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Paediatrician resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what paediatricians actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most paediatricians should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Paediatrician with advanced training through the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, providing comprehensive care for infants, children and adolescents. Skilled in diagnosing and managing acute and chronic conditions, monitoring growth and development, and supporting families through health education and care coordination. Committed to evidence-based practice and improving long-term health outcomes for young patients.
Key skills
- Patient care and support
- Clinical assessment and treatment
- Medication management
- Care planning and coordination
- Health education and advice
- Epic
- Cerner
- MedicalDirector
- My Health Record
- Written communication
- Empathy and interpersonal care
- Problem solving
Experience: example bullet points
- Managed a caseload of up to 30 paediatric patients per week, reducing average wait times for developmental assessments from six weeks to four.
- Led multidisciplinary care planning meetings with nursing, allied health and specialist teams, improving coordination for complex cases and reducing avoidable readmissions.
- Provided health education to parents and carers on nutrition, injury prevention and developmental milestones, resulting in better adherence to care plans.
- Diagnosed and treated acute and chronic illnesses in infants, children and adolescents, including asthma, diabetes and developmental delays.
- Prescribed medications and therapies appropriate for paediatric patients, monitoring responses and adjusting treatment as needed.
- Collaborated with community health services to streamline referral pathways for children with complex needs.
Education
Medical degree (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery or Doctor of Medicine) followed by internship and advanced training through the Royal Australasian College of Physicians to attain Fellowship (FRACP).
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- AHPRA
- RACP
- FRACP
- Medicare
- My Health Record
- Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Child Protection
- Developmental Screening
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Epic
- Cerner
- MedicalDirector
- Immunisation
- Growth Monitoring
- Family-Centred Care
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.