Consultant Paediatrician | Regional New South Wales

An exciting opportunity is available for a Consultant Paediatrician to join a major regional referral service providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, neonatal, and community paediatric care across a large catchment area.

Permanent full-time and part-time opportunities are available, offering a broad scope of practice, strong subspecialty support, and the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of regional paediatric and neonatal services.

What's on Offer

✔ Permanent full-time and part-time appointments available
✔ Flexible and fractional appointments considered
✔ Competitive Staff Specialist remuneration package
✔ Large regional referral centre with diverse paediatric caseload
✔ Strong neonatal component including Special Care Nursery services
✔ Extensive visiting paediatric subspecialty support
✔ Established multidisciplinary and allied health teams
✔ Opportunities for teaching, supervision, and service development
✔ Excellent work-life balance in a family-friendly regional community
✔ Easy access to major metropolitan and coastal centres

The Role

You will provide specialist paediatric care across inpatient, outpatient, neonatal, and community settings while contributing to the ongoing growth and development of a well-established regional paediatric service.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering high-quality general paediatric care across inpatient and outpatient services
• Participating in neonatal resuscitation, stabilisation, and Special Care Nursery services
• Managing acute paediatric admissions and emergency presentations
• Supporting developmental and community paediatric programs
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary and allied health teams
• Supervising and teaching junior medical staff and trainees
• Contributing to clinical governance, quality improvement, and service development initiatives
• Working closely with tertiary referral and retrieval services to optimise patient outcomes

What We're Looking For

• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP - Paediatrics) or equivalent specialist qualification
• Specialist registration (or eligibility) with AHPRA
• Strong experience in General Paediatrics
• Interest or experience in Neonatology highly regarded
• Commitment to teaching, supervision, and professional development
• Excellent communication and multidisciplinary teamwork skills
• Interest in regional and rural healthcare delivery
• Commitment to quality improvement and patient-centred care

Why This Role?

This is an outstanding opportunity for a Paediatrician seeking a genuinely broad and rewarding scope of practice within a major regional referral service.

You'll enjoy a diverse mix of acute paediatrics, neonatology, developmental paediatrics, and outpatient care while working alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams and visiting subspecialists. The role offers significant professional autonomy, strong clinical support, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on child health across a large regional community.

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