Registrar - Geriatric Medicine - 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 Physician Training in Geriatric Medicine at Alfred Health

Alfred Health is the main provider of health services to people in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne and is also a leading provider of specialist services to people across Victoria. The health service operates three facilities: The Alfred, Caulfield and Sandringham Hospitals. The Health of the Older Persons department provides an integrated and comprehensive service at all three sites of Alfred Health. Trainees also have the unique opportunity to experience accredited training in the private setting at Cabrini Health.

At Alfred Health we prioritise the education and training of advanced trainees by providing a supportive and stimulating environment.

Each advanced trainee will have an individually tailored program to gain outstanding clinical experience to suit their needs. Rotations at Alfred Health include a broad range of innovative geriatric services including:

1. Geriatric evaluation and management and dementia and delirium specific wards
2. Community based substituted inpatient geriatric evaluation and management (Better at Home)
3. Psychiatry of Old Age
4. Inpatient consultation service at Alfred Hospital across the wards and the emergency department
5. Ortho-geriatrics
6. Trauma geriatrics
7. Services provided by Cabrini Health including: private aged care practice and palliative care
8. General and specialty outpatient clinics including Continence, Falls, Wound and Memory Clinics
9. Established Residential (Mobile Assessment and Treatment Services (MATS))
10. Community ACAS visits
11. Rural rotation to Bass Coast Hospital

Our team of full time and fractional physicians in Geriatric Medicine provide extensive supervision to trainees, with a strong commitment to research. Alfred Health is affiliated with Monash University, and the South Eastern Training Alliance in the Victorian Geriatric Medicine Training Program.

In 2027, we are offering 14 accredited Geriatric Medicine Registrar training positions.

Alfred Health participates in the centralised match for Advanced Trainees in Geriatric Medicine in Victoria. All advanced training positions will be appointed through the centralised match.

For 2027, applicants will need to apply to both Alfred Health as well as to the Post Graduate Medical Council of Victoria Matching Service (PMCV).

Please visit the Victorian Geriatric Medicine Training Program website for further details.

For further enquiries please contact: Seema Parikh [email protected] 

Applications for new trainees close on 31st July 2026

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.