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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – MDP2, $99,707.00 - $158,523.00 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time, 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-months allocation to Transitional Fellow PICU 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 Paediatric Intensive Care Transitional Fellow (TF) position offers a broad experience in Paediatric critical care. Under Consultant supervision, you will work integrally with an experienced team to provide high quality care to critically ill and injured children. The transition from registrar responsibilities to consultant level responsibilities will be an evolving continuum through the year. The TF will be supported by fellow consultants to take part in all aspects of consultant responsibilities.

Key duties of the role

• Participate in all duties associated with inpatients, including assessment of new admissions, care coordination, management of the day-to-day progress of assigned patients in the ward, discharge planning, and follow up arrangements.
• Provide supervision and training of more junior Trainee Medical Officers.
• Perform emergency and routine patient care procedures under supervision.
• To support the Paediatric Trauma Service and MEDSTAR Kids, provide advice to clinicians in regional and remote centres, in conjunction with the PICU Consultant, and maintain hospital awareness of arriving children.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) or equivalent.
• Registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner.
• CICM entry requirements for Transitional Fellow year.
• Exposure to trauma intensive care, neuro-intensive care, and cardiothoracic surgery intensive care.
• Successful Completion of Part 2 CICM examinations.
• Successful completion of medical, intensive care and anaesthesia exposure time (CICM).

Enquiries can be directed to

Subodh Ganu - Medical Unit Head

08 8161 7459

Subodh.Ganu@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 Intensive Care - Transitional Fellow - Role Description - 937529.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