Studley Road, Heidelberg, 3084 /
185 Cooper Street, Epping 3076

HMO/PGY 2 Medical – 2010

Thank you for your interest in applying for a position as a Medical HMO/PGY 2 at Austin Health (AH) and Northern Health (NH). This joint appointment and rostering programme offers you a wide selection of rotations across a major teaching hospital, a large community hospital and associated rural and specialist hospitals.

HMO2 Medical positions include a variety of accredited general and specialty medical rotations, as well as ICU, Emergency Medicine and Night duty. A list of rotations available to all HMO/PGY2 applicants is attached. Candidates who have completed this year have successfully undertaken training in the following areas: critical care, anaesthetics, physician training (general and speciality), ophthalmology, radiology, nuclear medicine, etc. Acceptance into a training program is not a pre-requisite for successful application to this stream.

Application Stages

See below for details

Download this information pack

Complete hospital application form online

Arrange interview time online as part of the application process

Complete PMCV application and online reference process at the PMCV computer matching website

Application Forms

Can only be completed online at Please follow the instructions and complete all stages. You must electronically attach a CV in addition to the compulsory application form.

Interviews

For this program applicants must arrange an interview time as part of the online application process. Interviews may only be booked via Choice regarding the venue of your interview is predetermined through the website; you cannot select Austin Health or Northern Health to attend for interview, but will be advised of the venue by an automated email from the Austin doctors website. These interviews will assist us in compiling our priority list for the Computer Match.

Computer Match

All positions will be filled via the Computer Matching Service conducted by the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV) (03) 9419 1248.

All applicants will need to apply to BOTH the hospital and the PMCV to be eligible.

NB: Applicants need to meet PMCV eligibility criteria to apply to the hospital.

References

References for PGY2 positions in 2009 are to be lodged online with the PMCV. Referee nominations are due by Friday 14th August 2009. Please refer to the PMCV computer matching website for further information

Rosters

Appointees will get an opportunity to indicate their roster preferences. Consideration will be made for special requests eg. Annual leave to accommodate wedding plans, to coincide with spouse leave etc, however no guarantee can be given regarding accommodating requests at short notice.

Important Dates To Remember

Interviews24th August 2009 to 18th September 2009

Closing Date for applicants to hospitals20th August 2009

Closing date for applicants to PMCV20th August 2009

Change of preferences due to PMCV2nd October 2009

Computer Match Results for applicantsMonday 12th October 2009

NOTE : This assessment has been communicated in confidence. However, it will be available to the appropriate Hospital Committees considering HMO appointments, and may be accessible via Freedom of Information .

HOSPITAL MEDICAL OFFICER YEAR 2 – 2010

Medical Stream / Surgical Stream / General Stream
Aged Care/Rehab (BECC) / Emergency Medicine (AH, TNH) / Aged Care (BECC, BHS)
Aged Care/Stroke (TNH) / Intensive Care/Anaesthetics (TNH) / Emergency Medicine (AH, TNH)
Aged Care (TNH/BHS) / Neurosurgery / General Practice (Sunbury)
Cardiology / Night Duty (AH, TNH) / General Practice (West Heidelberg)
CCU (TNH) / Ophthalmology / Night Duty
Emergency Medicine (AH, TNH) / Orthopaedics (AH, TNH, BGO) / Ophthalmology/Gynaecology (AH)
Neurology / Surgery Centre (AH) / Ophthalmology/ENT (BGO)
Night Duty / Plastic Surgery(AH) / Orthopaedics
Oncology / Plastic Surgery/ENT (TNH) / Orthogeriatrics (TNH)
Palliative Care (AH, BHS) / Thoracic Surgery / Palliative Care (BHS)
Rehabilitation Medicine (ACC, BGO) / Urology (AH, BGO) / Psychiatry (TNH)
Renal Medicine / General Surgery/ED (Echuca) / Rehabilitation Medicine (ACC, RTRC, BHS)
Thoracic Medicine / Urology (AH)

AH-Austin HealthBECC-Bundoora Extended CareBGO - BendigoBaseHospital

RTRC-Royal Talbot Rehabilitation CentreTNH-The Northern HospitalRCH – Royal Children’s Hospital

ACC-Anne Caudle Centre, BendigoBHS– Broadmeadows Health Service

NOTE : This assessment has been communicated in confidence. However, it will be available to the appropriate Hospital Committees considering HMO appointments, and may be accessible via Freedom of Information .