The HospitalThe 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.The RCH is committed to the .RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.For further Information on RCH is available .Paediatric trainingThe 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 positionsApplications 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 Metropolitan Stream is predominantly based in inner and outer metropolitan Melbourne centres, integrated with some regional and rural rotations. .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.EligibilityTo 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.For further details regarding General registration, please refer to theYour applicationAll applicants must submit a complete application to be considered for the stream/s of their choice. A complete application consists of:
- Online Application Form:
- 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
- Three written references using the applicable