Hospital Medical Officer - Psychiatry - 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.

Alfred Mental and Addiction Health (AMAH) is seeking hospital medical officers (HMOs) who will be post-graduate year 3 or beyond in 2026, who are interested in broadening their experience and knowledge of psychiatry.

AMAH HMOs will enjoy working in a service which greatly values junior medical staff wellbeing and has a strong focus on supporting our junior doctors. A diverse range of clinical placements within a recovery-focused service with a strong emphasis on collaborative care and proactive engagement of families and carers, supported by experienced supervisors, ensures Alfred Health doctors are able to optimise their learning opportunities and a structured teaching programme, including formal weekly tutorials and clinical interview tutorials are available to all HMOs. AMAH has, and will continue to support HMOs seeking to apply for RANZCP registrar positions.

AMAH values an active and engaged psychiatry registrar body with the present group of approximately 58 registrars engaged in fellowship training, including those training in a number of subspecialty certificates in adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, consultation and liaison psychiatry, aged psychiatry, addiction psychiatry and generalist advanced training. HMOs can expect to be mentored and supported by this large, enthusiastic and dynamic group of psychiatry trainees.

AMAH HMOs and registrars have access to a peer support program which includes regular meetings with senior psychiatry registrars and monthly meetings with a focus on trainee wellbeing which includes all of the junior psychiatry medical staff.

Psychiatry HMOs can expect to gain experience working across a variety of inpatient and community psychiatry settings.

For further enquiries please contact Karen Phillips ka.phillips@alfred.org.au or Laurina Van Tilburg at L.VanTilburg@alfred.org.au

Please include a cover letter and CV as part of your application.

Applications close 16th October 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.

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