About the role

Mater Mothers’ Hospital’s Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU) is seeking a Neonatal Fellow with to join the team on a full time, 12-month basis, commencing as soon as possible until February 2026, with the potential to continue in the role.

Mater Mothers’ Hospital (MMH) South Brisbane is Australia’s largest maternity hospital, caring for over 11,000 births a year. The Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU) is also one of Australia’s largest neonatal units and is a combined tertiary perinatal NICU as well as providing services often given in a children’s hospital NICU, such as pre and post-operative surgical care, sub-speciality liaison and pre-operative cardiac care. Over 2,000 babies from Queensland and Northern New South Wales receive care in the NCCU every year. The Mater NCCU consists of 42 intensive care cots and 34 special care cots.

The Mater South Brisbane campus is directly next to the Queensland Children’s Hospital. This proximity, along with the close collaborative working relationship we have with QCH, makes us a quaternary referral centre for babies with cardiac or surgical conditions or who require sub-speciality input into their care.

Salary range: per hour plus 11.5% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

What you’ll be doing

Neonatal Fellow is a key clinical and leadership role within Mater Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU). You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in the provision of family-centred developmental care to babies in the Neonatal Critical Care Unit as well as to babies in other areas of the organisation, including in an outpatient setting. There is also an opportunity to participate in education, quality improvement, research and clinical governance activities within the service. You will be working in the registrar or fellow roster depending on your level of neonatal experience.

The purpose of the position is:

• To liaise with and assist the Director of Neonatology with the provision of comprehensive neonatal services to the Mater Mothers' Hospital
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team in the provision of family-centred developmental care to babies in the Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU) as well as to babies in other areas of the organisation, including in an outpatient settings
• To practice evidence-based neonatology under the supervision of a neonatologist
• To participate in ward rounds, attend neonatal outpatient clinics and attend high risk deliveries and emergencies in theatre, birthing or postnatal floors
• To maintain adequate medical records on all patients
• To supervise registrars and resident medical officers who work for the Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU)
• To provide education, clinical teaching and mentoring for staff within Mater Health, including rotating medical officers from Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH)
• To liaise and collaborate with other clinical teams across Queensland, including with teams from QCH, other neonatal intensive care units and special care nursery services.
• To utilise and ensure compliance with contemporary human resource management practice and principles including workplace health and safety, equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination requirements.

About you

To be successful in this position you will have:

• Registration as a medical practitioner without conditions, with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Undertaking or completed fellowship training in neonatal perinatal medicine or general paediatrics with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or equivalent
• Experience in providing evidence-based family-centred neonatal care
• Tertiary level registrar experience in perinatal, cardiac and surgical neonatology is desired
• Up to date knowledge of all aspects of neonatal perinatal medicine, including the use of equipment used in neonatal intensive care
• Skills in performing procedures commonly used in neonatal intensive care
• Ability to work harmoniously within a team and communicate effectively at all levels
• Ability to evaluate situations and make objective judgements and decisions
• Clinical leadership qualities

This is a unique opportunity for successful candidates to gain valuable neonatal experience in a large quaternary perinatal and surgical centre and use this as a stepping stone to training in paediatrics, neonatology, or another training pathway.

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Applications close Thursday 16^th January. Please contact Dr Pita Birch Director of Neonatology pita.birch@mater.org.au for more information.  

Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates. For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.