Training Development Officer

The Hospital:

The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Training Development Officer (TDO)
Victorian Basic Paediatric Training Consortium (VBPTC)

Classification: AO5  — Health & Allied Services EA 2021–2025
Employment type: 0.4–0.6 FTE (fixed term to 31 December 2027)
Location: Flexible across Victoria (work from your home health service + WFH), with some travel and occasional after-hours commitments
Engagement model: Secondment only — you must currently be employed by a Victorian public health service
Salary: As per classification

About VBPTC
Established by the Department of Health in 2021, the VBPTC is Victoria's sole consortium for basic paediatric training, spanning 2 tertiary, 9 outer-metropolitan and 10 rural hospitals. Our goals are to deliver high-quality accredited training, expand rural training pathways, and link training outcomes to community need and employment opportunities.

The opportunity
We're seeking a collaborative, education-focused TDO to help us deliver a consistent, high-quality training and education experience for basic paediatric trainees across Victoria. You'll work closely with the Consortium Management Team, Directors of Paediatric Education (DPEs) and Medical Education Officers (MEOs) at all sites to coordinate statewide educational offerings and support exam preparation.

What you'll do

Keep trainees and supervisors up to date with RACP (paediatrics) mandatory education requirements.

Map and share educational opportunities across all Consortium sites, ensuring ERS (Extended Rural Stream) trainees have access to centralised learning.

Lead communications with supervisors (e.g., checklists, newsletters, and providing HoDs with trainee/DPE/supervisor lists).

Support exam preparation for the RACP Divisional Written and Clinical Exams: promote the College Lecture Series, run Q&A sessions, plan and facilitate the annual boot camp, and prepare the long-case roster.

Provide coordination/admin support for monthly DPE meetings; allocate basic trainees to DPEs and Educational Supervisors.

Assist the Statewide Coordinator with network accreditation and contribute to required Department of Health reporting.

Maintain and edit the education content on the VBPTC website; evaluate programs with trainees and sites.

Attend key events (e.g., annual Information & Welcome evenings, quarterly Statewide Governance Committee).

About you 

Experience in education and/or training programs (ideally in medical/health).

Familiarity with the paediatric training program in Australia.

Confident using technology to deliver and coordinate education at scale.

Able to drive a statewide approach and build collegiate relationships at all levels.

Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.

Discretion in handling confidential/sensitive information.

How to apply
Email your resume and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria to  by Friday, 10 October 2025.
Enquiries: A/Prof Romi Rimer, Director VBPTC — |

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children's Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" button

Applications close 23 October 2025