Make it about experience
Make it Western Health
Join Western Health to focus
on what matters most for you.
“I’ve felt so well supported whilst finding my feet in my first few months as a junior doctor. People have never hesitated to offer their help and I have always been confident that everyone is doing their best to look out for each other and our patients.”
Dr Christina Guo
(intern)
Together, caring for the West.
Our patients, staff, community & environment.
We provide comprehensive health care to approximately one million people in Melbourne’s rapidly growing western region. Our community stretches from Maribyrnong to Melton and from Williamstown to Wyndham.
The Western Health network includes tertiary hospitals at Footscray and Sunshine, secondary hospitals at Williamstown and Sunbury, and many community-based services.
Our teaching hospitals are affiliated with the University of Melbourne School of Medicine, and the University of Notre Dame School of Medicine.
We have a strong focus on junior doctor education with a dedicated weekly intern and HMO education program, simulation and workshops for junior doctors, hospital grand rounds and a broad range of unit-specific education sessions.
The Western Centre for Health Research and Education (WCHRE) at the Sunshine Hospital campus is a purpose built teaching and research facility, including a state-of-the-art Simulation Centre.
We look forward to welcoming you to our Western Health community.
Western Health employs over 700 junior doctors including more than 90 interns, 240 HMOs and 370 registrars.
Join the team at Western Health
2024/25 Junior Medical Staff Recruitment
Applications are considered on a competitive basis for intern, HMO and registrar positions.
Interns and HMOs rotate through different specialty units with a roster allocated based on the candidates preferences and training pathways.
Registrars are generally appointed directly by individual departments, and some come to Western Health on rotation from another health service.
Please see the careers pages of this website for further information.
Please see the Western Health Emercury careers website for currently advertised positions and how to apply.
2024 HMO RECRUITMENT
Some positions are still available for this year for HMOs in our Surgical and General HMO streams, with a variety of rotations available.
Please email our Medical Workforce Unit if you wish to apply for a 2024 Surgical or General HMO position commencing this year, with your CV and cover letter attached.
Full-time appointments for 3, 6, 9 or 12 months are preferred, but part-time and job-share arrangements will be considered for suitable applicants in some rotations.
Please note, applicants must have either full General Registration with AHPRA, or be an International Medical Graduate (IMG) eligible for the competent authority pathway (e.g UK and Irish IMGs), to apply. Standard pathway IMGs are not eligible for consideration at this time.
Please see our IMG careers page for further details if you have completed your medical training outside of Australia and wish to apply.
2025 INTERN, HMO & REGISTRAR RECRUITMENT ROUNDS
Please see our intern, HMO, IMG and registrar careers pages on this website for full details regarding positions commencing in Jan/Feb 2025.
Applicants must hold either full General Registration with AHPRA, or be eligible for the competent authority pathway (e.g UK and Irish IMGs).
You can contact our Medical Workforce Unit for further details.
Interns
Apply to: PMCV and Western Health
Applications open: 6th May 2024, and close: 6th June 2024.
HMO2: general & surgical
Apply to: PMCV and Western Health
PMCV Match applications: open 12th August 2024, close 1st September 2024
Western Health applications: open 6th May 2024, close 1st September 2024
HMO3+: general & surgical
Apply to: Western Health only
Applications: open 17th June 2024, close 7th July 2024
BPTs
Apply to: PMCV and Western Health
BPT 1 PMCV match applications: open 17th June 2024, close 7th July 2024
BPT 1 Western Health: open 6th May 2024, close 7th July 2024
BPT 2-3 PMCV match applications: open 15th July 2024, close 4th August 2024
BPT 2-3 Western Health: open 6th May 2024, close 4th August 2024
IMGs
Apply to: Western Health only (see IMG careers page)
Registrars
Apply to: Western Health only (unit specific applications)
The 2025 clinical year commences:
13th January 2025 for interns (5 terms)
3rd February 2025 for HMOs (4 terms)
3rd February 2025 for registrars
