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

Please see presentation from the information session held on Tuesday 7 May 2024 .

Education

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

Eligibility

To be eligible for the network, prior to commencement of training 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 3 June to Monday 1 July 2024. 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 71.89 KB] and the CV template [DOCX 31.07 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 209.65 KB] and network training hospitals [PDF 336.91 KB].

Queensland Basic Paediatric Training Positions - 2025

Network Rotation

Basic Paediatric Training Network

Queensland Children's Hospital

39

Townsville University Hospital (incl. Darwin)

9

Gold Coast University Hospital

9

Total

57

Total paediatric training positions per year (variable)

The attached table [PDF 57.62 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: May 2024