Psychiatry Registrar - Year 2+ - 2027

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Alfred Psychiatry offers a Stage 2 Psychiatry Registrar role at Bayside Health, with six months in Liaison & Emergency and six in CYMHS. The program includes CEQ/MEQ tutorials, an individual psychotherapy supervisor for the written case, and a path to Stage 3 Advanced Training with Generalist, Child and Adolescent, and Consultation-Liaison certificates. Preference to those who have completed CL and CYMHS rotations. To apply, highlight your Liaison/Emergency and CYMHS exposure, CEQ/MEQ prep, and psychotherapy experience in your CV and cover letter. Apply by 31 August 2026; contact Dr Karen Phillips or Laurina Van Tilburg. Vaccination required; Bayside Health values diversity.

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 Psychiatry is seeking applications from motivated psychiatry registrars who share The Alfred’s values and wish to participate in the Psychiatry Registrar Training Program, starting February 2025.

Psychiatry Registrar (Stage 2)

Overview

Stage 2  trainees complete a mandatory six months in Liaison & Emergency (C-L) psychiatry and a mandatory six months in CYMHS at The Alfred, working in one of Victoria’s largest C-L services with liaison attachments to HIV-psychiatry, epilepsy, trauma, burns, cystic fibrosis, renal, neurology, oncology, acquired brain injury and addictions units with further liaison attachments to several state-wide subspecialties.

Teaching

An exam tutorial programme runs twice-yearly to prepare for the CEQ/MEQ  examinations

All trainees have an individual psychotherapy psychiatrist supervisor to support them in completing the 40-session Psychotherapy Written Case.

Psychiatry Registrar (Stage 3)

Advanced Training Certification can be commenced once a registrar enters Stage 3 of training.

Advanced Certificates on offer at The Alfred include:

• Generalist Training (automatic enrolment)
• Child and Adolescent
• Consultation- Liaison Psychiatry
• Adult Psychiatry
• Psychiatry of Old Age
• Addiction Psychiatry
• Psychotherapy AT

Adult/Generalist training boasts a large array of opportunities including:

• Private Practice Settings (e.g. Victoria Clinic, Albert Road Clinic)
• Specialist Community Clinic placements (e.g. Homeless Team, Mobile Support Team, Navigations Team)
• Neuropsychiatry Rotations (e.g. Acquired Brain Injury Unit, Neuro-stimulation through Victoria Clinic)
• Other opportunities (e.g. Crisis Assessment and Treatment, Alfred Psychiatry Intensive Care State-wide Service (APICSS))

Other educational opportunities include:

• Reading Group (seminal psychotherapeutic articles)
• Weekly Professorial Grand Round (a wide range of internal and external speakers)
• Fortnightly Journal Club

Applicants who are Stage 2 trainees and have completed the mandatory CL and Child and Youth Psychiatry rotations will be preferenced.

For further enquires please contact Dr Karen Phillips (Director Psychiatry Registrar Training and Workforce) at [email protected] or Laurina Van Tilburg at [email protected]

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

Applications close: 31st August 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.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.