2025 Junior Resident Medical Officer

The Hospital

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

Paediatric training

The Victorian Basic Paediatric Training Consortium (VBPTC) oversees basic paediatric training across a network of two primary training programs based at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) and Monash Children’s Hospital (MCH), and a total of eighteen outer metropolitan, regional and rural adjunct training program sites.  Trainees will be exposed to a full range of clinical services provided in the care of children and their families.   

In order to become a Basic Paediatric Trainee (BPT) with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), trainees must first secure an accredited position. In the JRMO year, recruitment for this will occur through the RCH and be coordinated by the VBPTC.    

The positions

Applications are now open for 2025 Junior Resident Medical Officer (JRMO) positions. Candidates can preference positions in either the Metropolitan Stream (MS), Extended Rural Stream (ERS) and prevocational/unaccredited stream.  

The Extended Rural Stream allows six trainees to complete 18 months of the requisite 36 months of Basic Training predominantly in either eastern, northern or western rural and regional Victoria, integrated with some metropolitan Melbourne rotations. This is especially encouraged for applicants who are interested in pursuing a long-term paediatric career in regional and rural Victoria.    

Prevocational/unaccredited Stream - In addition to accredited training positions, the RCH offers JRMO positions that are suitable for anyone wishing to have experience in a paediatric setting outside of a college training program (e.g., for anyone planning on doing General Practice or Paediatric Surgery or anyone simply wanting to ascertain if Paediatrics is the right career for them). These positions will not count towards paediatric training with the RACP. These positions are for 12 months only.  Applicants for these positions should also refer to the application information provided below. The sample roster is also applicable to these positions. 

The RCH and the VBPTC join with the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP) in recognising a core responsibility to grow the Indigenous physician workforce. RCH is committed to employing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander doctor/s to enter the Basic Paediatric Physician Training Program at BPT1 (JRMO) level.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for a 2025 JRMO position you must have successfully completed your intern year (or equivalent); AND be eligible for GENERAL medical registration in Australia by February 2025. 

Your application

All applicants must submit a complete application to be considered for the stream/s of their choice. A complete application consists of:

2. Application through the RCH careers portal, including a
3. Curriculum vitae:

• Maximum length of 4 pages
• No photo / headshot to be included
• No headers or footers to be included
• Include a detailed timeline of your work experience, including the job title and dates worked (from and to) and whether this was accredited for RACP Paediatric Training

2. Documentary evidence IF you have indicated ‘yes’ to one or both questions on the online application form relating to the Extended Rural Stream preferences.

Application process

Applications will open on 21st May and close on 9th June.  Please note: Failure to submit a complete application (including references) to RCH by the closing (9th June 2024) will result in you being ineligible to proceed through the application process.

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities,  surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background,  all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button