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 2026 job list of Rotating Registrar positions as of 1st July 2025. If you are interested in referencing a RCH rotating registrar position, please check back prior to applications closing, as it's possible more roster lines will be added.
1. Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Rehabilitation / Adolescent Med / RCH NICU
(12 months with AL weeks of 16th Mar, 23rd Mar, 30th Mar, 6th Apr, 13th Apr)
Annual leave in Roster 1 can be taken as written above, or may be split between term 1 (as written above) and term 3 (maximum of 3 weeks in term 3)
Job-share is considered for Roster Line 1
2. Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / RCH NICU / Adolescent Med / Rehabilitation
(12 months with AL weeks of 9th Mar, 16th Mar, 23rd Mar, 30th Mar, 6th Apr)
Annual leave in Roster 2 can be taken as written above, or may be split between term 1 (as written above) and term 3 (maximum of 3 weeks in term 3)
Job-share is considered for Roster Line 2
3. RCH NICU / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Rehabilitation / Adolescent Med
(12 months with AL weeks of 22nd Jun, 29th Jun, 6th Jul, 13th Jul, 20th Jul)
Annual leave in Roster 3 can be taken as written above, or may be split between term 2 (as written above) and term 4 (maximum of 3 weeks in term 4)
Job-share is considered for Roster Line 3
4. Rehabilitation / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Austin Hospital Gen Paeds / Austin Hospital Gen Paeds
(12 months with AL weeks of 25th May, 1st Jun, 8th Jun, 15th Jun, 22nd Jun)
Annual leave is to be taken as written above.
Roster 4 is not able to be job-shared
5. Austin Hospital Gen Paeds / Austin Hospital Gen Paeds / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Gastroenterology
(12 months with AL weeks of 21st Sep, 28th Sep, 5th Oct, 12th Oct, 19th Oct)
Annual leave is to be taken as written above.
Roster 5 is not able to be job-shared
6. PICU / PICU / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Oncology
(12 months with AL weeks of 12th Oct, 19th Oct, 26th Oct; plus 2 weeks annual leave to be taken during PICU, to be negotiated for dates)
Roster 6 is not able to be job-shared
7. Psychiatry / Psychiatry / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Oncology
(12 months with AL weeks of 3rd Aug, 10th Aug, 17th Aug, and 14th Sep, 21st Sep)
Roster 7 is not able to be job-shared
8. Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Neurodevelopment and Disability / RCH NICU / Adolescent Med
(12 months with AL weeks of 2nd Mar, 9th Mar, 16th Mar, 23rd Mar, 30th Mar)
Annual leave in Roster 8 can be taken as written above, or may be split between term 1 (as written above) and term 4 (maximum of 2 weeks in term 4)
Roster 8 is not able to be job-shared
9. Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / Gastroenterology (10 weeks) / Psychiatry / Psychiatry
(12 months with AL weeks of 16th Feb, 23rd Feb, 2nd Mar, 9th Mar, 16th Mar)
Roster 9 is not able to be job-shared
10. Adolescent Med / Specialty Nights-Relief-AL / PICU / PICU
(12 months with AL weeks of 25th May, 1st Jun, 8th June; plus 2 weeks annual leave to be taken during PICU, to be negotiated for dates)
Roster 10 is not able to be job-shared
11. Please check back before applications close, as more roster lines may be added during the application period.
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