Trainee Positions
- There are 12 month and 6 month positions available
- These positions have pre-set annual leave allocations in specific weeks
- 2 rosters include 6 months of Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU)
- Some rosters include 6 months of Psychiatry which will meet D&P time requirements
- Other rosters contain 3 monthly rotations to combinations of general medical and specialty medical units, Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU), and Paediatric Emergency (ED)
- There are also rotations to our secondment hospitals for General Paediatric terms and to Monash Children's Hospital
- Most rosters contain a 3-month term of nights/annual leave/relief
Candidates should only preference the specific rosters that they are prepared to work (ie you do not need to preference all rotating registrar rosters). Rosters are listed per each 3 months. On the preferencing page Nights-Relief-AL is listed as "Nights."
If you are willing to work ANY of the below rosters, then you can preference as "RCH Rotating Reg - ANY"
This is the 2025 list of Rotating Registrar positions. Each year the exact list is updated only one or two days before opening of the portal for applications. Please check back just before making your preferences.
1. Sunshine ED / Respiratory / Oncology 1 / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL
(12 months with AL weeks of 3rd Nov, 10th Nov, 17th Nov, 8th Dec, 15th Dec)
2. Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Oncology / Adolescent Health / Rehabilitation
(12 months with AL weeks of 3rd Mar, 10th Mar, 31st Mar, 7th Apr, 14th Apr)
3. Gastroenterology / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Haem-Onc (Monash Children's) / Respiratory
(12 months with AL weeks of 5th May, 9th Jun, 16th Jun, 23rd Jun, 30th Jun)
4. Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Adolescent Health / Psychiatry / Psychiatry
(12 months with AL weeks of 31st Mar, 7th Apr, 14th Apr, 21st Apr, 28th Apr)
5. Austin Hospital / Austin Hospital / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Oncology
(12 months with AL weeks of 4th Aug, 11th Aug, 18th Aug, 25th Aug)
6. Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Cardiology / Gastroenterology / Emergency
(12 months with AL weeks of 31st Mar, 7th Apr, 14th Apr, 21st Apr, 28th Apr)
7. Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Rehabilitation / Neurodevelopment and Disability / Neonatal Unit
(12 months with AL weeks of 3rd Feb, 10th Feb, 10th Apr, 17th Apr, 24th Apr)
8. PICU / PICU / Respiratory / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL
(12 months with AL weeks of 22nd Dec, 29th Dec, 19th Jan, 26th Jan)
9. Specialty Nights-Relief-AL (3 months commencing after AL) / Gastroenterology (10 weeks) / Adolescent Health / Neurodevelopment and Disability
(12 months with AL weeks of 3rd Feb, 10th Feb, 17th Feb, 17th Mar, 24th Mar)
10. Neonatal Unit / Oncology / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Gastroenterology
(12 months with AL weeks of 39th Sep, 6th Oct, 13th Oct, 20th Oct, 27th Oct)
11. Oncology / Neurodevelopment and Disability / Rehabilitation / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL
(12 months with AL weeks of 8th Dec, 15th Dec, 12th Jan, 19th Jan, 26th Jan)
12. Oncology (11 weeks) & specialty after hours (2 weeks) / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / PICU / PICU
(12 months with AL weeks of 5th May, 12th May, 19th May, 21st Jul, 28th Jul)
13. Cardiology / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Respiratory / Neonatal Unit
(12 months with AL weeks of 19th May, 26th May, 30th Jun, 7th Jul, 14th Jul)
14. Adolescent Health (10 weeks) / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Austin Hospital / Austin Hospital
(12 months with AL weeks of 9th Jun, 16th Jun, 23rd Jun, 30th Jun, 7th Jul)
15. Psychiatry / Psychiatry / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Haem-Onc (Monash Children's)
(12 months with AL weeks of 25th Aug, 1st Sep, 8th Sep, 20th Oct, 27th Oct)
16. Adolescent Health / Adolescent Health with 2 weeks specialty after-hours / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Oncology
(12 months with AL weeks of 4th Aug, 11th Aug, 18th Aug, 25th Aug, 1st Sep)
17. Rehabilitation / Specialty NIghts-Relief-AL / Neurology / Adolescent Health with 2 weeks specialty after-hours
(12 months with AL weeks of 5th May, 12th May, 19th May, 21st Jul, 28th Jul)
18. Oncology / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL
(6 months - second half of year only - with AL weeks of 3rd Nov, 10th Nov, 17th Nov)
Trainee Level
- Advanced Trainees or Continuing Basic Trainees
- These positions are not suitable for applicants wishing to enter the Basic Training program. Please contact JMS Registrar Coordinator if you wish to discuss basic training options
Contact
- Dr Philippa Bolton: philippa.bolton@rch.org.au
- Medical Workforce: mwu.recruitment@rch.org.au
Roster and on-call
- Dependent on rotation
- Daytime rosters for specialty medicine, psychiatry, and general medical teams, however some additional requirements for covering after-hours, weekends, and on-calls will be required, including 2 - 3 weeks of evening cover during some specialty rotations
- PICU, PIPER, NICU, ED rosters will have expectations of rotation shifts (day, evening, nights)
- Annual Leave is in designated weeks of each roster - please review this carefully when choosing your roster preferences
Wards
- These positions rotate through a variety of positions at both RCH and outer metropolitan hospitals.
- 12 wards (approximately 350 inpatient beds) comprising intensive care, NICU, surgical, medical, short stay, and mental health beds
Education and Teaching
- Unit specific teaching (journal clubs, M&M etc)
- RCH Grand rounds weekly
- Weekly Fellow, Registrar, and JRMO teaching
- Regular skills station opportunities and training courses
Pay
- As per award