St George BPT Network - Applications close 21/06/2026 - please note this recruitment is for the remainder of the 2026 clinical year only
Employment Type: Temporary Various
Remuneration: -
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM29395
Position Tagline
An exciting opportunity exists to join the St George BPT Network as a Basic Physician Trainee for the remainder of the 2026 clinical year for applicants currently holding General Registration with the Medical Board of Australia and a strong commitment to obtain fellowship of the RACP.
Where you'll be working
The St George BPT Network consists of 4 training sites each with their own unique and valuable training experience. We are a Network built on mutual respect and we place great value on commitment, teamwork and supporting each other as critical to success. We value our trainees as people first whilst striving to support and guide them as they navigate the BPT program and become well-rounded physicians, confident in their ability to provide excellent medical care and management. We pride ourselves on having a culture where education and training is a priority. Clinicians throughout our Network are actively engaged in our BPT program and many are experienced college examiners - they are invaluable to the quality of training that is received in this Network.
The St George BPT Network has training positions in St George Hospital; Sutherland Hospital; Shoalhaven Hospital, and Coffs Harbour Hospital. All are teaching hospitals affiliated with UNSW. Our metropolitan sites are busy with hands-on exposure to a wide variety of presentations and patient populations. Our rural sites offer tremendous opportunity to see a diverse range of clinical medicine where you will start to develop the key decision-making and clinical judgement skills of a physician.
Our training program targets your clinical skills and your professional development. We provide a supportive environment that facilitates your learning and gets you ready to meet the challenges of your career. We offer a comprehensive 3-year program to supplement your own self-driven study & development program, with mentorship and other learning opportunities available. We take education and training seriously and value the same from our trainees.
What you'll be doing
The primary purpose of the Basic Physician Trainee (BPT) is to provide effective medical services to patients under supervision, while developing expertise in medical practice in a complex clinical environment in inpatient and outpatient areas in the public health organisations within the Network.
Basic Physician Training roles consist of rotations through medical departments, working under an appropriate level of supervision by consultants. Rotations have different levels of responsibility and team structures. BPTs will gain increasing clinical autonomy and accountability as team leaders throughout the course of the three-year training program, building on their skills and attributes with the goal of entering an Advanced Training program.
BPTs undertaking the care of medical patients should ensure that they operate within their own level of expertise within a collaborative clinical care model and to seek consultation with the treating physician when appropriate, in the following activities:
- Clinically assess patients, incorporating consultation/history taking, examination, and formulation of a differential diagnosis and management plans
- Discuss diagnoses and management plans with patients and their families or carers
- Document the progress of patients in multiple settings
- Prescribe medications tailored to patients’ needs and conditions
- Transfer care of patients
- Choose, organise and interpret investigations
- Assess and manage acutely unwell patients
- Plan, prepare for, perform, and provide after care for important procedures
