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Junior and Senior House Officer (PGY2+)2023-11-16T09:22:42+10:00

Junior and Senior House Officer (PGY2+)

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    We provide training, support and a career pathway in a community hospital. PGY2 are often referred to as Junior House Officers (JHO) and PGY3+ as Senior House Officers (SHO).

    How to apply

    There are two recruitment processes undertaken yearly to fill vacant house officer positions at Caboolture Hospital:

    QH RMO Campaign – to start in line with the clinical year

    Each year commencing in June Queensland Health runs a campaign to recruit resident medical officers (RMOs) for positions across the state.

    Caboolture Hospital advertises to fill the following house officer positions via the Campaign:

    • Rotational JHO and SHO positions
    • Non-rotational SHO positions – Emergency Medicine, Critical Care
    • Rural Generalist pathways positions

    For more information on the application process for JHO and SHO positions at Caboolture please go to the Participating Hospitals page on the RMO Campaign website.

    View the dates to submit your application and the recruitment and selection processes.

    Mid-Year Recruitment Campaign – to start as/when available throughout the year

    Separate to the RMO Campaign, Caboolture also advertises throughout the year to fill house officer vacancies. Please follow this link for current vacancies visit Smart Jobs.

    Rotations available

    Caboolture Hospital offers a variety of rotations for those hoping to train and those not yet decided on a career pathway.

    • Emergency Medicine
    • Anaesthetics
    • Paediatrics
    • Psychiatry
    • Respiratory Medicine
    • Cardiology
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    • Internal Medicine
    • Stroke
    • Geriatric Medicine
    • Perioperative, Endocrine and Neurology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Rheumatology
    • Endocrinology
    • Hospital in the Home
    • Palliative Care
    • Intensive Care Medicine
    • General Surgery
    • Education RMO

    Requirements

    We recruit Junior House Officers and Senior House Officers using a merit-based selection process which includes assessment of:

    • your curriculum vitae via an online application
    • 2 referee reports
    • interview.

    Education

    JHO and SHO have focused education, grand rounds, journal clubs and unit tutorials with hands-on practical sessions.

    Frequently asked questions

    You will be employed by MNHHS at a primary allocation hospital. You may spend the whole year at your primary allocation hospital or you make request to rotate to other Metro North Hospitals. Any such requests will be accommodated as far as possible.

    While research is highly regarded, the application process is designed to acknowledge a wide range of achievements, not just academic or medical based. We encourage you to list all of your achievements, both personal and professional.

    No. If you are not invited for an interview, this does not mean you have been unsuccessful.

    Employment conditions

    • Award conditions apply – 76 working hours per fortnight, with a minimum of 10 hours off between shifts
    • Five weeks annual leave for Interns, Junior House Officers (JHOs) and Senior House Officers (SHOs)
    • One week of Professional Development leave for JHOs/SHOs
    • Salary Packaging option

    Contact us

    Email: caboolturemedicalrecruitment
    @health.qld.gov.au

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