General and Acute Care Medicine Advanced Physician Training - 2027

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

Advanced Training in General and Acute Care Medicine at the Alfred Care Group of Bayside Health

The Alfred Care Group (ACG) of Bayside Health is a major provider of health care in metropolitan Melbourne. ACG has three major hospital sites – The Alfred, Sandringham Hospital and Caulfield Hospital. Care is also delivered through a number of facility and home-based services. The Department of General Medicine is a major provider of admitted and ambulatory care within ACG. Advanced training in General and Acute Care Medicine at the ACG Department of General Medicine offers trainees a broad experience of clinical general medicine and opportunities to participate in other specialty rotations, research, education and system improvement projects.

All rotations meet the CORE training requirements of the RACP PREP Advanced Training curriculum in General and Acute Care Medicine and include the following:

1. Addictions (The Alfred)
2. Cardiology (The Alfred and Mildura Cardiology)
3. Community (The Alfred)
4. General Medicine (The Alfred, Cabrini, Sandringham, and Wangaratta)  
5. General Medicine Acute Streaming Team (The Alfred)
6. Infectious Diseases (Wangaratta)
7. ICU (Cabrini)
8. Perioperative Medicine (The Alfred)
9. Respiratory (The Alfred)
   
   

Successful applicants and rotations are determined by the Doctor in Training GMU Committee.

Flexible Training
Flexible and part-time training opportunities are available in our program. 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.

Regional Training
We collaborate with regional training partners and will be offering regional rotations that provide unique learning opportunities.  

Principal (or Chief/Senior) Medical Registrar 

This role is selected from applicants to the GACM APT program.  This position is accredited for  General Medicine training (non-core) and gives the successful candidate a 6 month fulltime role supporting the Director of Physician Education, alongside a clinical attachment to an area of interest. This role may be paired with a fulltime 6 month clinical rotation to complete a full 12 months.

Application Advice

1.    Trainees who have commenced training in the ACG Department of General Medicine and would like to continue

Current trainees will be invited to respond to an expression of interest to continue training in 2027.  

2.    Trainees (external to ACG) who have already commenced Advanced training who would like to be considered for a position in 2027.

Please apply on-line by 21 June.

Offers: from Wednesday 26 June.   

3.    New Trainees

Applications from new APTs are invited once you have the clinical examination results and have met the eligibility criteria to commence APT by February 2027.

Please download and complete the cover letter template (found at the bottom of the advert) and upload with your on-line application.

Interviews will be undertaken for applicants during July.

Applications from trainees for whom GACM APT is not the first priority for 2027- please keep Prof. Harry Gibbs informed of the outcome of your sub-specialty application.

Applications for NEW trainees close: 30 July 2026
Offers from:  27 August 2026

Further enquiries regarding training with the SEC:
Prof Harry Gibbs, Director, General Medicine, Alfred Health
[email protected]

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.