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 this list is updated only one or two days before opening of the portal for applications.
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