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 of their preference on their online application.
Prevocational Training Networks
Network 1 | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Dubbo Service |
Network 2 | Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Bowral and District Hospital, Campbelltown/Camden Hospitals |
Network 3 | Concord Hospital, Canterbury Hospital, Broken Hill Base Hospital |
Network 4 | Liverpool Hospital, Fairfield Hospital, The Tweed Hospital |
Network 5 | Royal North Shore Hospital, Ryde Hospital, Port Macquarie Base Hospital |
Network 6 | Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Mona Vale Hospital, Northern Beaches Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital |
Network 7 | Gosford Hospital, Wyong Hospital |
Network 8 | St George Hospital and Community Health Service, Griffith Base Hospital, Sutherland Hospital, Albury Wodonga Health – Albury Campus |
Network 9 | Prince of Wales Hospital, Lismore Hospital |
Network 10 | St Vincent’s Hospital, Wagga Wagga Health Service |
Network 11 | Wollongong Hospital, Shellharbour Hospital, Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital |
Network 12 | John Hunter Hospital , Armidale Hospital, Belmont Hospital, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Hunter New England Mental Health, Manning Base Hospital, Tamworth Hospital, 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 |