The advert closing date for this
vacancy has been extended to 4:00pm (AWST) on
Thursday 30 April 2026.
CRVCID 719349
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!
SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health
services within a catchment area stretching more than 3300 square
kilometres across the southern half of Perth. Our vision is
Excellent health care, every time. You can read more about
SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.
Join Fiona Stanley
Fremantle Hospital Group's Aged Care Medical team
as a Consultant Geriatrician and lead the delivery of high-quality,
person-centred care for our older patients.
This is a 6-month fixed-term
opportunity at 0.7 FTE (14 sessions per fortnight), with
possibility of extension(s). We are open to negotiating hours
with the successful candidate.
As part of an interdisciplinary
team, this role provides the rehabilitation and aged care medical
services to patients. You will promote patient safety and quality
of care. You will lead and promote the organisational culture of
commitment, accountability, respect and excellence. You will
provide leadership, orientation, training, supervision and
education, where relevant, for Doctors in Training (DiT’s), health
service medical practitioners and other health workers.
In collaboration with the Head of
Department and other Consultants, you will works to achieve
national, state and South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)
performance standards and targets. You will also work within the
scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the SMHS
Area Medical Credentialing Committee (AMCC).
Fiona Stanley
Hospital (FSH) is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a
range of health services including the State Rehabilitation
Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health
unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State
Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as
heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.
Fremantle
Hospital is a 300-bed specialist hospital focused on
providing high-quality aged care, mental health, secondary
rehabilitation, planned surgeries and medical 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.
Want to know more?
We encourage you to contact Dr Shabana
Ahamed at 08 6152 2222 or email
shabana.ahamed@health.wa.gov.au.
If you are ready to partner
with us see the application instructions below:
Your application should
include:
- A copy of your current CV
- A statement addressing the selection criteria
- The names and contact details of two (2) current referees
who can attest to your suitability for this role.
These documents should be complete
and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you
allow enough time to complete the online application process as you
will be required to answer various questions and attach your
documentation.
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Eligibility
Are you eligible?
To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid
working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian
citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work
indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).
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 a criminal records screening and integrity
checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking
a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be
required to undertake a working with children check (if required
for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask
referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of
ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
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.
Whilst this selection process will
initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to
fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In
addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate
the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may
also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain
valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised
delegate endorses the recruitment decision.
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date
will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
