Staff Specialist in Neonatology, John Hunter Children's Hospital

Staff Specialist in Neonatology
John Hunter Children’s Hospital
Permanent Part Time | 2 x 0.6 FTE positions available

About the role
An exciting opportunity exists for two experienced and enthusiastic Neonatologists to join the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at John Hunter Children’s Hospital, the tertiary referral centre for Northern NSW. We are seeking applications for two permanent part-time Staff Specialist positions (0.6 FTE each) to support the continued growth and delivery of tertiary neonatal services across Hunter New England Local Health District.

As a Staff Specialist, you will provide comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, consultative, telehealth and on-call services. In addition to clinical duties, you will actively contribute to education, research, quality improvement activities and clinical governance initiatives within the service. 

About us
The NICU comprises 20 intensive care beds and 24 special care beds, managing approximately 1,400 admissions annually. Services include the care of infants with extreme prematurity, unwell term infants, neonatal surgical patients (including cardiothoracic surgery), retrieval services through Hutner NETS (averaging about 40 neonatal retrievals per year and 350 back transfers to facilitate infants getting closer to home for ongoing care) and multidisciplinary follow up clinics. 

John Hunter Hospital is a regional tertiary referral centre for foetal abnormalities and has an experienced maternal foetal medicine team providing services for the Hunter New England Local Health District, Central Coast and Mid-North Coast of New South Wales.

Co-located with the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), a world-class research organisation and partnership between Hunter New England Health and the University of Newcastle, this role offers excellent opportunities to develop, lead and contribute to innovative research in a supportive academic environment.

About you 
We are seeking individuals who are motivated by and have experience in all facets of clinical neonatal/perinatal medicine, including specialist experience in a tertiary perinatal centre as well as experience in the care of infants with a variety of surgical conditions. 

Essential requirements: 

• A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship of The Royal College of Physicians in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine or overseas trained specialist pathways.  
• Evidence of recent clinical experience in Neonatology, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in the care of neonates requiring intensive and special care, including surgical neonatal patients.
• Experienced Neonatologist Evidence of a contribution to research and experience in leading CPI projects with a keen interest to lead change to improve neonatal outcomes and experience in Bayley Developmental Assessments to contribute to the Neonatal Follow-Up programme is desirable. 

Why Join Us?

• John Hunter Hospital Health and Innovation Precinct: Work within a major teaching hospital and innovation hub supporting education, research and multidisciplinary excellence.
• Sustainability focus: John Hunter Hospital is committed to environmentally sustainable healthcare through energy-efficient and waste-reduction initiatives.
• Staff wellbeing supports: Access to Fitness Passport, Salary Packaging, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and a range of wellbeing initiatives.
• Medical Settlement Concierge: Personalised assistance with onboarding, relocation and settling into the district – for clinicians, families and even pets.