GP Career Information

General Practices and General Practitioners (GPs) are the first point of contact for patients seeking medical help and guidance. They provide accessible, comprehensive, and ongoing primary health care to people of all ages and stages in life. GPs usually offer 10-15-minute consultations and a range of general and family medical services. GPs can prescribe and administer medicines, provide health checks, treat acute or chronic health conditions, and discuss concerns. They write referrals, receive results, keep records, and coordinate patient care with other specialists and health care providers, offering ‘continuity of care’ for their patients and the community.

GP Roles

General Practices and General Practitioners (GPs) are the first point of contact for patients seeking medical help and guidance. They provide accessible, comprehensive, and ongoing primary health care to people of all ages and stages in life. GPs usually offer 10-15-minute consultations and a range of general and family medical services. GPs can prescribe and administer medicines, provide health checks, treat acute or chronic health conditions, and discuss concerns. They write referrals, receive results, keep records, and coordinate patient care with other specialists and health care providers, offering ‘continuity of care’ for their patients and the community.

General Practice plays an important role in preventative health care and health education. It seeks to provide long-term 'patient-focused' care which helps to reduce the overall demand for hospital care and resources.

In Australia, General Practice is recognised as a medical specialty and GPs can attain specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia after completing GP Fellowship training.

Junior Doctor Jobs

Junior Doctors, after completing their medical degree, undertake up to 3 ‘postgraduate years’ of prevocational medical training, including an internship and residency. Pre-vocational training consists of ‘terms’ or ‘rotations’ in public or private hospitals, general practice, or sometimes community health settings, in both rural and metropolitan areas.

During this time, Junior Doctors are exposed to a broad range of clinical situations and develop hands on experience and skills. They work across emergency, surgery and other medical specialties. They learn from senior colleagues and build an understanding of the specialisations/vocational training they want to pursue in the future. Junior Doctors register with the Medical Board of Australia after completing their internship year (PGY 1-2), and then complete a further year of clinical training to become Registrars.

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