Do you have a vacancy for a GP in the ACT or surrounding area?
Vacancy Form
If you wish to advertise your GP position on the ACT Medicare Local website, please complete the online Job Vacancy form or fax our hard copy version back to ACT Medicare Local on 02 6287 8055. This service is provided free of charge to GP Practices in Canberra and Queanbeyan. Generic advertising, funded by ACT Government Health Directorate, is regularly placed nationally and internationally, both online and in print, which directs potential GPs back to the ACT Medicare Local website where they can view your ad vacancy.
GPs and Locums Available
Please check the GPs and Locums Available page on this website to see GPs currently available.
Area of Need
All Practices located in the ACT are eligible to be declared Area of Need by the ACT Government. If you think you may wish to recruit an International Medical Graduate for your Practice, please contact Kirsty at the ACT Medicare Local on 02 6287 8099 to organise your Area of Need approval. Approvals are position specific (not person specific) and are valid for twelve (12) months from date of issue.
District of Workforce Shortage
Those practices located in an outer metro area (Tuggeranong, Weston Creek, Gungahlin or Belconnen) are eligible to be declared in a District of Workforce Shortage by the Department of Health and Ageing. Practices located in an inner metro area can apply to the Department of Health and Ageing for a special District of Workforce Shortage exemption. Please see DoctorConnect for more information or contact Kirsty at the ACT Medicare Local on 02 6287 8099.
International Medical Graduate information
For information on employing an International Medical Graduate, please visit DoctorConnect.
Visas
If you wish to employ an International Medical Graduate, please note that a Medical Practitioner Visa, Subclass 422, is the preferred visa for GPs. For further information regarding Visas, please visit the Department of Immigration and Citizenship website.
GP/Medical Recruitment Agencies
Are you looking for a GP? If so, there are dedicated GP recruitment agencies that can help you. These agencies have a vast network of GPs seeking work, both within Australia and overseas, and can highlight your vacancy to appropriate candidates, or assist GPs who approach them wishing to move specifically to the ACT.
Please click here for more information.
Useful links
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
RACGP
ACT Health
Department of Health and Ageing
Live in Canberra
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
DoctorConnect