Please note this is for the 2027 Infectious Disease Trainee
Registrar intake.
Registrar - Trainee - Infectious Diseases
This
is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full Time appointments for 6
or 12 months.
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 04/12/2026.
Salary:
Registrar Year 1-7 $155,932 to $208,619 p.a. (inclusive of
base salary, 12% superannuation and professional development
allowance at 3 September 2026)
Applicants must have completed the Fellowship of Royal Australasian
College of Physicians (RACP) Part 2 Clinical Examination by July
2026.
The Medical Workforce Department at Royal Perth
Hospital, only
administers these rotations, with successful applicants
appointed to any of the infectious diseases advanced training posts
within WA Health.
Position Profile:
Positions are
available to the WA Advanced Training Programme in Infectious
Diseases which offers the opportunity for 6 or 12 months rotations
for Trainees registered with the Royal Australasian College of
Physicians (RACP) for Advanced Training in Infectious Diseases. The
adult hospital infectious diseases services in Perth provide a
comprehensive, best practice infectious diseases service to Fiona
Stanley, Royal Perth and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospitals, with newer
placements being available at St John of God Midland Hospital and
Joondalup Health Service. Each hospital provides inpatient and
outpatient services including ambulatory care and antimicrobial
stewardship, and the larger centres may provide experience in
subspecialty areas such as HIV medicine, transplant associated
infections and tuberculosis. Medical Practitioners committed to
entering, or continuing in, a training program in infectious
diseases, and who have appropriate qualifications registrable in
WA, are invited to apply to the WA Infectious Diseases Training
Program for 2025. All positions in the program are accredited for
training to attain the Fellowship of the RACP, and for trainees
seeking combined clinical microbiology fellowships with the RCPA.
Successful applicants will be allocated to one of the five adult
hospitals in Perth.
Each
successful applicant will be appointed for 12 months to work in the
Infectious Diseases Department of one of the five adult teaching
hospitals (i.e. Fiona Stanley, Royal Perth, Sir Charles Gairdner,
St John of God Midland and Joondalup Health Campus). Under special
circumstances, the option of 6-month rotations between hospitals
may be considered. It is an expectation that no more than 12 months
of training will occur in the one department and existing trainees
must re-apply for a position the following year.
Area Profile:
Royal Perth
Hospital (RPH) is located within the heart of the
City of Perth; and is part of the Royal Perth Bentley Group (RPBG).
RPH is the tertiary referral centre for the East Metropolitan
Health Service (EMHS).
The
Infectious Diseases (ID) Service provides a comprehensive range of
inpatient and outpatient care for a wide spectrum of conditions,
including ICU/critical care infections, tropical and travel-related
illnesses, mycobacterial infections, HIV, sexually transmitted
infections (STIs), and other complex infections. The service plays
a key role in supporting multidisciplinary clinical care at the
Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) site, working closely with the State
Trauma Service, the Orthopaedic Infection Service, and a large
Multidisciplinary Foot Ulcer Service. Subspecialty ID care is also
delivered through the Anita Clayton Centre, including management of
patients with tuberculosis and leprosy. Additionally, the ID team
manages the Intravenous Diseases Ambulatory Care unit (IDAC) based
at RPH. The service is actively involved in undergraduate and
postgraduate teaching, clinical trials, and ongoing research
initiatives.
The
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH)
Department of Infectious Diseases has expertise in all aspects
of infectious diseases, including community and hospital-acquired
infection, infections in immunocompromised hosts, viral hepatitis
and HIV, tropical and travel related infections, antimicrobial use,
Covid clinical support and antimicrobial hypersensitivity. Core
clinical services provided by the Department include: inpatient
consultative services, outpatient clinics in general infectious
diseases, HIV and viral hepatitis, and diabetic foot infection, the
SCGH Healthy antimicrobial Prescribing Initiative (HAPI) and the
Hospital in the Home (Home Link) outpatient IV antimicrobial
therapy program. Other important functions of the Department
include infection control and active participation in
multidisciplinary rounds and meetings with other
Departments.
SJOG Midland Public and Private hospital is a
general medical and surgical hospital with O&G and paediatric
services. The infectious diseases service is mainly consultative.
We have three clinics a week, general ID (e.g. travel infections,
HIV, Hep B, IE, TB etc.), HITH clinic and multidisciplinary foot
ulcer clinic. We also support a moderate volume of vascular
surgical presentations through our busy multidisciplinary foot
ulcer clinic and small volumes of orthopaedic cases. Other services
include antimicrobial stewardship (ICU and gen surg.), infection
prevention and control (including staff health), junior
doctor/medical student support and teaching. As a department we
also have a strong research interest. The department is supported
by five collegial ID physicians and one AMS pharmacist. Australian
Clinical Laboratories is the contracted microbiology provider with
whom we have a good working relationship.
The
Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) Infectious
Diseases service provides inpatient and outpatient consulting
services for the full range of infectious diseases, including HIV,
sexually transmissible infections (STIs), viral hepatitis,
infections in the immunocompromised, tropical and travel-related
infections, Covid clinical support, paediatric, neonatal and
pregnancy related infections and other serious community and
hospital-acquired infections. FSH is the new tertiary hospital
centre for the WA State Burns, lung-/heart-lung transplant,
allogeneic stem cell transplant and Rehabilitation (including
spinal injuries) services and has busy Accident & Emergency,
Intensive Care and Renal Transplant services. The ID Service
co-leads multidisciplinary hospital Bacterial Endocarditis,
Orthopaedic infection and Diabetic Foot Ulcer services and actively
participates in teaching, research and collaborative clinical
trials. The ID department maintains close liaison with the
Department of Microbiology and shares with this department
responsibility for devising and implementing best practice
antimicrobial policies and protocols within FSH. The department
also directs the activities of the home intravenous antibiotic
service (IDAC) based at FSH and Fremantle Hospitals. The FSH
Infectious Diseases Department manages a very active antimicrobial
stewardship program, taking a leadership role within the South
Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS), which also includes Fremantle
and Rockingham Hospitals and Peel Health Campus, in promoting best
practice infection management and antimicrobial
prescribing.
Joondalup Health
Campus is a public-private partnership hospital
which provides services to Perth’s northern corridor and associated
regions. The Infectious Diseases unit provides a consultative
service across a broad range of medical and surgical specialties
which include obstetric/gynaecological services and Critical Care.
There is a strong focus on general ID as well as collaboration with
other services (eg MDFU rounds, endocarditis MDT, HITH). Work spans
both public and private domains as well as inpatients and
outpatients. In addition to clinical work, the ID service oversees
the hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship service which includes
penicillin de-labelling as well as Infection Prevention & Control.
Finally, the ID service is heavily involved in hospital education
from medical school to physician training
Employee Benefits: Our employees enjoy an amazing
range of benefits which may include (in line with operational
requirements):
Conditions of Service: The terms and conditions of
service are in accordance with the WA Health System – Medical
Practitioners – AMA Industrial Agreement; https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/AMA
award
For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you
to contact Dr Sze-Ann Woon or Dr Alison Keed, Co-Head of Department
Infectious Diseases Royal Perth Hospital Sze-Ann.Woon@health.wa.gov.au or Alison.Keed@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 (within a strict 3-page
limit). 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
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.
WA
Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part
of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy. 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
is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the
provision of our service.
We
embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from
culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. WA
Health supports flexible working practices within the context of a
quality health service. WA Health is committed to a smoke-free
environment across all buildings, grounds and vehicles.
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
- East
Metropolitan/North Metropolitan/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
candidates to this recruitment process may also be
accessed/offered employment by other employers within the WA
Health system (e.g. South Metropolitan Health Service,
North Metropolitan Health Service, East Metropolitan Health
Service, WA Country Health Service, or Child and Adolescent
Health Service).
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm
AWST will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
CLOSING DATE: 16/06/2026 at 4.00PM AWST
