Central Australia specialities and rotations

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The Alice Springs Hospital Paediatrics Department provides a high quality paediatric care for children and families in Central Australia.

Inpatient services

Inpatient care occurs on a 30-bed paediatric ward with support from a mixed Emergency Department and ICU. The majority of admitted patents are Aboriginal children from remote communities presenting with a variety of medical care needs. The primary referral centre for escalation of care and advice is the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide and we are supported for retrieval by the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Medstar Kids.

Neonatal care occurs on 8-bed neonatal nursery. Primary neonatal referral centre is Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide. We keep children >32 weeks gestation and 1500g routinely and >30 weeks gestation and 1000g based on risk/benefit assessment of transfer. We have capacity for short term ventilation of patients (24-48 hours).

Outpatient services

General paediatric clinics are run daily by registrar and consultant staff and contain a mix of medical and behavioural consultations.

There are a range of developmental clinics under the paediatrics umbrella which include:

• Out of home care clinic
• Multidisciplinary autism and developmental assessment clinic – Child development team
• Multidisciplinary FASD and developmental assessment clinic – Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
• Feeding clinic
• Acute behavioural clinic

Outreach services are provided to 27 remote communities throughout Central Australia.

Advanced Training Positions

General Paediatrics

There are 6 positions available including secondment from Adelaide Women and Children’s Hospital and Alice Springs Hospital Emergency Department.

• 6 months
  • 6 months General Paediatrics (rural with perinatal component)
• 12 months or greater
  • General Paediatrics (rural with perinatal component)
  • 6 months general paediatrics - Acute Care
  • 6 months general paediatrics - Community Paediatrics

Roles and responsibilities (roster cycle):

Roster is a cycle of:

• A ward, B ward, Neonatal Nursery Unit, evenings, night shift, General Paediatric Outpatient Clinics.
• 7 consecutive days off are worked into the roster rotation.
• Emergency Department admissions.

Community Paediatrics (Outreach/Neurodevelopmental)

2 funded positions available.

• 6 months General Paediatrics – community / developmental
• 6 months Community  Child Health  - non-core
• 6 months Non-Core General Paediatrics (Rostering and negotiation with college can accommodate some inclusion of general paediatrics time)

Basic Trainees can be facilitated by secondment from training networks.

Contact

For further information email Dr James Dowler, Director of the Paediatrics inpatient and outpatient unit Medicalrecruitmentash.ths@nt.gov.au.