Registrar - Psychiatry (Year 1) - 2025

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory, to inpatient and home and community-based services.

Alfred Psychiatry is seeking applications from motivated psychiatry registrars who share The Alfred’s values and wish to participate in the Psychiatry Registrar Training Program, starting February 2025.

Psychiatry Registrar (Stage 1)

There will be nine first year (stage 1) positions available. Trainees will enjoy working in a recovery-focused service which promotes collaborative care, engages families, carers and non-government organisations and prioritises registrar training and welfare.

First year rotations include six months at one of two adult inpatient wards at The Alfred, and six months at proximally-located community mental health clinics in St Kilda Road.

Teaching: The new “Foundational Elements in Psychiatry” programme provides weekly clinical educational sessions together with regular clinical interview skills tutorials which bolster junior trainees theoretical and practical clinical knowledge.

For further enquiries please contact Dr Leo Chen (Director Psychiatry Registrar Training and Workforce) at [email protected] or Laurina Van Tilburg at [email protected]

Applications close: Friday, 31 May 2024

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In compliance with the Victorian Chief Health Officer's Mandatory Vaccination Directions, all Alfred health employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 with TGA approved vaccine and must have evidence of their vaccination status. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au