FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES
Stop sending applications into silence.
Australian public hospitals don't advertise in one place, and every state recruits differently. This toolkit shows you exactly where to look and what to prepare, so your next application goes to the right place, in the format Australian hospitals expect.
- 145 verified public hospital careers websites, every state and territory
- Step-by-step checklists for your CV, cover letter, documents and vaccinations
- Ready to use today: instant PDF download
Instant PDF download · 28 pages · Links checked November 2026
Most doctors are only looking in a fraction of the places hospitals advertise
In NSW, jobs are split across 15 Local Health Districts and several specialty networks. In Victoria, there is no single employer: each health service hires its own doctors. In 2026, Queensland Health moved its applications to a new careers portal.
If you only check one or two websites, you can miss roles you could have applied for. And some junior doctor positions are filled through annual recruitment campaigns. Miss the right one, and you may wait a year for the next.
Applying in the wrong places.
Checking the big job boards and missing the health services that are actually hiring.
Applying at the wrong level.
Australian job titles mean different things in each state, and applying at the wrong level often means a quick rejection.
Sending an overseas-style CV.
A CV Australian hospitals can't read quickly is a CV they don't shortlist.
The result is usually the same: silence.
Everything you need to apply properly, in one toolkit
The Australian Hospital Application Toolkit is a practical, 28-page PDF. It is mostly lists, checklists and templates you can use straight away, and again for every application.
- 01
Australian job titles explainedJMO, RMO, HMO, SRMO, CMO, registrar and PGY levels, and what each one really means
- 02
The complete website directory145 public hospital careers websites, with a note on how each state recruits
- 03
Documents checklisteverything to have ready before the right position opens
- 04
Vaccination and immunity checklistwhat Australian hospitals ask for, and each state's official policy
- 05
How to read an Australian job adthe questions to answer before you apply
- 06
The Australian medical CV checklistall 21 sections hospitals expect
- 07
Cover letter checklista simple one-page structure
- 08
Selection criteria checklisthow to answer the questions that get you shortlisted
- 09
Referee checklistwho to choose and how to prepare them
- 10
The 10 mistakes that get applications ignored
- 11
Application trackera printable template to record every application
- 12
Glossarythe Australian terms you will see in job ads
See what's inside
What would it take to find all of this yourself?
Eight different state and territory systems. More than a hundred separate health service websites. Policies, job titles and application rules that change from state to state. Most doctors never find them all.
Finding it all yourself
- Hours of searching
- Outdated and broken links
- No idea what you've missed
The toolkit
- Every public hospital careers site in one place
- Every link checked in November 2026
- Checklists for every part of your application
All of this for AUD 49, less than a sixth of the cost of having one application professionally prepared.
This toolkit is for you if
- You trained overseas and want to work in an Australian public hospital
- You're preparing to apply, or you're already applying and not hearing back
- You want to know where hospitals advertise and exactly what they expect
What it is not
- It is not registration or visa advice. Registration is decided by AHPRA and the Medical Board of Australia; visas by the Department of Home Affairs.
- It does not tell you which positions suit your individual profile.
- It does not guarantee interviews or employment.
CREATED BY
Francine Miceli, Founder of IMG Career Branding
Before starting IMG Career Branding, Francine spent more than six years in Australian medical recruitment, working with hospitals and doctors across the country. She saw the same thing again and again: capable, experienced doctors sending application after application and hearing nothing back, usually not because of their clinical ability, but because of where they applied, the level they applied at, or how their experience came across on paper. This toolkit gives you the foundations to fix that.
Frequently asked questions
Your next application should go to the right place.
Get every Australian public hospital careers website and every checklist you need, today.
Instant PDF download · Secure payment by Stripe