Before you apply
Before starting an application read about our career structure and the following roles:
- Junior House Officer (JHO) [PDF 263.43 KB]
- Senior House Officer (SHO) [PDF 262.83 KB]
- Principal House Officer (PHO) [PDF 263.5 KB]
- Registrar [PDF 265 KB]
You should also read the information about:
- application documentations
- training programs
- participating hospitals
- terms and conditions for submission
- past recruitment.
Our role descriptions are generic, and you should contact hospitals directly for specific information about opportunities. You’ll also need to preference the facility and position in your application. Most positions are full time but we also recruit for part time positions. You can see these in our position search tool.
You’ll need to apply for RMO positions through us even if a college has accepted you into a training program.
Application dates
You can see our application dates and find out how to complete an application in our applicant user guide [PDF 866.36 KB].
Preparing your documents
You’ll need to upload several application documents. You may want to prepare these before the campaign opening date to make applying easier.
Selecting preferences
You can preference up to 5 facilities or positions in your online application. We recommend you discuss employment opportunities with your preferred facilities or your specialty training program coordinator. You can use the position search tool to find out what positions are available.
You should only apply for positions you’re prepared to work in. If you get more than one offer, you can only accept one. Some facilities get many first preference applications and may not review lower level preferences.
If your medical registration requires supervised practice, contact facilities directly and ask if they can accommodate your request before preferencing.
If you’d like to preference 6-month rotations at 2 different facilities, you need to discuss this with your preferred facilities. In the application form, choose the first facility as your first preference, and the second as your second preference.
Referees
You need to submit the details of 2 referees. Before you can complete the referee section on your application, you’ll need to get approval from your referees.
Referees should be:
- a current immediate supervisor and current consultant, staff specialist, clinical director, director of medical services, medical superintendent or a partner in a private practice
- able to comment on your clinical capabilities, capacity, motivation, rapport and cooperation
- able to comment on your general character and performance.
Some specialty training programs may need you to provide additional referee reports.
When providing referee details, you’ll need to provide their email. It’s better if you provide their professional rather than private email.
Once you’ve completed application Step 11 and selected Save and Continue, your referee will get an email asking them to submit their reference online.
Make sure you check with your referee to see if they got the referee request. If they didn’t:
- check you entered their correct email address on the application
- ask them to check their email junk folder.
If they still don’t get the request, email us at RMO-Recruitment@health.qld.gov.au.
Your referee will need to complete their reference using a secure link in the email. Once they submit it, they’ll get a confirmation email with a copy of the completed report. If your referee doesn't get a confirmation email, the report submission was unsuccessful and they may need to complete the report again.
How long your referee has to complete their report depends on the position level you’re applying for. If you’re applying for a Registrar or Principal House Officer position, referee reports are due a week after the closing date of the campaign. If you’re applying for a Senior or Junior House Officer position, referees have until the recruitment round begins. It’s best to complete the report early.
Completing your application
You need to apply through the application portal as we don’t accept paper applications.
You don’t have to complete your application in one go, but we suggest you complete it in order from start to finish.
Before submitting your application, make sure you discuss available opportunities with the facilities you chose or the organisation allocating positions.
Submitting your application
Once you’ve completed all steps of the application, select Submit application now. When you do, you’ll get an option to Submit now or Submit later. If you select Submit later your application will save. You’ll need to log back in and select Submit now to submit your application.
Once you submit your application successfully your Application status will change to Complete and submitted and you’ll get a confirmation email.
Make sure you submit your application by the campaign so your chosen facilities or training programs can consider your application. If you have trouble using our system, please email RMO-Recruitment@health.qld.gov.au.
Assessing applications
You can find out the recruitment round dates via the campaign dates page.
Recruitment rounds | First preference | Second to fifth preferences |
|---|---|---|
Recruitment round 1: Registrar/PHO – Assessment | Facilities assess preferences, contact candidates to discuss applications, employment opportunities or organise interviews. | |
Recruitment round 1: Registrar/PHO – Job Offer | First preference facility or training program provides job offer. Once job offer is accepted, application is no longer available for assessment. | If no offer by first preference, second to fifth preferenced facilities may provide job offer. Once job offer is accepted, application is no longer available for assessment. |
Recruitment round 1: Registrar/PHO – Re-preference Round | If no offer is provided, applicants can re-preference to Registrar/ PHO remaining vacancies. SHO/JHO candidates can also chnage preferences if circumstances change. | |
Recruitment round 1: Registrar/PHO – Remaining vacancies round | Facilities assess, interview and provide a job offer to candidates that re-preferenced. Once job offer is accepted, application is no longer available for assessment. | |
Recruitment rounds | First preference | Second to fifth preferences |
|---|---|---|
Recruitment round 2: SHO/JHO – Assessment | Facilities assess preferences, contact candidates to discuss applications, employment opportunities or organise interviews. | |
Recruitment round 2: SHO/JHO – Job offer | First preference facility or training program provides job offer. Once job offer is accepted, application is no longer available for assessment. | If no offer by first preference, second to fifth preferenced facilities may provide job offer. Once job offer is accepted, application is no longer available for assessment. |
Recruitment round 2: SHO/JHO – Re-preference round | If no offer is provided, applicants can re-preference to SHO/JHO remaining vacancies. | |
Recruitment round 2: SHO/JHO – Remaining vacancies round | Facilities assess, interview and provide a job offer to candidates that re-preferenced. Once job offer is accepted, application is no longer available for assessment. | |
Recruitment rounds | First preference | Second to fifth preferences |
|---|---|---|
Recruitment round 3: Open round | Candidates in the available candidate pool participate in the Open round. Facilities contact candidates to fill any remaining vacancy. | |
Shortlisting applications
Medical recruitment teams from your preferenced facilities will forward your online application to the selection panels for assessment. Selection panels decide who will be shortlisted for interview. Only preferenced facilities or training programs can see your application.
If you’re shortlisted, you’ll get a call or email to let you know you’ve been successful in progressing to interviews.
If you’re not shortlisted by any of your 5 preferenced facilities, you won’t be contacted at all. You’ll stay in our available candidate pool and can change your application preferences to apply for remaining vacancies during the re-preference round.
Interviews
Your preferenced facility’s medical recruitment team or selection panel will contact you to organise your interview.
Interviews may include practical tasks such as a demonstrating your skills and traditional questions and answers.
Outcome of applications
Successful applicants
If you’re successful, your selection panel may offer you the position verbally. Your facility’s medical recruitment team will follow up with a confirmation email. They’ll send formal contracts at a later date after you complete all the pre-employment checks, but this can take some time. If you have any questions about your contract, please contact them directly.
You won’t be contacted by the RMO campaign team after your application moves from our system to your employing facility.
If you accept an offer of employment with a facility then change your mind, contact the facility’s medical recruitment team. We’ll put your application back in our available candidate pool so other facilities can see your application. Please don’t withdraw your application in the online portal.
Unsuccessful applicants
Our selection panel will contact you if you had an interview and weren’t successful. You can ask them for feedback.
If you’re suitable for the role but aren’t selected, you may still be considered for future vacancies.
If you are not contacted by a facility
If you’re not contacted during the rounds, you‘ll stay in the available candidate pool and can change your preferences to any remaining vacancies. Once in the open round, any facility can contact you directly to fill vacancies.
Starting work
See our term dates to learn when you’ll start work. You can contact your facility to find out if they have an orientation day or week before you start.
More information
Refer to HR Policy B1 (recruitment and selection) [PDF 3849 KB] for more information.