This
is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your
voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the
community taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then
South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to
start!
This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full-Time or Fixed Term
Part-Time appointments for 12-24 months under the Short Term
Training Pathway with RACP approval.
Suitable
applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be
made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from
this pool until 31/12/2026.
Position Profile:
The successful applicant(s)
will provide a high quality, patient centred care to inpatients and
outpatients while under the supervision of the Head of Department
(HoD) and other supervising Consultants.
You
will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to review the medical
needs of patients within Rockingham Peel Group (RkPG) and provide
teaching and support, as appropriate to other Doctors in Training
(DiT’s), Nursing and Allied Health staff and other
multidisciplinary team members across the service.
Service
provision is in accordance with departmental needs during normal
working hours and as rostered for after hours and weekends as
determined appropriate for service delivery and RACP training
requirements.
Opportunities for General
Medicine training:
International medical
graduates (IMG’s) who are qualified specialists or
specialists-in-training, who have satisfied all the training and
examination requirements to practise in the field of General
Medicine in their country of training and who intend to obtain a
short period of training (up to 24 months) in General Medicine, are
eligible to apply for this position under Short-term training
pathway.
(Please
refer to links:
Medical Board of Australia and
RACP)
Candidates
with temporary employment visas (or
those who may be eligible for a relevant visa) may be employed for
the term of their visa. For more information on employment visas,
you can visit the Department of Home Affairs
website.
About us:
RkPG
is part of the South Metropolitan Health Service, one of the
fastest growing health services in Western Australia including
Rockingham General Hospital (RGH) and Murray District Hospital
(MDH) in addition to community and mental health services across
Peel, Rockingham and Kwinana. RGH is focused on providing high
quality general medical, surgical and mental health services as
well as outpatient care. MDH offers inpatient medical services,
palliative care and allied health services.
Our
values guide our work in every action, and that includes
recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people,
people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or
LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us.
Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and
family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider
bringing your expertise to our workforce.
For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you
to contact Dr Raj Malvathu on Rajasekar.Malvathu@health.wa.gov.au or
Dr Waranga Jayawickrama on Waranga.Jayawickrama@health.wa.gov.au
To Apply:
Applicants are requested to apply
online via MedCareersWA (Please note:
Applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to
apply online. This email address will be used for communication
with applicants). Emailed applications will not be
accepted.
Applicants
must provide the following documents as part of their application
in order to be considered for appointment:
-
A detailed curriculum vitae (of no more than 4 A4
pages) including the names and contact details of 2 x referees.
Your CV must provide a summary of your experience in the
context of the advertised vacancy.
-
Applicants are advised to write a statement addressing the
selection criteria Answers to these questions are
a requirement for assessment against the selection criteria,
considered by the panel.
Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job
Description Form.
Referees: It is preferable for your referee to be a
current supervisor or manager.
Application Guide: How To Apply
Registrar Information: Registrars
Applicant
documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying
online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the
online application process.
Multiple
applications will not be considered in their entirety. Where
multiple applications are uploaded, the last document to be
uploaded will be the only document accepted and considered by the
panel.
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT A CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) / RESUME
WILL BE INVALID.
If
you experience difficulties while applying online, please
contact MedCareersWA@health.wa.gov.au
Eligibility and Conditions:
Are you eligible? To be eligible for a fixed term
appointment to the Western Australian public sector is
essential that you must have documentary evidence of your
entitlement to live and work in Australia for the period of the
contract.
WA
Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms
of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed
to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s
Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality,
Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this
position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
WA
Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA
Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records
screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment
process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s
integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
Other Conditions:
- This
position is subject to a Western Australian Working With
Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to
the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
- South
Metropolitan Health Service will only accept applications that
are lodged with the express permission of the applicant and
containing all necessary information, including personal
contact details. We will not accept unsolicited applications or
CVs from recruitment agencies and/or search firms and we will
not pay fees to any such organisation unless arranged with the
provider prior to advertising a vacancy.
- Suitable
applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may
be made when similar vacancies occur.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm
AWST will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
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