Physician Trainee

Basic Physician Trainee, Nepean BPT Network

Employment Type
:
Temporary Full Time (02-Feb-2026 up to 3 years)
Remuneration
: $97,993 - $139,187
Hours Per Week
: 38
Requisition : CAM
27852

The Nepean BPT Network may offer 1- or 2-year contracts (as required for completion of their length of training) to applicants who have completed their time in an accredited BPT role. All other applicants will be offered 3-year contracts, subject to change, with final rankings from the application process and service provision requirements determining the length of training contract that will be offered.

Previous or current registration with RACP in non-BPT roles does not guarantee a 2-year contract.

Please also note that once a BPT offer is accepted, any application you make for any subsequent round BPT position during the 2026 AMR campaign will not be considered whilst you are holding that offer.

The Nepean Basic Physician Training Network is a growing network that prides itself as a young, vibrant, enthusiastic and collegial unit with a total of 45 BPTs. Our program is designed to produce well rounded high quality Physicians that excel both from a professional and academic perspective. We find satisfaction in seeing our Trainees grow during their time with us and achieving personal and professional success.

It is our privilege to have you join our team so that we can help you create your very own success story.

• Nepean has full accreditation with the RACP as a Level 3 Hospital. Nepean offers a broad range of medical specialties including an ICU term.
• BPTs may be required to undertake rotations to sites within the Network.
  • Ryde Hospital provides both inpatient and community services. It is a 180 bed acute care Hospital. Acute services include emergency, elective surgery, day surgery, maternity, orthopaedics, cardiac and intensive care. Non-acute inpatient services include aged care and rehabilitation, drug and alcohol and mental health.
  • Bathurst Base Hospital is a 100 bed hospital with 7 bed ICU/CCU, 25 medical beds. Full medical/surgical/paediatric/anaesthetic/ICU consultant rosters. Principal referral centres are Orange, Nepean and RPA.
  • Tweed Hospital is a regional referral, level 5 base hospital providing care to over 45,000 patients every year.

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 up to 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.
• Participate in after hours, weekend and on-call rosters as appropriately notified.

• MBBS or equivalent, current general registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• A minimum of three (3) years post‑graduate experience or two (2) full years of postgraduate…