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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – MDP2 – Medical Practitioner, $99,707.00 - $158,523.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time 0.5FTE, Temporary (fixed-term) contract up until 3 February 2030.

As per the SMOEA 2025, the total term of employment with SA Health will be 3 years. Rotations following the initial 12-month allocation Advanced Trainee Respiratory will be determined in line with your training and SA Health's requirements. This may include transfer to other SA Health locations to perform work appropriate to classification, skills and capabilities.

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 Respiratory delivers supervised paediatric respiratory and cystic fibrosis care across inpatient, outpatient, remote, and on‑call services, while also contributing to teaching and training of medical, nursing, and scientific staff.

Key duties of the role

• Manage, with appropriate supervision, the clinical care of in- patients admitted under the paediatric respiratory medicine service.
• Manage, with appropriate supervision, the clinical care of Ambulatory / Outpatients admitted under the Respiratory Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis services.
• Participate in the performance and interpretation, with appropriate supervision, of diagnostic Respiratory including OPD and In-patient studies.
• Provide a consultative service for other unit’s inpatients with respect to the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory medicine and cystic fibrosis.
• Participate in postgraduate and undergraduate medical education.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) or equivalent
• Registrable with general medical registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner.
• Completion of RACP Basic Training Requirements [Eligible for Advanced Training toward FRACP].
• Competency in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and General Paediatric Medicine commensurate with level of training.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary clinical, scientific and paraclinical colleagues.

Enquiries can be directed to

Dr Tom Goddard, Senior Consultant, Respiratory 

email:  Tom.Goddard@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 - Paediatric Respiratory Advanced Trainee_Fellow - Role Description - 937182.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like 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.

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Friday 3 July 2026 at 11:55pm