Paediatric Clinician Mentor

We’re looking for a Paediatric Clinician Mentor who can volunteer in a hybrid role both remotely (online) and in-country for a total of 8 months. 

• This assignment seeks to contribute to improvement of child care and neonates at Vila Central Hospital through piloting a program to improve the quality of care for children and neonates at Vila Central Hospital in collaboration with the paediatric team including nurses and doctors, provide education and mentoring to local nurses and doctors, and evaluate the impact, sustainability and scalability of the approach. 
• To be considered for this role, you’ll need a Doctor with at least 3 years of paediatric training experience, ability to work in a cross-cultural and interprofessional clinical environment, experience in delivering education for doctors and other health professionals, excellent communication and teamwork, and prior experience in the Vanuatu health system 
• You will be working alongside two paediatrician doctors as well as junior medical staff and nursing staff. 

About the Partner Organisation 

Vila Central Hospital serves as Vanuatu’s primary referral hospital, and is the site of the majority of paediatric inpatient admissions and tertiary care. Staff from this hospital also have responsibilities to contribute to programs to improve care across the country, as well as facilitate patient transfer to other countries to access services which are not available locally. The hospital aims to provide quality curative and preventative care to all patients, despite constraint human and physical resources. 

Vanuatu has a population of 330,000 people, with children, aged 0-18, comprising about 44% of the population - the majority of whom reside in the nation’s capital. While there has been considerable improvements in child health over the last two decades, the infant and child mortality rate in Vanuatu remains high, at 31 per 1,000 live births. Given this, maternal child health has been nominated by the Vanuatu Ministry of Health as a priority area for health system strengthening. 

About the Australian Volunteers Program  

The Australian Volunteers Program is an Australian government-funded initiative. We support partner organisations across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa to achieve locally led change.  

Volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and aim to make the program as accessible and inclusive as possible. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact us to discuss how we can support you to volunteer with us - inclusion@australianvolunteers.com. Learn more about our commitment to inclusion.