Optimised Allocation
The Optimised Allocation pathway predominately facilitates allocation of medical graduates to positions in outer and inner metropolitan Sydney in the prevocational training networks. It is also used to fill positions in regional networks following exhaustion of eligible applicants in the Direct Regional Allocation pathway.
Who is eligible to apply to the Optimised Allocation pathway
- Medical graduates who meet eligibility and NSW Health Priority Criteria
- Medical graduates who are expected to complete a medical degree this year or have completed a medical degree in the past two years
- Medical Graduates who have not previously worked as a doctor
Please refer to the Optimised Allocation Pathway Procedure for further information about the pathway.
Applicants must rank all of the 15 NSW prevocational training networks in order on their online application.
Prevocational Training Networks
Network 1 | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Dubbo Health Service |
Network 2 | Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Campbelltown/Camden Hospitals |
Network 3 | Concord Repatriation General, Canterbury Hospital, Broken Hill Health Service |
Network 4 | Liverpool Hospital, Fairfield Hospital, The Tweed Hospital |
Network 5 | Royal North Shore Hospital, Ryde District Hospital, Port Macquarie Base Hospital |
Network 6 | Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service, Mona Vale Hospital, Northern Beaches Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital |
Network 7 | Gosford District Hospital, Wyong Hospital |
Network 8 | St George Hospital, Griffith Base Hospital, Sutherland Hospital, Albury Wodonga Health – Albury Campus |
Network 9 | The Prince of Wales Hospital, Lismore Hospital |
Network 10 | St Vincent’s Hospital, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital |
Network 11 | Wollongong Hospital, Shellharbour Hospital, Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital |
Network 12 | John Hunter Hospital and Royal Newcastle Centre, Armidale Rural Referral Hospital, Belmont District Hospital, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Hunter New England Mental Health, Manning Base Hospital, Tamworth Hospital, The Maitland Hospital |
Network 13 | Westmead Hospital, Auburn Hospital, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (PGY2 only), Coffs Harbour Health Campus, Orange Health Service |
Network 14 | Nepean Hospital, Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital, Hawkesbury Hospital |
Network 15 | Blacktown Hospital / Mt Druitt Hospital, Bathurst Health Service |