Extended Skills and Special Interest Posts

Are you interested in working with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people? MCCC offers registrars opportunities to join posts with Aboriginal Health Services across all four regions. Additional posts are available to our registrars as part of the practice placement process, listed under the ‘where you can train’ tab of our website. Please note, Aboriginal Health posts are considered part of general practice training and are not extended skills posts.

• Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Sharryn Ward - Practice Manager

• Bendigo & District Aboriginal Cooperative

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website

• Budja Budja Aboriginal Cooperative
  Please note that this is a special interest post.

  Positions Available Visit Website

• Mallee District Aboriginal Services
  Please note that this special interest post is available at MDAS - Mildura

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website

• Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website

MCCC offers support to registrars interested in academic general practice. For registrars who are interested in incorporating academic work into their training and future careers, a key route is to undertake an academic post.

• AGPT Academic Posts
  The everyday practise of GPs is based on evidence. GPs and registrars need to be able to filter, critically appraise, interpret and apply the information available to them. The Australian General Practice Training program (AGPT) seeks to ensure registrars have the opportunity to build their skills in the areas of research and critical thinking through 12 month academic post training terms. The post aims to provide exposure to research and the academic environment and encourages registrars to incorporate academic work into their careers. If you would like to discuss research opportunities, please contact Dr Duncan Howard and see the AGPT website for more details.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Read Testimonial Email Dr Duncan Howard - MCCC Education Portfolio Manager: Research

• Turning Point
  Based at an outpatient addiction medicine service in Richmond (close to public transport), affiliated with a research team, methadone/ Suboxone clinic, alcohol clinic; co-morbid pain etc, and education regarding addiction medicine such as guest lectures and journal club. Supervision is by addiction medicine specialists with dual fellowship of both FAChAM (RACP ) AND FRACGP, and is in a supportive, multidisciplinary team.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Dr Keri Alexander, Director of Training

Headspace clinics offer registrars the opportunity to build and develop skills in Adolescent Mental Health whilst completing an extended skills term. Often, you can complete these Extended Skills posts part-time whilst continuing to work in a nearby general practice during your GPT/PRRT3 term.

• Headspace Bendigo

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Annette McCallum

• Headspace, Warrnambool
  Headspace Warrnambool is currently looking for GP registrars (GPT/PRRT3 and GPT/PRRT4) that are interested in working in mental health. Full-time or part-time hours are available in the busy private practice that includes outreach service delivery to local secondary schools and South West TAFE. For further details, see the attached flyer.

  Positions Available South West  Visit Website Read Testimonial Email Louisa Radley

• Barwon Health, Geelong

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Anthony Wong, Director of Medical Governance

These Extended Skills and Advanced Skills posts offer registrars the opportunity to develop skills in aged care whilst working within geriatrics units in hospitals. These skills are very complementary to modern general practice.

• New Aged Care – Woodend
  Aged Care - Extended Skills post. This is an opportunity to focus your general practice knowledge in various aged care settings. Our medical team comprises of General Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Geriatrician and Allied Health services The term is either a 6 month full time or 12mth part time position By completing this Extended Skills post you would gain experience in chronic disease and pain management, management of palliative care residents and behavioural and cognitive impairment including dementia care. For further information please contact Deb Stidwell on phone 5427 1002. Our GP’s work closely with our Geriatrician to put in place quality management and thereby reducing unnecessary hospital transfers.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website

No positions are available at this time.

In the north-east region of MCCC, registrars have the opportunity to be involved in Alpine Medicine and receive specific training in the medical challenges that present in the Victorian Alps. These are Extended Skills terms, often paired with a GPT/PRRT3 term in a nearby general practice.

• Bright Medical Centre
  Available only to Registrars who are on specific training pathways. Eligibility checks are conducted for this post.

  No Positions Currently Available North East  Visit Website Email Peta Cherry, Practice Manager

• Mount Beauty Medical Centre
  Available only to Registrars who are on specific training pathways. Eligibility checks are conducted for this post.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Pat Ryder, Practice Manager

These posts are offered only as an Advanced Skills post for either FARGP or AST years. Successful completion of this training year allows registrars to become accredited as GP anaesthetists by JCCA in rural and regional Victoria. MCCC offers many opportunities for registrars with anaesthetics skills to be placed in rural or remote towns with supervision by a GP anaesthetist whilst you are completing your GP training terms.

No positions are available at this time.

This Extended Skills post provides registrars experience in providing care to the Victorian prison population. During this post registrars have opportunities to complete training for treatment for opioid dependence and prescribing of anti-retroviral therapies.

• Correct Care Australasia Pty Ltd, Metropolitan Remand Centre, Ravenhall and Melbourne Assessment Prison, Spencer St, West Melbourne
  Extended Skills - Custodial Health Post relates to care of prisoner patients at Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC). This extended skills post has been developed in conjunction with Correct Care Australasia, a provider of correctional primary healthcare services. MRC is a maximum security facility largely for unsentenced male prisoners. The healthcare is based upon a general practice model with medical, nursing, dental, allied health and diagnostic imaging services, with prisoner patients having a significant proportion of mental health issues, communicable diseases and risky health behaviours including tobacco smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and illicit use of drugs. This post is well supported with protected weekly education time, a professional development allowance and opportunities for further training in the treatment of Blood Borne Viruses and Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence.

  Positions Available Metro West  Visit Website Email Dr Marvin Sanciangco

• Western Skin Institute

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Victoria Aldersley

• Clayton Road Doctors (EV GP Training)
  Extended Skills Post - EV GP Training This placement with Clayton Road Doctors can be part time in semester one or two. Registrars must be GPT3 or GPT4 at the time of placement and this post requires a temporary transfer to EV GP Training, the RTO for Eastern Victoria; a process around through consultation with MCCC. Applications can be directed to the clinic.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Donna Henderson

Registrars can complete an Extended Skills or Advanced Skills post in a variety of locations across MCCC, with the opportunity to complete an Emergency Medicine Certificate as part of these placements. These posts are ideal for registrars who are considering working as rural or remote GPs as you will gain experience in managing a wide range of emergency situations.

• Barwon Health Geelong
  Extended Skills post - Barwon Health are offering the opportunity for a GP registrar to undertake a six month position in Emergency Medicine. The successful applicant will provide quality clinical services under the supervision of Senior Medical Staff and will have excellent clinical communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

  Positions Available Visit Website Email Anthony Wong, Director Medical Governance

• Casey Hospital (EV GP Training)
  Extended Skills Post - EV GP Training. The Casey Hospital Emergency Department placement can be either full time or part time in semester one or two. Registrars must be GPT3 or GPT4 at the time of placement. This post requires a temporary transfer to EV GP Training, the RTO for Eastern Victoria- a process which can be arranged but requires consultation with MCCC. Applications can be directed to the Casey Hospital.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Dr Alastair Meyer

This Extended Skills post introduces registrars to Clinical Forensic Medicine. You can gain experience in a wide range of activities, such as obtaining information through interview and specimens for forensic examination and understanding of and attendance at court.

• The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
  Forensic Medicine Registrar - The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine is offering full time, six month extended skills positions accredited with the RACGP, ACEM, Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine RCPA, and the Sexual Health Chapter of the RACP, and offer a fantastic opportunity for trainees to try something unique and rewarding. The Forensic Medicine Registrar placement offers a great work-life balance and a friendly, non-hospital based experience. On this placement you can expect to acquire practical, sought-after skills that you will utilise throughout your career. The post offers practical experience in injury documentation and interpretation, clinical photography, sexual assault examination, forensic evidence collection and gives you the skills to liaise with the police and consider medical ethical issues.

  No Positions Currently Available Metro West  Visit Website Email Dr Nicola Cunningham

• MCCC Registrar Liaison Officer
  The Senior Registrar Liaison Officer (RLO) will act as a team leader for the RLO team throughout MCCC and can be based in any of our regions. The MCCC team includes a RLO from each of the four regions of MCCC along with an ACRRM RLO. The Senior RLO will act as a liaison person between the RLO team, GP Registrars and MCCC GP Training, represent the views of GP Registrars to MCCC GP Training, facilitate communication between them and provide training support to Registrars. The Senior RLO will also participate, as requested, in the educational program for Registrars such as webinars and orientation sessions. The 0.2FTE Senior RLO position has been accredited as a training role (therefore can be added to training time) and is a paid role. Further details are available in the position description and queries about the role can be forwarded to Dr Angelina Salamone. Applications, including a covering letter describing your interest and suitability for the role and a CV, are to be sent to PeopleandCulture@mccc.com.au by 7 July 2019.

  Positions Available Read Testimonial Email People and Culture

• MCCC Registrar Medical Educator
  Are you an MCCC GPT3 registrar looking to explore medical education? Send us an expression of interest for one of our Registrar Medical Educator (RME) role. The role has been accredited as a training role therefore can be added to your training time. Positions are available in our North East and North West regions only. This is an extended skills placement completed part time in conjunction with your part time GPT3 placement. RMEs will, under the guidance of the Regional Head of Education, assist with planning, developing and delivering education activities within the respective training hub or region. Whilst the role of RME demands balance with other professional and personal obligations, it does provide significant scope for personal growth and development within a supportive team and an active educational environment. You will be involved in the contributing to the development of innovative education and training methods and approaches, participate in curriculum planning, implementation, evaluation and review and you will respond to queries from Registrars about learning planning and education and training requirements. This role provides other professional challenges and learning opportunities including assistance to Registrars with professional duty of care matters and their own self-care. The RME will participate in induction and orientation of registrars to training and work with the MCCC Registrar Liaison Officers (RLOs) in their roles supporting registrars. By the completion of the RME term, Registrars will be able to teach, manage and co-ordinate educational activities effectively, facilitate Registrar learning, undertake evaluation of activities and programs and promote quality improvement. These roles are committed to enhancing the training experience of each and every registrar in the training program and utilisation of a rigorous, evidence-based approach to medical education.

  No Positions Currently Available

Registrars who chose these Advanced Skills posts will be part of primary mental health teams located within health services. These posts offer an opportunity to gain a deep understanding of mental health services and the interface between the acute and community based sectors.

• Barwon Health Geelong
  Extended skills - mental health. Further details to follow.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Anthony Wong, Director Medical Governance

• Inner West Area Mental Health Service – Moonee Ponds
  Mental health skills training is provided in a supportive environment at Inner West Area Mental Health Service (IWAMHS), as part of North Western Mental Health and Royal Melbourne Hospital, based at Moonee Ponds, Melbourne. This is a unique opportunity for GP registrars as you will have access to a diverse range of patients as seen by GP's in their clinics. During your six-month placement, in addition to building on your communication skills and physical health assessments, you will learn how to recognise, assess and manage common psychiatric presentations. Supervision is provided regularly by an experienced approachable Consultant psychiatrist. Recruitment for Semester 1 and Semester 2, 2020 is now open. Eligibility for the position is determined by the MCCC (mainly GPT3 and GPT4s - please discuss with a Medical Educator in your region). A basic understanding of mental health assessment and psychopharmacology is preferred and previous experience in mental health during hospital placements is an advantage. Interested applicants can direct their queries to Dr Dina Georgopoulos, an enthusiastic supporter of this unique position and a GP working part-time at the service. GP Registrars who have worked at Inner West are happy to be contacted upon request to chat about their experiences during their placement.

  Positions Available Metro West  Visit Website Read Testimonial Email Dina Georgopoulos

Registrars can undertake either an Extended Skills term and complete the Diploma of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, or an Advanced Skills year and complete the Advanced Diploma of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. After completing the Advanced Diploma, registrars can be credentialled as a GP Obsetrician. MCCC offers opportunities for registrars with obstetrics skills to be placed in rural or remote towns with supervision by a GP obstetrician completing your GP training terms.

• Barwon Health, Geelong
  Extended Skills 12 month post- one six month position available per semester. Contact Barwon Health to discuss this opportunity can enhance your generalist skill set and the and the Diploma qualification you can gain via your placement.

  Positions Available Visit Website Email Anthony Wong, Director Medical Governance

• Werribee Mercy Hospital – Werribee
  Extended Skills - Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Werribee Mercy Hospital is offering an extended skills post with a view of the successful applicant completing their RANZCOG Diploma Obstetrics in the six month placement. As an outer metro hospital, Werribee Mercy sees around 3800 births per year of medium to low complexity. This post also offers a SCN with 32 week and above neonates admitted and managed. The applicant will be working in the birth suite, theatre, early pregnancy assessment clinic and ante-natal clinics; teamed with a registrar and with support always available from a consultant either on-site or on-call if after hours.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Dr Jacqueline Van Dam

Extended Skills and Advanced Skills posts in paediatrics are available across MCCC GP Training. Registrars who join these posts further develop their skills in managing paediatric patients by working across inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, emergency departments and supporting deliveries.

• Barwon Health, Geelong
  GP Registrar Paediatrics - selection via Barwon Health Paediatric Department. Apply to Barwon Health for the above 6 month post to enhance your generalist skill set so as to better serve your patients. For further details please visit the Careers page on the Barwon Health website (link below).

  Positions Available Visit Website Email Anthony Wong, Director Medical Governance

• Dandenong Hospital (EV GP Training)
  Extended Skills Post - EV GP Training. The placement can be either full time or part time in semester one or two. Registrars must be GPT3 or GPT4 at the time of placement. This post requires a temporary transfer to EV GP Training, the RTO for Eastern Victoria - a process which can be arranged but requires consultation with MCCC. Applications can be directed to the hospital

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Peter Forrest

Palliative Care is a growing area of demand for GPs. Registrars can complete either an Extended Skills or Advanced Skills placement in this area. Registrars who choose these posts become part of a multi-disciplinary team, working in acute and community settings and supervised by a palliative care physician.

• Ballarat Health
  Ballarat Health Services and the Grampians Regional Palliative Care Team are able to offer training positions to GP registrars who wish to obtain further skills in palliative medicine.This post is suitable as a six month GPT4 term, with the opportunity to complete the Clinical Diploma in Palliative Medicine awarded by the RACP. There is also an opportunity to complete a 12 month Advanced Rural Skills term. Ongoing support and professional development opportunities can be provided to GP’s providing palliative care, particularly in rural practice, to consolidate and maintain skills developed during the term. The usual hours of work are 8.30 am to 5.00pm and on-call and afterhours work is limited. Traditionally the time has been divided as 0.5 inpatient and 0.5 community (which may include residential aged care). These details can be tailored to meet the learning objectives of the registrar within the limits of the training term requirements and clinical workload.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email

• Barwon Health, Geelong
  Palliative care is integral to, and best provided by, General Practice. Barwon Health offers six month rotations as a Palliative Care registrar working with a multi-disciplinary team, gaining experience in our 16 bed inpatient unit, consultative service at University Hospital Geelong, and community service providing care in people’s homes. Teaching from the supportive Medical Specialists will enhance clinical communication skills, as well as assessment and management of pain and other symptoms. The registrar positions are accredited for Diploma of Palliative Medicine (RACP) training. Applications can be made via the Victorian Palliative Medicine Training Program website (link below).

  Positions Available Visit Website Email Rodney Fawcett, Director of Education and Training

• Werribee Mercy Hospital – Mercy Health
  The Victorian Palliative Medicine Training Program (VPMTP) oversees this position and registrars can work towards a Diploma in Palliative Care. Registrars work with supervision at Werribee Mercy Hospital in their 12 bed Palliative care unit as well as providing a consultation service to other hospital patients. The post provides registrars with experience in symptom management for cancer and non-cancer patients and end of life issues. Five hours teaching is provided weekly and registrars attend three consultant wards rounds per week, Grand Rounds and Lectures at St Vincent’s Hospital Palliative Care program teaching. For more information and details of how to apply, see the VPMTP website.

  Positions Available Visit Website Email Dr Maria Pisasale

Providing a different experience to mental health placements, the psychiatry Extended Skills or Advanced Skills placements are located in psychiatry teams based in hospitals. The posts cover acute wards and outpatient clinics working under the supervision of a psychiatrist.

• Barwon Health, Geelong
  Extended skills psychiatric registrar - Barwon Health, based in Geelong and one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, is seeking exceptional medical practitioners to join us in 2020. We welcome applications GP registrars wishing to commence psychiatry training full-time for six months or part-time for 12 months. Successful applicants will join a cohort of 24 psychiatry registrars at Barwon Health undertaking rotations within Barwon Health, which provides comprehensive tertiary mental health care services to the Barwon catchment, covering all ages and most sub-specialty disciplines.

  Positions Available South West  Visit Website Email Steven Moylan

• Inner West Area Mental-Health Royal Melbourne Hospital

  No Positions Currently Available

Providing medical care to refugees is a specialised area, often requiring skills in managing conditions that are not commonly seen in the general Australian population. This Extended Skills post offers the registrar an introduction to managing the health care of refugees.

• Gateway Health, Wodonga

  No Positions Currently Available

These Extended Skills posts are located in dedicated sexual health clinics. Registrar in these posts can gain experience in the management of STIs and family planning. Some of these posts also offer the opportunity to undertake training to become an HIV prescriber.

• Family Planning Victoria
  Extended Skills - Registrars who have completed GPT2 are encouraged to apply for the reproductive and sexual health extended skills post. There are two, six month positions available in Box Hill and the Melbourne CBD, but successful applicants will be expected to work across both sites. The successful applicant will gain broad clinical experience in reproductive and sexual health issues. This includes contraception, STI screening and management, cervical screening, management of menstrual symptoms and pregnancy choices for unintended pregnancy including medical termination of pregnancy. Each registrar will attend the theory component of FPAA National Certificate in Reproductive and Sexual Health for Doctors in their first week and sit the examination. This course is provided free to our registrars (usual cost $2514 in 2019), who will be paid for normal working hours over the course of the week. Applications close 9am Monday 13 May 2019. Please see the attached PDF for key selection criteria and how to apply for this position.

  Positions Available Visit Website Read Testimonial Email Dr Suzanne Pearson

• Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
  Applications are now open for the special skills post at the Melbourne Sexual Health Clinic. Testimonial from current MCCC registrar, Sophie, on her time at the MSHC: "The MSHC extended skills post is excellent opportunity to develop skills in sexual health history taking, STI screening, testing and treatment, management common gynaecological presentations and genital dermatology. The position is very well supported, with a clinical supervisor always available for questions and second opinion, and regular teaching and education opportunities. The skills developed during this extended post will be relevant and helpful for any future general practice career."

  Positions Available Metro West  Visit Website Email Marcus Chen, Adjunct Associate Professor

• The Centre Clinic, Victorian AIDS Council (EV GP Training)
  Extended Skills Post - EV GP Training. The placement can be either full time or part time in semester one or two. Registrars must be GPT3 or GPT4 at the time of placement. This post requires a temporary transfer to EV GP Training, the RTO for Eastern Victoria - a process which can be arranged but requires consultation with MCCC. Applications can be directed to the clinic.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Dr BK Tee

• Molescreen (EV GP Training)
  Extended Skills Post - EV GP Training. The placement is part time in either semester one or two. Registrars must be GPT3 or GPT4 at the time of placement. This post requires a temporary transfer to EV GP Training, the RTO for Eastern Victoria - a process which can be arranged but requires consultation with MCCC. Applications can be directed to Molescreen.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Tony Rogers

• Peninsula Skin Cancer Clinic (EV GP Training)
  Extended Skills Post - EV GP Training. The placement can be either full time or part time in semester one or two. Registrars must be GPT3 or GPT4 at the time of placement. This post requires a temporary transfer to EV GP Training, the RTO for Eastern Victoria - a process which can be arranged but requires consultation with MCCC. Applications can be directed to Peninsular Skin Cancer Clinic.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Amie Wagenar

• Rosebud Skin Cancer Centre (EV GP Training)
  Extended Skills Post - EV GP Training. Rosebud Skin Cancer Centre is offering an extended skills post in 2019. The placement can be either full time or part time in semester one or two. Registrars must be GPT3 or GPT4 at the time of placement. This post requires a temporary transfer to EV GP Training, the RTO for Eastern Victoria - a process which can be arranged but requires consultation with MCCC. Applications can be directed to Rosebud Skin Cancer Centre.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Sally Shaw

• Sunspot (EV GP Training)
  Extended Skills Post - EV GP Training. Sunspot is offering a skin cancer extended skills posts across multiple locations in Carnegie, Hallam and Cheltenham. The placement can be either full time or part time in semester one or two. Registrars must be GPT3 or GPT4 at the time of placement. This post requires a temporary transfer to EV GP Training, the RTO for Eastern Victoria - a process which can be arranged but requires consultation with MCCC. Applications can be directed to the clinic.

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email Janine Dale

• The Melbourne Sports Medicine Centre
  The Melbourne Sports Medicine Centre is a large multidisciplinary practice co-located with a General Practice (Midtown Medical Clinic) and a Specialist Centre (Medical Specialists on Collins). Medical services are provided by Sports Medicine Physicians and Sports Medicine Doctors. Allied health services are provided by Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Podiatrists, Myotherapists, Remedial Massage Therapists and Dietitians. A pilates studio, rehabilitation gymnasium, pathology and comprehensive radiology is located on site. Medical Specialists include Hand Therapists, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Spinal Surgeons and Neurosurgeons. The Melbourne Sports Medicine Centre has a large supportive administration team. The medical staff of The Melbourne Sports Medicine Centre pride themselves on their close relationship with the allied health team and have strong communication skills to ensure optimal patient care. For further information please refer to our website at www.melbsportsmed.com.au

  No Positions Currently Available Visit Website Email