Post Graduate Years 2 & 3+
Alfred Health provides prevocational doctors in PGY 2 & 3+ with a wide range of rotations and opportunities for training in most disciplines.
PGY2 at Alfred Health is designed to provide you with the generalist experience and foundational skills that is in line with the new National Framework for Pre-Vocational Trainees (NFPMT) framework.
PGY3+ rotations are broadly divided into Medical, Surgical and Critical Care pathways 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.
Post Graduate Years 2
Our BPT1 positions are accredited and are in line with the new National Framework for Pre-Vocational Trainees (NFPMT) framework therefore PGY2 candidates will be eligible to apply.
The BPT1 rotations will offer you the exposure to clinical care of patients in each of the following clinical experiences:
A. Undifferentiated illness patient care
B. Chronic illness patient care
C. Acute and critical illness patient care
Eligibility is open to graduates of Australian or New Zealand universities that hold General Registration.
Available rotations include the following:
- Acquired Brain Injury Unit
- Aged Care
- Emergency Medicine (Sandringham)
- Endocrinology
- Haematology
- Infectious Diseases
- Neurology
- Rehabilitation
- Aged Care Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation Neurology
- Renal
- Respiratory
Please note all BPT1s will do one rotation of nights or relieving.
Application Process:
The 2026 BPT Information Evening will virtually be held on 14th April 2025 at 5:30pm
Alfred Health will be participating in the BPT1 match via PMCV.
Please refer to the PMCV webpage for dates and further details.
PGY2 positions at Alfred Health is designed to provide you with the generalist experience and foundational skills that is in line with the new National Framework for Pre-Vocational Trainees (NFPMT) framework.
PGY2 rotations will offer you the exposure to clinical care of patients in each of the following clinical experiences:
- Undifferentiated illness patient care
- Chronic illness patient care
- Acute and critical illness patient care
You will have the opportunity to nominate your rotation preferences.
Available rotations include the following:
- Burns
- Facio-Maxillary
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- ED Alfred
- ED Sandringham
- ENT
- General Surgery Alfred
- Neurosurgery
- Nights Surgical / Reliever
- Nights Medical / Reliever
- Critical Care Reliever
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics - The Alfred
- Orthopaedics - Sandringham
- Plastics
- Trauma
- Urology
- Vascular
- Anaesthetics
- ICU
- Cardiology
- Geriatric Orthopaedics
- Geriatric Trauma
- Acquired Brain Injury Unit
- Rehabilitation
- Psychiatry
- Radiation Oncology
Application Process
Alfred Health will be participating in the PGY2 match via PMCV.
Please refer to the PMCV webpage for dates and further details.
Post Graduate Years 3+
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.
Available BPT2 rotations include the following:
- Aged Care (The Alfred / Caulfield)
- MATS (Mobile Assessment Team – Alfred)
- Cardiac Transplant
- Cardiology
- Cardiology Nights
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- General Medicine (Alfred / Caulfield / Sandringham / Peninsula Health / Goulburn Valley / Mildura)
- Haematology
- ICU (The Alfred)
- Medical Oncology
- Neurology (The Alfred / Bethlehem)
- Nights (The Alfred / Caulfield)
- Palliative Care
- Relieving
- Renal
- Respiratory
- Rheumatology
Rotations are subject to change
Application Process for BPT2
BPT2 Advertising Dates: 12th May 2025 - 25th May 2025
Alfred Health will NOT be participating in the PMCV match in 2026 for BPT2. Applications should be made directly to Alfred Health via the Alfred Health Careers portal.
Eligibility
- To apply for BPT2 you must have completed a BPT1 year.
- Completed a medical degree accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) or Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) or
- Have general medical registration with the Medical Board of Australia, or a medical registration with a general scope of practice with the MCNZ
Application Process for BPT3
Alfred Health does not recruit BPT3 positions externally.
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.
Available Surgical rotations include the following:
- Cardiothoracics
- ED Alfred / Sandringham
- ENT
- General Surgery (BES, CRS, OGB, HPB, AGSU, Mildura, Latrobe, Barwon )
- Trauma
- IR Radiology
- Neurosurgery
- Nights Surgical / Reliever
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics (Alfred, Sandringham, Mildura)
- Plastics
- Urology
- Vascular
- ICU
Application Process for PGY3+ Surgical
PGY3+ Advertising Dates: 19th May 2025 - 1st June 2025
Applications should be made directly to Alfred Health via the Alfred Health Careers Portal.
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.
Application Process for Unaccredited Surgical Registrar (General and Specialty Surgery)
Unaccredited Surgical Registrar Advertising Dates: 19th May 2025 - 1st June 2025
Applications should be made directly to Alfred Health via the Alfred Health Careers Portal.
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 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 pathways. 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.
Available Critical Care rotations include the following:
- Anaesthetics (only available in PGY3+ Critical Care Anaesthetics)
- ICU
- ED Alfred / Sandringham
- GMU
- Trauma
- Reliever
Application Process for PGY3 Critical Care Training
PGY3+ Critical Care Anaesthetics and ICU Advertising Dates: 2nd June 2025 - 15th June 2025
Applications should be made directly to Alfred Health via the Alfred Health Careers portal.
Please note ED HMO (PGY3+) will be advertised seperately to PGY3+ Critical Care ICU and Anaesthetics. Please only apply to ONE of the PGY3+ Critical Care positions advertised. When applying to PGY3+ Critical Care ICU and Anaesthetics you will be given the opportunity to select your first and second preference. Shortlisted candidates will be made aware of the discipline they will be interviewing for.
Prospective trainees can apply for this position to prepare for entry to related registrar training pathways. Alfred Health has positions available with rotations at The Alfred and Sandringham Hospitals of a 6 month duration in ED and two 3 month rotations in alternate disciplines.
Available ED HMO (PGY3+) rotations include the following:
- ICU
- ED Alfred / Sandringham
- GMU
- Trauma
- Reliever
Application Process for PGY3 Critical Care Training
ED HMO (PGY3+) Advertising Dates: 2nd June 2025 - 15th June 2025
Applications should be made directly to Alfred Health via the Alfred Health Careers portal.
Please note ED HMO (PGY3+) will be advertised seperately to PGY3+ Critical Care ICU and Anaesthetics. Please only apply to ONE of the PGY3+ Critical Care positions advertised. When applying to PGY3+ Critical Care ICU and Anaesthetics you will be given the opportunity to select your first and second preference. Shortlisted candidates will be made aware of the discipline they will be interviewing for.
Alfred Mental & Addiction Health (AMAH) offers year-long Psychiatry Hospital Medical Officer positions for post graduate year 3+, 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