Description:
About the Role
Western Health has nearly 40 Hospital Medical (BPT1) Officer positions (PGY2/Medical) available for the 2025 Clinical Year.
Western Health offers a highly supportive, clinically rich, and professionally exciting environment in which to train. A dedicated education program tailored to basic training, includes 4 hours per week of structured teaching, in addition to Grand rounds, simulation-based training, and numerous professional development workshops.
Western Health offers the following rotations as an HMO2/PGY2 Medical (BPT1):
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- GEM/Subacute
- Haematology
- Infectious Diseases
- Intensive Care
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Orthogeriatrics
- Psychiatry (Orygen)
- Rheumatology
Applications:
Western Health Basic Physician Training (BPT) positions are recruited as part of the PMCV Match. Applicants must apply to both PMCV and Western Health. Please note, PMCV eligibility criteria apply.
Please note; if you are successful for a Basic Physician Trainee role, you will be required to enrol with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) by March 2025.
If you do not register with the college, you will potentially jeopardise your training, as your BPT1 rotation allocations may not meet the new National Framework for Prevocational Medical Training requirements. For further details please refer to https://www.pmcv.com.au/nfpmt/.
About Us
Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health is implementing a new recruitment system, launching on Monday, 27 th May 2024.
There will be a period from the 27 th May - 29 th May which you might not be able to apply for this role. However, the position will be available for you to apply from the 30 th May until the stipulated closing date.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.