EXTERNAL JOB AD – Consultant Paediatrician (Child Development)

Location: Wheatbelt Region, Western Australia

Role: Consultant Paediatrician – Child Development

Contract: Permanent or fixed-term | Full Time, Part Time or Sessional

Salary: $412,161 – $523,436 p.a. (including PD allowance + 12% super) | Sessional: $790.09–$1,003.40 per session

About the Role

You will deliver child development and general paediatric services across Northam, Narrogin, Merredin, and Moora, working closely with families, allied health, and community teams. This position blends clinical leadership, developmental paediatrics, community outreach, and service improvement with a strong values-driven approach to rural health.

What You’ll Do

• Lead paediatric child development assessments and management across multiple Wheatbelt sites
• Provide outpatient and community paediatric care for children with developmental and behavioural needs
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support holistic child and family wellbeing
• Mentor junior doctors and contribute to education and training
• Drive service development, quality improvement and clinical governance initiatives

What We’re Looking For

• AHPRA specialist registration in Paediatrics & Child Health
• Experience in developmental paediatrics and child protection
• Strong communication and collaborative skills
• Commitment to culturally safe practice and rural community health

Why Work in the Wheatbelt?

Just over an hour from Perth, the Wheatbelt offers an ideal blend of rural community, nature, and accessibility. Enjoy short commutes, local sporting and community activities, high‑quality schools, and abundant outdoor recreation—from wildflower trails to hot‑air ballooning and coastal escapes at Jurien Bay.

Benefits

• Attractive consultant salary package with PD allowance
• 4 weeks annual leave + 3 weeks PD leave
• Relocation assistance
• Salary packaging benefits
• Supportive, close-knit regional teams
• Opportunities to shape child development services across the region

This is the largest country health system in Australia, and one of the largest in the world.

The organisation is made up of seven regions, with a strong network of facilities located across rural and remote WA.

The core business objective is to provide quality, accessibly health services to country WA residents and visitors.