Post Graduate Years 2 & 3+
Alfred Health provides prevocational doctors in PGY 2 & 3+ with excellent rotations and opportunities for training in most disciplines.
Our rotations are broadly divided into Medical, Surgical and Critical Care streams to provide you with suitable terms to enable progression into your chosen specialty.
We recognise the pressures of career selection and to assist with future direction and training requirements, relevant rotations are accredited for requirements in surgical and Basic Physician Training (BPT), with a clear pathway to training in Anaesthesia, ICU or ED.
Alfred Health offers an exceptional opportunity for prevocational doctors to advance their career through the Medical Stream, including but not limited to BPT, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Psychiatry opportunities. This stream provides a strong foundation for skill development with a focus on exceptional education and training opportunities, including exam support. We are dedicated to creating a supportive learning environment that fosters career, mentoring, research, and professional development which is all aimed at maximizing your success in future Registrar and vocational training programs.
Eligibility is open to graduates of Australian or New Zealand universities that hold General Registration. International Medical Graduates that are eligible for Provisional Registration with Australian Medical Board can also apply.
Available Medical Stream rotations include the following:
- Acquired Brain Injury Unit
- Aged Care
- Cardiology
- Emergency Medicine (The Alfred and Sandringham)
- Endocrinology
- Endocrinology / Rheumatology
- General Medicine
- Haematology
- Infectious Diseases
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Radiation Oncology
- Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation Neurology
- Renal
- Respiratory
Please note all HMOs will do one rotation of nights or relieving.
Alfred Health Contact
Medical Workforce Unit
Email: medicalrecruitment@alfred.org.au
Phone: (03) 9076 2000
Application Process for PGY2 Medical, Surgical and Critical Care Streams
Applications must be made to both the PMCV and Alfred Health
1. Read the How to Guide for your position
Go to PMCV Computer Matching Online. Locate and read the How to Guide for your position. Carefully review the eligibility requirements for the match, particularly if you are a non-Victorian medical graduate. Determine if you meet the eligibility criteria for participation in the match and if required, check what documentation is needed to support your eligibility to forward to the PMCV to participate in the match. If unsure, contact the PMCV.
2: Register online
Register on PMCV Computer Matching Online. Once logged in, go to Manage My Application and follow the links to complete and return your Candidate Priority List (listing The Alfred as your first choice) and arrange for the PMCV online submission of Referee Assessment Forms following the instructions on PMCV Computer Matching Online. This should include contacting your nominated referees to ensure they complete the online form by the due dates. All referees must be at Consultant level.
3: Apply online
Select Apply now. Complete and submit the Alfred Health application form online, together with your cover letter and your Curriculum Vitae (CV).
4: Be available for interview
Only applicants who have been selected for an interview will receive an email to book an interview time.
Applying for one or more positions?
If you apply for more than one of our positions with the PMCV, only apply for your top preference with Alfred Health.
Please ensure that you indicate your further preferences on the relevant section of the Alfred Health online application form.
If required you will be allocated to the appropriate match when rankings are submitted to the PMCV.
Alfred Health is committed to providing a comprehensive prevocational surgical training program. We offer training opportunities in all of the surgical specialties and provide rotations which are accredited by the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS). Prevocational surgical trainees have access to a range of mandatory and recommended surgery rotations as well as critical care terms.
Each of the surgical specialties have an appointed prevocational surgical supervisor who is available to mentor and guide trainees. Upon appointment, trainees are asked to preference their surgical specialty of choice, which is then used to assign an appropriate surgical supervisor.
Ours prevocational program aims to optimise trainees for entrance into the RACS surgical training program. Support with curriculum vitae optimisation, research opportunities, obtaining supportive references and interview practice are services offered as part of the program.
All trainees have allocated weekly protected training time and are expected to attend the weekly in hours educational lecture series.
The program is revised annually according to feedback from our trainees. The aim is to continue to improve opportunities for our prevocational surgical cohort. Every year we have a consistent number of trainees successfully entering surgical training from Alfred Health.
Our range of rotations are also ideal for prospective radiology and critical care trainees where a surgical background can be beneficial i.e. Trauma.
Alfred Health Contact
Mr Andrew Packiyanathan
Application Process for PGY2 Surgical Stream
Applications must be made to both the PMCV and Alfred Health
1. Read the How to Guide for your position
Go to PMCV Computer Matching Online. Locate and read the How to Guide for your position. Carefully review the eligibility requirements for the match, particularly if you are a non-Victorian medical graduate. Determine if you meet the eligibility criteria for participation in the match and if required, check what documentation is needed to support your eligibility to forward to the PMCV to participate in the match. If unsure, contact the PMCV.
2: Register online
Register on PMCV Computer Matching Online. Once logged in, go to Manage My Application and follow the links to complete and return your Candidate Priority List (listing The Alfred as your first choice) and arrange for the PMCV online submission of Referee Assessment Forms following the instructions on PMCV Computer Matching Online. This should include contacting your nominated referees to ensure they complete the online form by the due dates. All referees must be at Consultant level.
3: Apply online
Select Apply now. Complete and submit the Alfred Health application form online, together with your cover letter and your Curriculum Vitae (CV).
4: Be available for interview
Only applicants who have been selected for an interview will receive an email to book an interview time.
Applying for one or more positions?
If you apply for more than one of our positions with the PMCV, only apply for your top preference with Alfred Health.
Please ensure that you indicate your further preferences on the relevant section of the Alfred Health online application form.
If required you will be fitted to the appropriate match when rankings are submitted to the PMCV.
Application Process for PGY3 and 3+ Surgical Stream
Alfred Health offers extensive training opportunities in Trauma, General Surgery and Specialty Surgery including but not limited to Vascular, Urology, Cardiothoracic, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Plastics. Surgical rotations are all accredited by the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS). Our range of surgical rotations are also ideal for prospective Radiology and Critical Care trainees where a surgical background can be beneficial.
Postgraduate Year 3+ positions do not go through the PMCV match and applications should be made directly to Alfred Health via the Alfred Health Careers Portal.
Application Process for Surgical Unaccredited Registrar (General and Specialty Surgery)
Alfred Health offer extensive training opportunities in General Surgery and Specialty Surgery. We provide rotations which are accredited by the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS).
We assist with tailoring the training and rotational program to meet the specific RACS requirements for entry to the SET program you intend to apply to.
Rotations will be across general surgery, trauma and rural rotations including up to six months if requested.
To apply for an Unaccredited Surgical Registrar position, you must be a PGY4+ or Registrar Year 1. Unaccredited Surgical Registrar positions do not go through the PMCV match with the exception of Orthopedics. Applications can be made directly to Alfred Health via the Alfred Health Careers Portal. Please note that General Surgery and Specialty Surgery vacancies are advertised separately.
Application Process for Prospective SET trainees
Each specialty college has a slightly different process for selecting and allocating SET trainees. All information relating to the SET selection process can be found on the RACS website.
All SET applicants, no matter which allocation process the specialty college uses, must apply to Alfred Health for a PGY3 Surgery or Surgical Unaccredited Registrar position if you wish to be considered for employment at Alfred Health.
Our selection process will have concluded prior to all of the SET positions being offered. If your SET application is unsuccessful, and you have not applied, we will not be able to consider you for a position. Please notify the team at the time of interview if you have made an application to RACS. This will not affect you employment chances but allows more transparency.
Applications should be made directly to Alfred Health via the Alfred Health Careers Portal.
Alfred Health offers a PGY2 Critical Care Stream for those wishing to pursue pre-vocational training in the critical care disciplines. Prospective trainees can apply in order to prepare for entry into related PGY3 years leading to Registrar training streams.
Training and exam support is provided for preparation to join future pre-vocational or Registrar training programs.
Eligibility is open to graduates of Australian or New Zealand universities that hold General Registration. International Medical Graduates that are eligible for Provisional Registration with the Australian Medical Board can also apply for PGY2 Rotations
- Anaesthetics
- Cardiothoracic
- Emergency (Alfred / Sandringham)
- ICU
- Neurosurgery
- Trauma
- Relieving
Alfred Health offers PGY3 positions for those wishing to pursue pre-vocational training in critical care disciplines:
- Anaesthetics
- Emergency
- General Medicine
- Intensive care
- Trauma
Other relevant disciplines in surgery and medicine may be available.
Alfred Health has positions available with rotations at The Alfred and Sandringham Hospitals of up to 6-month duration in one of the disciplines listed above as well as two 3-month rotations in alternate disciplines.
Alfred Health Contact
Medical Workforce Unit
Email: medicalrecruitment@alfred.org.au
Phone: (03) 9076 2000
Application Process for PGY2 Critical Care Streams
Applications must be made to both the PMCV and Alfred Health
1. Read the How to Guide for your position
Go to PMCV Computer Matching Online. Locate and read the How to Guide for your position. Carefully review the eligibility requirements for the match, particularly if you are a non-Victorian medical graduate. Determine if you meet the eligibility criteria for participation in the match and if required, check what documentation is needed to support your eligibility to forward to the PMCV to participate in the match. If unsure, contact the PMCV.
2: Register online
Register on PMCV Computer Matching Online. Once logged in, go to Manage My Application and follow the links to complete and return your Candidate Priority List (listing The Alfred as your first choice) and arrange for the PMCV online submission of Referee Assessment Forms following the instructions on PMCV Computer Matching Online. This should include contacting your nominated referees to ensure they complete the online form by the due dates. All referees must be at Consultant level.
3: Apply online
Select Apply now. Complete and submit the Alfred Health application form online, together with your cover letter and your Curriculum Vitae (CV).
4: Be available for interview
Only applicants who have been selected for an interview will receive an email to book an interview time.
Applying for one or more positions?
If you apply for more than one of our positions with the PMCV, only apply for your top preference with Alfred Health.
Please ensure that you indicate your further preferences on the relevant section of the Alfred Health online application form.
If required you will be fitted to the appropriate match when rankings are submitted to the PMCV.
Application Process for PGY3 Critical Care Training
Alfred Health offers PGY3 positions for those wishing to pursue pre-vocational training in critical care disciplines:
Other relevant disciplines in surgery and medicine may be available.
Prospective trainees can apply for these positions to prepare for entry to related registrar training streams. Alfred Health has positions available with rotations at The Alfred and Sandringham Hospitals of up to 6 month duration in one of the disciplines above and two 3 month rotations in alternate disciplines.
Postgraduate Year 3 positions do not go through the PMCV match and applications should be made directly to Alfred Health via the Alfred Health Careers portal. You may select your top two preferences from the above disciplines. Shortlisted candidates will be made aware of the discipline they will be interviewing for.
The Alfred is recognised as a Level III training hospital by the RACP, and therefore all 36 months of basic training can be undertaken within its rotations.
In addition to rotations within Alfred Health, BPT 2/3 rotations include Frankston Hospital, Goulburn Valley Health, Mildura Base Hospital, and Calvary Health Care, Bethlehem.
Alfred Health has a high success rate in both the written and clinical FRACP exams and there is commitment by senior staff to support registrars through the exam process.
Rotations are tailored around exam and course times so candidates are local during exam preparation time.
Advanced training in general medicine and most subspecialties can be undertaken at Alfred Health.
Alfred Health is a member of the Bayside - Peninsula Consortium.
Rotations
- Aged Care (Alfred / Caulfield)
- Cardiac Transplant
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- General Medicine (Alfred / Caulfield / Sandringham / Peninsula Health / Goulburn Valley / Mildura)
- Haematology / Bone Marrow Transplant
- Intensive Care (Alfred)
- Medical Oncology
- Neurology (Alfred / Bethlehem)
- Nights (Alfred / Caulfield)
- Palliative Care
- Relieving
- Renal
- Respiratory Transplant
- Respiratory
Rotations are subject to change
Application Process for Basic Physician Training (PGY 2 and 3+)
Eligibility
- Completed a medical degree accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) or Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
- Have a general medical registration with the Medical Board of Australia, or a medical registration with a general scope of practice with the MCNZ
BPT match
Make sure you enter the correct BPT match:
- BPT1 = PGY2 medical match
- BPT2 = second year as a Physician Trainee usually PGY3 level
Applications must be made to both the PMCV and Alfred Health
1. Read the How to Guide for your position
Go to PMCV Computer Matching Online. Locate and read the How to Guide for your position. Carefully review the eligibility requirements for the match, particularly if you are a non-Victorian medical graduate. Determine if you meet the eligibility criteria for participation in the match and if required, check what documentation is needed to support your eligibility to forward to the PMCV to participate in the match. If unsure, contact the PMCV.
2: Register online
Register on PMCV Computer Matching Online. Once logged in, go to Manage My Application and follow the links to complete and return your Candidate Priority List (listing The Alfred as your first choice) and arrange for the PMCV online submission of Referee Assessment Forms following the instructions on PMCV Computer Matching Online. This should include contacting your nominated referees to ensure they complete the online form by the due dates. All referees must be at Consultant level.
3: Apply online
Select Apply now. Complete and submit the Alfred Health application form online, together with your cover letter and your Curriculum Vitae (CV).
4: Be available for interview
Only applicants who have been selected for an interview will receive an email to book an interview time.
Alfred Mental & Addiction Health (AMAH) offers year-long Psychiatry Hospital Medical Officer positions for pre-vocational trainees, as well as 3-month psychiatry rotations within the PGY2 Medical Stream. Rotating and substantive HMOs have the opportunity to work in multidisciplinary teams across the AMAH service, including Adult Inpatient & Community as well as Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. These experiences will consolidate foundational skills and knowledge in psychiatry, in a supportive and collaborative setting. Junior doctors with experience in psychiatry will find that the skills they acquire are applicable not only within a psychiatric context but in working with patients and families in general practice, emergency, and specialist medical or surgical settings.
HMOs will work in an environment with a strong emphasis on supporting junior doctor wellbeing, fostering a positive workplace culture, and providing high-quality recovery-focused care. There are opportunities to be involved in formal and informal peer support and mentoring, as well as leadership opportunities such as participation in quality improvement initiatives and consultation groups. All AMAH junior doctors are able to access the structured psychiatry education programme, which include weekly lectures, small-group tutorials, and Grand Round presentations focusing on complex clinical cases and research innovation. This is in addition to “on the ground” teaching and direct supervision provided by experienced supervisors. HMOs at AMAH interested in pursuing vocational training are supported to apply for RANZCP accredited positions. Previous experience working in psychiatry at AMAH provides a competitive advantage for HMOs applying for vocational training.
Alfred Contact Details:
Dr Leo Chen
Director, Postgraduate Psychiatry Training
Laurina Van Tilburg
Psychiatry Training Coordinator