How to apply
Applications to the RANZCP Fellowship Training Program are managed by Branch Training Committees located in each Australian state and territory, and New Zealand.
Information for each location is provided below. You may apply to more than one program if you wish.
- Your local program will provide an application form and information on closing dates.
- After your application is received, you will proceed through the trainee selection process.
Before you apply, ensure that you meet current entry requirements
If you are an international psychiatrist and have completed the highest psychiatry qualification available in your home country, you can apply to the College for specialist assessment, or investigate other pathways to practicing in Australia and New Zealand.
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Visit Psychiatry Careers - Canberra Health Services or contact CHS.PsychRegTraining@act.gov.au for information on the ACT psychiatry training program.
Updated June 2025
New South Wales
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.
Updated June 2025
Northern Territory
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 June 2025
Queensland
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 June 2025
South Australia
Contact health.sapbtcadministration@sa.gov.au for more information on the application process and timelines.
Updated June 2025
Tasmania
Contact Robert Bell robert.bell@health.tas.gov.au or tas.ranzcp.training@ths.tas.gov.au
Updated June 2025
Victoria
Applications for the 2026 training year have closed. 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 June 2025
Western Australia
Applications for the 2026 intake can be found on the MedCareersWA website. Check WAMPT intranet page (accessible via WA Health computers only) for application timeline as it becomes available.
For more information contact Van Nguyen via MetroPsychTraining@health.wa.gov.au
Updated June 2025
Aotearoa New Zealand
All regions
Applicants are encouraged to contact their local Director of Training (DoT) for the programme(s) they are applying to.
Applications open | |
NZ and International | Friday 10 May 2024 |
Closing dates (allow 4 weeks) | |
Registrars / SHOs | Monday 10 June 2024 |
Offers made (allow 10-12 weeks) | |
Registrars and designated SHO positions | Monday 19 August 2024 |
House Officers (PGY2+) | Monday 2 September 2024 |
Acceptances (allow 1 week) | |
Registrars and designated SHO positions | Monday 26 August 2024 |
House Officers (PGY2+) | Monday 9 September 2024 |
Training year start date (allow 17-21 weeks) | |
House Officers | Monday 13 January 2025 |
Registrars | Monday 27 January 2025 |
