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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Paediatric and Reproductive Genetics Unit, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – MDP2, $96,569.00 - $153,533.02 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, Temporary (fixed-term) contract up until 25 October 2026

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The Advanced Trainee provides supervised medical care to paediatric and reproductive genetics inpatients and outpatients, ensuring high standards of clinical practice, accurate medical documentation, coordinated follow-up care, and adherence to policies, all while contributing to teamwork, teaching, and clinical education activities.

Key duties of the role

• Provide medical care to inpatients and outpatients under supervision.
• Maintain high-quality medical records which document patient management decisions.
• Coordinate follow-up care of hospital inpatients and outpatients.
• Ensure patients and their families can exercise their rights and responsibilities.
• Be responsive to patient and relative complaints.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent.
• Registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with General Registration.
• Satisfactorily completed RACP Basic Paediatric Training requirements and progressed to Advanced Trainee.
• Skills in problem solving and decision making about patient management.
• Ability to satisfy continuing medical education or recertification standards stipulated by the RACP or other authorised bodies.

Enquiries can be directed to

Christopher Barnett

Clinical Geneticist

Christopher.Barnett@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• MDP2 - Advanced Trainee Paediatric Clinical Genetics - Role description - 931684.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 26 March 2026 at 11:55pm