The Queensland Basic Paediatric Training Network provides centralised recruitment, selection and allocation for doctors who want to start or continue 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.
Trainees remain on the network for the duration of their basic training subject to ongoing satisfactory performance.
Information session
To learn more about training in Queensland please refer to the presentation [PDF 2027.94 KB] from the information session held on 11 May 2026.
Education
The network supports and promotes paediatric education and training, including:
- Network education program [PDF 78.29 KB]
- Paediatric Written Examination Preparation Program (PWEPP) – a lecture series, boot camps and practice exams to support written exam candidates
- Paediatric Clinical Examination Preparation Program (PCEPP) – an annual program to support Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) paediatric clinical exam candidates.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the network, prior to commencement of training you must:
- hold general registration with the Medical Board of Australia
- be eligible for registration with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians as a basic trainee
- have successfully completed your post graduate year two (PGY2)
- be commencing your post graduate year three (PGY3) or above in 2027 or
- be commencing your second or third year of training on the new RACP curriculum in 2027.
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
- Confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status [DOCX 894.95 KB]
- Statutory Declaration of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status [DOCX 891.78 KB]
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 1 June to Monday 29 June 2026. Late applications are not accepted.
Before you apply, make sure you read the following documents:
- role description [PDF 180.1 KB]
- new trainees [PDF 122.15 KB]
- current trainees [PDF 122.46 KB]
- how to apply [PDF 174.05 KB]
- how to preference [PDF 84.54 KB]
- interview exemption process [PDF 62.25 KB]
- special consideration [PDF 63.98 KB]
- appeals [PDF 55.62 KB]
- FAQ interruption to training [PDF 60.41 KB]
Documents you need to submit
To apply you will need to complete the clinical experience template [XLSX 119.5 KB] and the CV template [DOCX 31.28 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 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 103.56 KB] and network training hospitals [PDF 330.96 KB].
Queensland Basic Paediatric Training Positions - 2027
Network Rotation | Basic Paediatric Training Network |
|---|---|
Queensland Children's Hospital | 40–45 |
Townsville University Hospital (incl. Darwin) | 10 |
Gold Coast University Hospital | 10 |
Total | ~60 |
Total paediatric training positions per year (variable)
The attached table [PDF 62.01 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 1 June – Monday 29 June 2026 | Applications open |
Sunday 5 July 2026 | Referee reports due |
Saturday 25 July 2026 Monday 27 July 2026 Tuesday 28 July 2026 | Virtual interviews |
By Friday 21 August 2026 | Selection outcomes |
More information
To find out more about the training program, email the Network Medical Director, A/Prof Vanaja Sabesan, at Paediatric-Training@health.qld.gov.au.
To find out more about the hospitals email the following contacts:
- Queensland Children’s Hospital - Prof Nitin Kapur at Nitin.Kapur@health.qld.gov.au or Dr Laura Sumners at Laura.Sumners@health.qld.gov.au
- Townsville University Hospital - A/Prof Vanaja Sabesan at Vanaja.Sabesan@health.qld.gov.au
- Gold Coast University Hospital - Dr Tung Vu at Tung.Vu@health.qld.gov.au.