The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) offers a 5 year postgraduate training program in psychiatry. The Queensland Branch Training Committee (QBTC) and the office of Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry for Queensland Psychiatry Trainees oversees the RANZCP Training Program in Queensland.

Find out more about psychiatry training on the RANZCP and Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry websites.

Eligibility

To apply for an accredited psychiatry registrar position through the RMO campaign you need to be either a current trainee in psychiatry or a new applicant with the Qld Psychiatry Training Program.

If you are intending to apply to be selected into the Qld Psychiatry Training Program to commence during 2024, you need to hold general medical registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Find out more about applying as a new applicant or transferring.

To be eligible for a position you need to provide details for 2 referees and your referees will have to upload reports. If they don’t, you won’t be eligible for a position.

Current trainees

Securing an accredited training position in Queensland

Before applying for a position through the RMO campaign please make sure it’s an appropriate training position. To do this we would encourage you to speak to the Clinical Director or Chief Training Supervisor for your training site. They can tell you if you’re in an appropriate training position for your stage of training and personal circumstances. For contact details, please see the current contact list for Qld Clinical Directors [PDF 101.83 KB].

As part of the RMO campaign, please do the following:

  • review the Psychiatry Training Program preference guidelines (TBA)
  • complete a Psychiatry Training Program preference form (TBA) and forward to Postgraduate Coordinator at PGT.PAH@health.qld.gov.au indicating your job preference, stage of training and any relevant reasons for your preferences
  • contact the Clinical Director or Chief Training Supervisor at the training site you’ve indicated in your preference form to discuss your training plans
  • apply for the position through the RMO campaign
  • apply to the Qld Psychiatry Training Program, through the Qld Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry office.

Stage 3 sub-speciality trainees

Contact the Directors of Advanced Training (DOATs) in your sub-specialty to make sure the position you’re applying for is accredited for the certificate you’re doing. If you need their contact information, please contact the Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry office on (07) 3156 9885 or at PGT.PAH@health.qld.gov.au.

New applicants and transfers

When applying for an accredited psychiatry training position through the RMO campaign we would encourage you to:

As part of the RMO campaign, please do the following:

  • review the Psychiatry Training Program preference guidelines (TBA)
  • contact the Clinical Director or Chief Training Supervisor at the training site you’ve indicated in your preference form to discuss your training plans
  • apply for the position through the RMO campaign
  • apply to the Qld Psychiatry Training Program, through the Qld Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry office
  • complete a Psychiatry Training Program preference form (TBA) and forward to Postgraduate Coordinator at PGT.PAH@health.qld.gov.au indicating your job preference, stage of training and any relevant reasons for your preferences.

If you have any specific training questions about selecting your training rotation, please contact the Queensland Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry office:

Interview and selection

The recruitment and selection process complies with relevant Queensland Health human resource policies including the principles of equal employment opportunity.

The Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry Office will contact new applicants, once they’ve received their preference forms, with information about the selection process including:

  • applications
  • references
  • selection interviews.

However, if you’d like more information, please contact the Queensland Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry office on (07) 3156 9885 or at PGT.PAH@health.qld.gov.au.

It is important to note that the selection into the Qld Psychiatry Training Program is an independent process to that of securing employment in a registrar position (accredited training position) through the RMO campaign.

Allocations and training rotation placements are considered by the Directors of the Hospital and Health Services in conjunction with both the:

  • Queensland Branch Training Committee
  • Queensland Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry office.

Key dates

You need to apply through both the RMO campaign and the Qld Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry office.

Applications for the RMO campaign are open Monday 5 June to Monday 3 July 2023.

If you need help completing your preferences at Step 10: Preference section in the application, use the psychiatry preference guide [PDF 199.03 KB]

Applications through the Qld Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry office are due:

  • Wednesday 11 October 2023, with interviews on Wednesday 15 November 2023
  • Wednesday 6 December 2023, with interviews on Wednesday 17 January 2024.

You can contact the Qld Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry office on (07) 3156 9898 or at PGT.PAH@health.qld.gov.au.

More information

Questions about preference forms

If you have questions about the preference forms, contact the Postgraduate Coordinator or Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry on (07) 3156 9898 or at PGT.PAH@health.qld.gov.au.

Questions about new applications and transfers

Please contact the Queensland Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry office on (07) 3156 9885 or at PGT.PAH@health.qld.gov.au.

Questions about the training program

To find out more about the training, contact the following people:

Last updated: November 2023