How to apply

Applications are currently closed, visit Psychiatry Careers - Canberra Health Services for information on the ACT training program.

Updated December 2024

Application dates for the RANZCP Fellowship Program to commence in  February 2026 are to be confirmed. Note: the dates will be aligned to the annual  NSW Health Junior Medical Officers Recruitment campaign.

For enquiries contact: David.Gallagher@ranzcp.org cc: Linda.Young@ranzcp.org

Updated February 2025

The Northern Territory (NT) features two primary training sites located in the Top End and Central Australia: Darwin (Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals) and Alice Springs (The Alice Springs Hospital). Both sites provide exceptional opportunities to gain experience in Aboriginal and Transcultural Psychiatry, Remote and Rural Psychiatry, and the chance to work in remote communities across the NT. 

Training rotations include diverse experiences such as Acute Adult Inpatient, Adult Community Mental Health, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Remote Outreach, Child and Youth Community, Child and Youth Inpatient experience, Addiction Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry including Crisis Assessment Mental Health Teams, Perinatal Psychiatry, and GP Liaison Psychiatry.

The NT offers training opportunities that support all stages of training (Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3) as well as Advanced Certificates in various sub-specialties, including Forensics, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Adult Psychiatry. 

Prospective trainees are invited to have informal discussions with one of the Directors of Training in either the Top End or Central region, as well as with local psychiatrists.

We conduct interviews that serve both as a selection process for our accredited training positions and for the NT training program.

Please send your cover letter and CV to our central intake at ranzcptrainingnt.doh@nt.gov.au for consideration for intake and rotations. Rotations begin in February (Rotation 1) and August (Rotation 2). Intake outside of these periods can be accommodated on a case-by-case basis.

Updated December 2024

August 2025 intake is open for applications.

Please visit Queensland Health for employment information.

For more information on applications to join the Qld Training Program please contact PGT.PAH@health.qld.gov.au

Updated March 2025

Applications are currently closed. Contact health.sapbtcadministration@sa.gov.au for more information on the application process and timelines.  

Updated November 2024

Applications for the Tasmanian Psychiatry Training Program for 2025 have closed. For more information, contact Robert Bell robert.bell@health.tas.gov.au or tas.ranzcp.training@ths.tas.gov.au

Updated November 2024

Applications for the 2026 training year open on 29 April. Visit First Year Psychiatry Training Match - PMCV for more information.

To be registered to commence training in Victoria, you need to be selected by the VPTC selection committee of the RANZCP and matched to an accredited training position at a Victorian Health Service.

Applicants need to apply to each Health Service they wish to train at:  

• Services advertise first year registrar positions generally from May each year.  
• Apply to the Victorian Psychiatry Training Committee (VPTC) via the Post Graduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV).

The PMCV matches the preferences of the applicants with the preferences of the Health Services, based on their interviews.

Candidates who are selected and matched to a training position are required to accept this within a 48-hour period. 

Any selected applicants who have not secured a training position are informed of any vacant training positions and negotiate with those services to secure a position.

Updated April 2025

Applications for the 2026 Intake will open in May/June 2025 on MedCareersWA website and close within a month. Check WAMPT intranet page (accessible via WA Health computers only) for application timeline as it becomes available.

Prior to application opening, WAMPT will be holding Intake Information Seminars to provide information on RANZCP-regulated psychiatry training, our local program and how to apply. Each seminar will conclude with a brief Q&A session.

Venue: Seminar Room 2, Gascoyne House, Graylands Hospital. Near corner of John XXIII Avenue and Mooro Drive, Mount Claremont WA 6010

Dates & Times:

• Friday 21st March 2025, 1430—1600 hours, RSVP by 18/03/25
• Friday 11th April 2025, 1430—1600 hours, RSVP by 08/04/25
• Friday 2nd May 2025, 1430—1600 hours, RSVP by 29/04/25
• Friday 23rd May 2025, 1430—1600 hours, RSVP by 20/05/25

To Register:

Attendance is by RSVP only. Please register your interest by emailing Van

Nguyen via MetroPsychTraining@health.wa.gov.au

Updated March 2025

Applicants are encouraged to contact their local Director of Training (DoT) for the programme(s) they are applying to.