The Queensland Basic Paediatric Training Network provides centralised recruitment, selection and allocation for doctors who want to start their first or second year of training.

The aim of the network is to:

  • improve access to training
  • broaden the clinical experience available to trainees
  • increase the capacity for basic paediatric training across Queensland and in Darwin.

Trainees remain on the network for the duration of their basic training subject to ongoing satisfactory performance.

Training information session

An information session will be held on Tuesday 7 May 2024. Details will be provided shortly.

Education

The network supports and promotes paediatric education and training. This includes both the:

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply you must:

If you’re an overseas applicant, we will only consider your application if:

  • your skills complement but do not replace the skills of the available local labour market
  • the Australian applicant pool is insufficient to fill a skilled clinical vacancy.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Basic Paediatric Training Affirmative Pathway

The purpose of the Pathway is to promote the success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander junior doctors in the Queensland Health workforce. Eligible applicants will be shortlisted for interview and if successful, will be allocated their first rotation and hospital preference.

Forms

Applying

You can apply for a position with the Queensland Basic Paediatric Training Network through the RMO campaign. Applications for the campaign are open Monday 5 June to Monday 3 July 2023. Late applications are not accepted.

Before you apply, make sure you read the following documents:

Documents you need to submit

To apply you will need to complete the clinical experience template [XLSX 52.38 KB] and the CV template [DOCX 30.84 KB] and upload both with your RMO application.

Participating facilities

Training will be hosted primarily at the following hospitals:

  • Gold Coast University Hospital
  • Queensland Children’s Hospital
  • Townsville University Hospital.

There is also a requirement for trainees to rotate to an outer metropolitan or regional hospital for 12-month period during their 3 year pathway.

Read about network rotation examples [PDF 134.32 KB] and network training hospitals [PDF 378.15 KB].

Queensland Paediatric Training Positions - 2024

Paediatric Network training positions allocated to new trainees per year (variable)

Network Rotation

Basic Paediatric Training Network

General Paediatric Advanced Training Network

Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Advanced Training Network

Queensland Children's Hospital

34

14

--

Townsville University Hospital (incl. Darwin)

10

2

--

Gold Coast University Hospital

8

2

--

Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Mater Mothers' Hospital
Gold Coast University Hospital
Townsville University Hospital

-- --

4

Sunshine Coast University Hospital -- 2 --

Total

52

20

4

Total paediatric training positions per year (variable)

The attached table [PDF 149.68 KB] indicates training positions in paediatrics available across Queensland training hospitals for:

  • basic trainees
  • general paediatric advanced trainees
  • neonatal and perinatal medicine advanced trainees
  • non RACP trainees
  • Principal House Officers (PHOs).

Key dates

Dates

Actions

Monday 3 June – Monday 1 July 2024

Applications open

Sunday 7 July 2024

Referee reports due

Saturday 3 August 2024

Monday 5 August 2024

Tuesday 6 August 2024

Virtual interviews

By Friday 23 August 2024

Selection outcomes

More information

To find out more about the training program, email the Network Medical Director, Dr Vanaja Sabesan, at Paediatric-Training@health.qld.gov.au.

To find out more about the hospitals email the following contacts:

Last updated: March 2024