• Fixed Term – Sabbatical leave cover
• Commencing 04/08/2025 – 01/02/2026
• Up to 38 hours available
• Parkville location with multiple public transport options

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.  Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the role

The Consultant Obstetrician will participate in the clinical care of Women at the Royal Women's Hospital.

This position is responsible in collaboration with the Clinical Directors and Heads of Unit/ Team Leaders for:

• Providing high quality outpatient and in-patient Obstetric clinical services
• Participation in the provision of emergency on-call obstetric services to the Royal Women’s
• Playing an active role in training registrars and resident medical officers and participate in the teaching of medical students and other health care trainees attached to the Women’s.
• Participating in quality improvement initiatives, including guideline review
• Assisting the heads of Units with some administrative responsibilities

About you

Experience/Qualifications/Competencies/Attributes

• Be proficient at commonly-performed procedures required in Obstetrics
• Provide supervision for junior medical staff directly involved in the care of women and babies within the service.
• Demonstrated ability in management
• Demonstrated quality improvement research skills
• Knowledge of women’s health issues in relation to the target population of RWH
• A commitment to promoting and cultivating a psychologically and culturally safe environment at all times
• Demonstrate leadership of junior medical staff and in supervising clinical care, and in providing education and training opportunities.
• Demonstrate an ability to work in a multidisciplinary team that encourages respect, involvement, and cooperation from all disciplines and at all levels.
• Demonstrate initiative in conduct of research studies.
• Demonstrate willingness and the ability to participate and administrative duties as negotiated.
• Demonstrate ability and experience with Information Technology.
• Demonstrate an ability to participate in Quality and Accreditation activities and data collection and audit, as required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team are essential requirements for the position.

The Classification and Salary scale will be dependent on experience and you will be appointed and in accordance to the Australian Medical Association (Victoria) Medical Specialists Agreement 2022-2026.

Our benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
• Onsite post office, eateries, retail stores
• Breastfeeding and pumping rooms, and a range of daycare centres nearby
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters.  We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a valid Working with Children Check.  Clinical staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, COVID-19, influenza, and a range of other diseases. 

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For more information, please view the Position Description for this role. 

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview.  If you have any queries about the position – please email Kym Truong, Medical Workforce Manager, Medical.Recruitment@thewomens.org.au