Single Employer Model

Victoria's Single Employer Model trial is an opportunity to attract more junior doctors into rural generalist training and bring more doctors to communities that need them. Under a Single Employer Model, rural generalist trainees will have the opportunity to be employed by a single health service while undertaking primary care training placements in rural and regional Victoria. 

Single employer models may reduce the administrative overheads of managing pay and conditions and build enduring connections with health services and the wider rural health community.  

Victoria has committed to no financial disadvantage to practices, trainees and health services compared to current state for participants in the trial. 

All rural Victorian primary care providers accredited to provide GP training are eligible to take part. 

Primary care providers can register interest now. Register by 15 September 2024. 

A list of self-nominated practices will be submitted to the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care to access exemptions under Section 19(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973, allowing practices to continue to bill the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) while the trainee receives a salary. 

Signing up for the exemption is easy and gives you the option to participate in the trial. Signing up does not require you to take a Single Employer Model trainee. 

Please register your interest to learn more about this opportunity.  

For further information or to speak with someone about the program directly, email david.channon@gh.org.au or phone 03 5320 6858.