2026 Basic Physician Trainee - Bpt 2

Description:

Basic Physician Trainee Year 2 - BPT2 (PGY3+)

This is a 24-month Full Time, Fixed Term position commencing 2nd February 2026 as a BPT 2 and progressing to BPT 3 on 1st February 2027.

We are inviting eligible doctors to apply for a Basic Physician contract with RMH, commencing at BPT2 in the 2026 training year, and progressing to BPT3 in the 2027 training year.

The Royal Melbourne is one of Victoria’s largest hospitals providing a comprehensive range of health services including acute, sub-acute, general, and specialist medical services throughout inpatient and community-based facilities. We are also a proud part of the world-renowned Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, working in collaboration to advance research for continuous improvement of clinical care.

Your Opportunity:

RMH are inviting doctors who will have completed 12 months of accredited Basic Physician Training (i.e., RACP BPT1) by February 2026 to apply to join or continue at RMH as a BPT2. RMH offer a structured training program designed around maximising you’re training and education prior to exams and ensuring you have a breadth of experience in both General and Specialty Medicine prior to commencing advanced training.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is part of the Greater Western Basic Physician Training Consortium (GWC). The objectives of the GWC are to improve, and make more equitable, the standard of Basic Physician Training across all of its member health services.

RMH trainees should be prepared to rotate to an external partner site once per year in BPT2 and a further external rotation in BPT3. These rotations provide an experience unique to rural health services which you would not receive by remaining at RMH for the entirety of your training. It is an expectation and condition of applying to BPT2/3 at RMH that you undertake a rural rotation if allocated.

All positions will be by direct appointment, prior to the PMCV match.

About you

• General Registration with the Medical Board of Australia - AHPRA
• 12 months as Basic Physician Trainee recognised by RACP prior to commencement (i.e., successful completion of RACP accredited BPT1 year)
• Commitment to becoming a physician
• Commitment to Royal Melbourne Hospital and its values at all times
• Highly intrinsically motivated and reflective
• Thoughtful and thorough clinician
• Holistic contributor to medicine, community and society
• Collaborative and values connection
• Strong leadership skills and willingness and ability to supervise and mentor Interns and Hospital Medical Officers

Application Requirements:

Please ensure you meet the key selection criteria and attach the following key documents.

Please upload the following documents to your application:

• Cover Letter
  • To be addressed to A/Prof Sam Hume
• Curriculum Vitae
• Standardised RMH BPT Curriculum Vitae template – this is required alongside or instead of your existing CV
  • Key areas of interest to the selection panel include:
    • Education and qualifications beyond core medical degree
    • Previous employment
    • Research presentations/publications – please be specific and annotate details. E.g. whether the project is published, in review, presented. If presented, please specify if this was a poster, oral and whether the meeting was international / national. Include DOI.
    • Contributions to hospital, university, medical school
    • Volunteer work (please be specific with time and contribution)
• References
  • Your referees must be named at the time of application. Please note that offers for interviews will be contingent upon receipt of referee details.

  • Download the attached Reference template (upload 3 references directly to your application) or email to

  • The applicant is responsible for ensuring the referee forms are received by RMH.

Internal candidates are asked to apply via Royal Melbourne careers Website using their using their MH email and login details.

Why RMH?

• Allocated 2-week training course in preparation for the written exam
• Supervisors dedicated to your professional and educational development
• Structured tutorial programs prior to written and clinical exam
• Diverse patient mix lending to good exam preparation

Interested?

For more information about BPT 2 / BPT 3 please contact

Dr Adam Steinberg **************@mh.org.au

Dr Belinda Liu – ***********@mh.org.au

Don't delay. Apply now! Recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable candidates are received.