# Staff Specialist - General Paediatrics

> Mediix · Sydney, Australia · — · Posted 2025-12-17

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

### Staff Specialist – General Paediatrics

**Major Rural Referral Hospital | Regional NSW**

**Permanent Full-Time or Part-Time**  

We are partnering with a **major rural referral hospital in regional New South Wales** to recruit an experienced **Staff Specialist in General Paediatrics** to join a well-established, high-performing paediatric service.

This is an outstanding opportunity to practice **high-acuity, broad-scope paediatrics** within one of the largest regional hospitals in NSW, while enjoying a genuine work–life balance and strong professional support.

### The Hospital

This hospital is a **282-bed rural referral facility** and is the **largest healthcare provider in NSW outside the Sydney–Wollongong–Newcastle metropolitan area**. It serves as the primary referral centre for a vast regional catchment across northern NSW and is a key training and specialist hub within its Local Health District.

### The Paediatric Service

The **Paediatric and Adolescent Inpatient Unit** is the major referral service for the **New England, North West and Upper Hunter regions**.

**Key service highlights include:**

-   **18-bed Paediatric Unit**
-   Over **2,600 inpatient admissions annually**
-   Approximately **5,000 outpatient presentations per year**
-   Broad inpatient case mix including:

-   General paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Oncology and Mental health

-   Strong, experienced **community allied health team** delivering developmental assessments and specialty clinics

The service is further supported by regular **visiting subspecialty outreach clinics** from a major tertiary children’s hospital, including:

-   Paediatric Surgery
-   Endocrinology
-   Neurology
-   Respiratory / Cystic Fibrosis
-   Haematology–Oncology
-   Immunology
-   Cardiology
-   Neonatal follow-up
-   Rehabilitation and brain injury
-   Out-of-home care

### Neonatal Services (Core Component of the Role)

The hospital provides **Level 3 Neonatal Services**, supporting newborns delivered within a **Level 4 maternity service**.

The paediatric team:

-   Attends **all high-risk deliveries**
-   Provides neonatal resuscitation, stabilisation and ongoing care for infants ≥32 weeks’ gestation or ≥1500 g
-   Manages initial stabilisation of unexpectedly premature infants prior to NETS retrieval
-   Works closely with **NETS and a major tertiary children’s hospital**

The **Special Care Nursery** provides:

-   Short-term CPAP, Phototherapy, Sepsis management, Glucose stabilisation, Feeding, growth and temperature regulation, Transition care for infants returning from tertiary units.

**Neonatal care represents more than 50% of the inpatient workload**, making this a defining and rewarding component of the role.  
Candidates with **general paediatrics and neonatal experience or interest** are strongly encouraged to apply and will play a key role in ongoing service development.

### Essential Criteria

-   Primary medical degree registrable with **AHPRA**
-   **FRACP (General Paediatrics)** or eligibility via approved overseas specialist pathways
-   Recent and comprehensive experience in General Paediatrics
-   Strong communication, leadership and teamwork skills
-   Commitment to teaching, professional development and quality improvement
-   Demonstrated engagement in clinical governance and patient advocacy

### What’s on Offer

-   Competitive **Staff Specialist salary**: $186,241 – $229,825
-   Permanent full-time or part-time flexibility
-   Excellent clinical scope and acuity for a regional setting
-   Strong tertiary links and subspecialty support
-   Opportunity to shape and influence neonatal and paediatric services
-   Supportive leadership and experienced multidisciplinary team

### Lifestyle

This role is based in a **vibrant regional city** offering the best of both worlds — a relaxed rural lifestyle complemented by strong education, sporting and cultural opportunities.

-   Easy access to coastal NSW
-   Direct flights and road access to Sydney
-   Affordable housing and family-friendly living
-   Excellent schools and community facilities

For a **confidential discussion** about this opportunity, service structure, relocation considerations or to schedule a chat with HOD, please reach out to📧 ania@mediix.com.au

Ref.T171225355

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