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.
Information for Australian trained JMS eligible to enter advanced physician training in August 2024
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 Health is a part of the South East Collaboration for General and Acute Care Medicine Advanced Physician Training and successful application for the August 2024 vacancies at Alfred Health provide registrars with a position in the SE Collaboration.
The South East Collaborative is a regional network of health services that acts as a singular conjoint recruiting body for NEW trainees entering into GACM advanced training. The GACM SE Collaborative comprises Alfred Health, Monash Health, Eastern Health, Peninsula Health and other hospitals affiliated with these health services. Candidates who are successfully recruited to the SE Collaborative (as an employee at one of the aforementioned health services) can expect to have a 36-month training program that gives you access to a variety of rotations in accredited roles across the collaborative with the core aim of delivering a diverse and balanced mix of learning experience that sets up your consultant career and fulfils RACP AT requirements.
Other benefits of applying to work in the SE Collaborative include guaranteed exposure to multiple future employers before you become a consultant physician, opportunity to access a broad range of educational resources across myriad health services from beginning to end, a wide selection of training rotations to match your career interests, and seamless transition from one registrar year to the next.
South East Collaboration rotation vacancies for applicants seeking to commence GACM APT in August 2024 are:
- Mildura Cardiology: accredited for CORE Specialty training in GACM.
- Alfred Health General Medicine Acute Streaming Team (GMAST): accredited as CORE General Medicine-related rotation.
- Alfred Health General Medicine Hospital in the Home and Hospital admission reduction program (HARP): accredited as CORE General Medicine-related rotation.
There is a possibility that a rotation into Geriatrics at Alfred Health may become available from August 2024 as well as other options. Applicants will be updated on rotation availability as this information is provided by the health services within the South East Collaboration.
All rotations meet the CORE training requirements of the RACP PREP Advanced Training curriculum in General and Acute Care Medicine.
Trainees participate in a professional development program to enhance skills in clinical leadership and this supports practice across all the roles in the program and particularly in the night clinical lead role.
Senior clinicians with a range of backgrounds, clinical practice and non-clinical interests provide supervision and mentoring.
Flexible Training
Flexible and part-time training opportunities are available in our program and the collaborative as a whole. We have a range of roster structures for part-time training that we can discuss with successful applicants. Please indicate your interest in part-time training in your application cover letter.
Existing employment
Should you already hold an employment contract for a training position in a Victorian Health service from August 2024 through to February 2025, we recommend you discuss your interest in these vacancies with a mentor and/or colleague.
Overseas Trained Physicians
Applications are invited from OTPs who require top up training and/or peer review in General and Acute Care Medicine as determined by an assessment by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Applications will not be accepted from third parties.
Information for International Medical Graduates
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.
Department of General Medicine at Alfred Health have a number of positions vacant from August 2024. We are seeking applicants who are PGY3+ who have worked predominantly in the Internal Medicine/Acute Medicine specialties in recent years. Applicants who are considering or have completed parts of the MRCP are encouraged to apply.
Alfred Health has rotations across a range of locations and applicants should be aware that successful applicants may have roles at The Alfred, Sandringham Hospital, Caulfield Hospital, and Mildura Base Hospital
The positions we have vacant will offer the following experience:
- General Medicine Acute Streaming Team (GMAST)- this role is similar to an ED liaison/acute assessment role. Registrars contribute to assessment of patients referred to General Medicine from The Alfred ED and decision making regarding location of care and initial management plans
- Alfred Health General Medicine Hospital in the Home (HITH) and Hospital admission reduction program (HARP): this is a role based in the office of the Department of General Medicine working alongside a multidisciplinary team to support acute care in the Community. The experience will include home visits, development of skills with use of telehealth and ward liaison for the HITH patient transitions.
- Inpatient General Medicine in a ward based multi-disciplinary team.
- Cardiology experience at Mildura Base Hospital
There is potential to have these roles contribute towards RACP physician training requirements. Applicants should discuss this with the contacts listed below to be fully informed prior to applying.
Further enquiries please contact:
Dr Nicole Hancock, Director of General and Acute Care Medicine Advance Training, Alfred Health.
Phone 0400 347 170
Applications close: Sunday, 14 April 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