Applications now open for the Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway

NSW Health is making it easier for doctors to pursue a rural generalist career through the Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway (RGSEP), with applications now open for the 2027 clinical year.

Rural generalists are essential to our regional communities, broadening the range of locally available medical services and allowing patients to access care closer to home.

RGSEP is an employment pathway for doctors seeking a career as a rural generalist. Trainees on the pathway are employed for up to four years by a regional Local Health District (LHD) while completing training in both primary care and hospital settings.

Trainees are employed under the NSW Health Medical Officer Award, ensuring they receive the same pay and conditions as their hospital-trained counterparts. This allows trainees to retain and continue accruing their NSW Health award entitlements, including sick, study, annual, parental and long service leave.

Trainees can work seamlessly across NSW's rural and regional local health districts, including Far West, Western NSW, Southern NSW, Northern NSW, Murrumbidgee, Illawarra Shoalhaven, Hunter New England and Mid North Coast.

In 2027, select Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) trainees working in Far West will be offered the opportunity to complete part of their training in the Central Coast LHD.

To be eligible for an RGSEP position, applicants must:

• Have completed PGY1 and PGY2 by the start of the 2027 clinical year

• Be enrolled, or in the process of enrolling, in a relevant vocational general practitioner training program

Apply now for the 2027 clinical year. Applications close on 4 August 2026.

GPs or general practices interested in participating in RGSEP can also register their interest on the website.