2027 WA HEALTH ANNUAL
CENTRALISED RECRUITMENT POOL
This Recruitment Pool is for
Fixed Term Full-Time, Fixed Term Part-Time (with the possibility of
extension) Resident Medical Officer (RMO) and Service Medical
Registrar (SMR) positions, commencing from
January 2027
Western Australia -
where opportunity meets lifestyle
Salary
Effective
from 3 September 2026:
Resident Medical
Officer Year 1 – 3 from $121,360 – $144,166 pa
Service
Registrar Full Time Year 1 – 7 from $155,932 – $208,619
pa
Inclusive of superannuation
(12%) and professional development allowance as per WA Health
System – Medical Practitioners – AMA Industrial Award agreement
2024.
*St John of God Health
Care employment terms and conditions are contained within the St
John of God Health Care Enterprise Agreement and may differ
from WA Health hospitals.
**Ramsay Health Care
employment terms and conditions may differ from WA Health
hospitals. Ramsay Health Care is not a listed
Contracted State Entity within the WA Health System – Medical
Practitioners – AMA Industrial Agreement 2024.
About the
Role
We are
recruiting suitably qualified Resident Medical Officers and Service
Medical Registrars for metropolitan and rural & remote areas of
Western Australia – choose your own adventure!
The roles available will be a
choice of these Hospital and Health Providers:
- Fiona Stanley Fremantle
Hospital Group
- Joondalup Health
Campus
- King Edward Memorial
Hospital
- Perth Children’s
Hospital
- Royal Perth Bentley
Group
- Sir Charles Gairdner
Osborne Park Group
- St John of God Health
Care – Midland, Subiaco or Murdoch
- WA Country Health Service
– multiple rural locations
Are you ready to make
a difference to healthcare in Western
Australia?
What’s in it for
you
- Expand your knowledge and
skills through the available learning opportunities
- Work with mentors who are
passionate and knowledgeable
- Preference your top three
hospital sites across Western Australia in one
application
- Competitive salaries and
professional development allowances
- Choice of term rotations
through 4 – 5 departments per year depending on the
site
About
you
- Eligible for registration
with the Medical Board of Australia
- Eligible to work in
Australia; and
- Demonstrated clinical and
procedural experience as a registered medical practitioner for
a minimum of 6 months in an Australian acute hospital or
comparable acute hospital setting (setting listed in the
selection criteria) within the last 3 years
An Australian acute
hospital setting is defined as a clinically accredited, multi-day
stay facility that provides one or more disciplines of medicine,
surgery, emergency medicine, paediatrics, women’s health and mental
health care. Outpatient clinics or overnight stay facilities do not
meet this criterion.
What you will need to
apply
Applicants are strongly
encouraged to review
RMO/SMR Centralised Recruitment campaign page for details on
what is required to support your application. It also includes
FAQs, tips for completing the Selection Criteria and application
form, dates for the recruitment process, and what evidence to
attach as follows:
- Curriculum vitae (CV) or
resume
- Cover letter introducing
yourself and addressing the Application Selection Criteria in a
Word or PDF document
-
Evidence of registration
or evidence of eligibility for registration with the
Medical Board of Australia. For example:
- Ahpra number;
or
- AMC MCQ & Aphra
accepted English Language test; or
- Competent
Authority country Medical Degree or PLAB 1 &
2
- Specialist
College assessment report
- Minimum two recent
Referee details with confirmed and current contact details
entered
- A copy of your primary
medical degree
- AMC Part 2 Clinical exam
(if completed)
Applicants to apply
online via MedCareersWA.
Applications close
strictly on Monday 22 June 2026 at 12:00PM
AWST.
Additional documentation or
edits to the application including preference order cannot be
accepted after the close of applications.
Documents do not need
to be certified at this point, but will need to be for Medical
Board registration
Referee details must
be correct at the time of application
LATE, UNSOLICITED OR
EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Other
conditions
- 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 11 September 2026 12PM AWST.
- All participating health
services are 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 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 will
not accept applications or CVs from recruitment agencies and/or
search firms and will not pay fees to any such organisation
unless arranged with the provider prior to advertising a
vacancy.
- 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
