Provisional Fellow
Employment Type: Temporary
Remuneration: Public Hospital Medical Officers (State) Award (Registrar Year 1 - Year 4)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM30931
The Provisional Fellow ("Fellow") position in Paediatric Cardiology involves a clinical role within the Cardiology Department (Heart Centre for Children (HCFC)) within The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN), as well as a leadership and educational role. This position provides an opportunity to develop skills important for a consultant role in the inpatient and outpatient setting, with the support from the Paediatric Cardiology Consultants as needed. The Fellow also works closely with many of the other clinical teams in inpatient and outpatient care both clinically and strategically. The education role includes clinical supervision within the Cardiology Department as well as the hospital wide education program.
The Heart Centre for Children provides cardiac care with a catchment area for children from primarily New South Wales with paediatric cardiology cover across both sites of Sydney Children's Hospital Network (The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick). On site involvement also occurs at the co-located Royal Hospital for Women and Westmead Hospital in some instances. In addition to standard services such as cardiac bypass, cardiac catheterisation and electrophysiology, the HCFC also offers paediatric cardiology subspeciality services including imaging, intervention, heart failure and transplantation, heritable cardiac conditions, arrhythmia, fetal and pulmonary hypertension. The current Fellows rotate through clinical inpatient cover, consult cover, outpatient services and invasive cardiac catheter. There is some opportunity for additional subspeciality exposure and research. The Fellow will work across the two network sites. On-call is one in four giving access to after hour's clinical material.
More senior applicants may nominate to focus (up to 0.5 FTE of the position) in a subspecialty area, for example advanced imaging, electrophysiology, heritable/genetic heart disease, interventional catheterisation, fetal, other. These will be allocated based on the needs of the department and in the event of more than one interested applicant, will be allocated as a competitive process.
Job sharing arrangements for some positions may be considered. Trainees who have completed their FRACP requirements may not be eligible for these positions. The positions are not presently applicable to peer review or top up training. Trainees will be required to provide clinical support across The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network.
Selection Criteria:
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Registered with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) as an Advanced Trainee or equivalent. If registered with the RACP, trainee to have completed a minimum 6 months as an Advanced Trainee with RACP (or equivalent).
- Minimum 6 months experience in Paediatric Cardiology including echocardiography.
- Completion of mandatory training as required by RACP or equivalent (if applicant registered with RACP).
- Excellent communication, leadership and teamwork skills with demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with other health professionals.
- Ongoing commitment to further education and professional development and demonstrated ability to teach, and willingness to participate in the teaching of Medical Students, Junior Medical Staff and other clinical staff.
- Understanding of research methodology or research experience and a willingness to undertake research proposal.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management and demonstrated contribution to the development of hospital services. e.g. participation in Paediatric Junior Staff matters, representation on behalf of the Hospital, participation in Hospital Committees.
Your application must include a current resume and responses to the application questions and criteria in the online application form. Please ensure you upload your CV to the specific application submission (not just your general profile), complete and submit your application prior to the closing date. Interviews will be conducted virtually via videoconference. Some positions are dependent on external funding and will only be appointed once funding is confirmed. Please note that recruitment agency applications are unable to be accepted.
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity, recognising that a diverse workforce strengthens our culture and enhances the care we provide to children, young people and their families.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families. For application support, visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up, to assist in preparing your application, or contact SCHN’s Aboriginal Workforce Consultant at SCHN-EA-AboriginalHealthDirectorate@health.nsw.gov.au.
NSW Health vaccination and screening requirements must be met prior to commencement
This position requires a NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian.
SCHN is committed to maintaining a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, in line with NSW Health’s commitment to the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
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Applications Close: 11 October 2026
