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Strong medical system – Australia has an excellent health care system, based on a mix of private and public provision.
Strong economy, Australia’s per capita GDP is higher than the UK, France or Germany.
Well paid jobs with less bureaucracy. Earn $240,000 per year or more and no NHS bureaucracy
Australia has so much to offer: white sandy beaches and warm summer evenings. Plus great cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
Will you be better off though? Find out about the cost of living and taxes in Australia
Australia directs incoming GPs to work in areas where there are shortages. The system is called DWS (District of Workforce Shortage) and for “ordinary” GP work, you’ll only get a Medicare billing number if you’re in one of these areas. Usually, you’ll need to be AMC registered for 10 years before being allowed to move freely within Australia.Read on >
General Practice in Australia is very similar to the UK & Ireland in terms of clinical work. Practices are generally modern and have nursing support. Some have physiotherapy, pathology, ultrasound, CT and / or ECG too. Usually the practices have 6 to 10 doctors on site. Typically, they are open 12 hours a day, for 5 days per week and often weekends too. Read on >
Compared to the NHS or HSE, there’s less hassle, less bureaucracy, more medicine and more money. GPs have a lot of freedom to practice as they wish in Australia. “There is far less pressure to see patient numbers beyond that which one can safely manage”. Says one GP working in Perth. Typical earnings start from $A230,000 and rise to $A300,000 per annum after a few years’ experience Read on >
You’ll need to hold full registration with the Australian Medical Council and Royal Australian College of GPs. If you did your GP training in the UK, Ireland or New Zealand, this should be straightforward, though time consuming. Read on
You can expect to earn around $240,000 per year if you work in a suburban area . It can be considerably more (nearer to $400,000) in more rural areas. You’ll usually be self-employed, so these figures are gross earnings and based on you getting a proportion of the amount billed to patients. Read on
“I decided to make the move to Australia in December 2011 to work as a GP. It had always been an ambition of mine to move out there. In all honesty though I had no idea where to start. I searched online and emailed an agency. Paul emailed me back straight away with a lot of initial information and we arranged to talk”. Read on
Let us know if you've got any questions or queries about working as a GP in Australia.
