliveries from 31 weeks gestation, as well as direct involvement in management of 1-3 intensive care paediatric patients in a mixed adult-paediatric ICU service.

Outpatient and community paediatric clinic opportunities are diverse and depending on role, trainees have the opportunity to undertake supervised experience in Immigrant Health, Wathaurong (Indigenous Health), and Paediatric Rehabilitation as well as General Paediatric Review clinics.

Our service has close links with the Child Health Research Unit at Barwon Health (CHERUB) within the Deakin University and clinical rostering has been arranged in such a way as to allow and encourage the pursuit of a research project or quality assurance project during your placement with us.

About the Role

Barwon Health is recruiting for Paediatric General Practice (Advanced Skill) Registrars for 2022. As the Paediatric GP Registrar you provide effective supervised clinical management of patients within the Paediatric department and clinics operated by the Paediatric department. Inclusive of assessment, admission, management, investigation and discharge.

Duties for this position include but are not limited to:

• Providing clinical services to the clinical unit
• Providing legible, concise, accurate and signed clinical notes as per ACHS and relevant professional college standards, associated with all patient contact
• Supervising and supporting HMOs attached to the clinical unit, including participation in assessment process when requested
• Participating in continuing medical education activities in the hospital under the guidance of the Director of Paediatric Education
• Participation in audit/peer review activities

Download our position description from Barwon Health Careers and read all about specifics of the role. Alternatively if you wish to speak directly to the Clinical Head of Unit or Director of Medical Workforce the contact details can be found at Barwon Health Careers.

If you have the qualifications and aptitude along with excellent interpersonal skills and the commitment to improving patient care, this may be the role for you!

What we offer

Attractive salary packaging benefits!

• Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
• Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability and people with diverse backgrounds.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition via email at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au.

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