Rural Generalist Trainee
🔍 Statewide
Remuneration: Public Hospital Medical Officers (State) Award - Registrar Year 1 - 4
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM25912
Are you a Junior Doctor considering a career as a Rural Generalist? Find passion, community and balance with the NSW Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway (RGSEP). Multiple positions are available across regional NSW for 2026.
Where you'll be working
Regional NSW
About the role:
RGSEP is an employment pathway for junior doctors seeking a career as a Rural Generalist. Trainees on the pathway are employed for up to four years by a regional Local Health District (LHD), while completing training in both primary care and hospital settings.
Trainees are employed by a regional LHD under the NSW Health Medical Officer Award – ensuring they receive the same pay and conditions as their hospital-trained counterparts. This allows trainees to retain, and continue to accrue, their NSW Health award entitlements including sick, study, annual, parental and long service leave.
The RGSEP program is available for trainees who have yet to commence or are already part way through their GP training. The contract may last up to four years depending on their stage of training. The positions are for trainees at PGY 3 level or above.
Positions are available across all regional local health districts (LHD): Far West, Hunter New England, Mid North Coast, Murrumbidgee, Northern NSW, Southern NSW and Western NSW. Opportunities also exist for trainees to complete hospital training in the Central Coast LHD whilst employed by Far West LHD (RACGP only).
- MBBS or equivalent and current general registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- At least two post-graduate years’ experience as a medical officer by the commencement of the position (PGY1 and PGY2)
- Applicants must be a current GP Trainee (enrolled in either FRACGP-RG or FACRRM via AGPT, RVTS or ACRRM Independent Pathway) OR eligible for GP training AND in the process of applying, noting an offer of employment can only be made once applicant has received acceptance onto an accepted training college pathway.
- Valid Working with Children Check.
- Cleared National Police Check.
- Aged Care Check for Australian Government funded positions.
- To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.
- Understanding and commitment to practice according to NSW Health CORE values.
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For role related queries or questions contact Annabelle Regan on annabelle.regan@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 05, August 2025
