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  • Amy O' Meagher sits in a garden setting holding a baby in her arms
    Lived experience at the centre of trauma-informed maternity care at SMHS 25 February 2026 A new Birth Trauma Advisory Committee at South Metropolitan Health Service is seeking expressions of interest from consumers with lived experience for two committee roles.
  • Governor-General of Australia Ms Sam Mostyn AO with Dr Daniela Vecchio at the 2026 Australian of the Year Awards.
    Australian of the Year finalist cherishes once-in-a-lifetime awards experience 30 January 2026 Australian of the Year award finalist Dr Daniela Vecchio spent the long weekend in Canberra with the Prime Minister, Governor General, dignitaries and some extraordinary Australians doing so much to help others.
  • Department of Health Direcor General Shirley Bowen presents a WA Health Excellence Award to members of Fiona Stanley Hospital Geriatricians for Older Adults in the Emergency Department team
    SMHS staff triumph at WA Health Excellence Awards 26 November 2025 Last night, South Metropolitan Health Service took home four awards at the 2025 WA Health Excellence Awards including the biggest honour of the night – the Director General’s Award.
  • A male doctor in training and a female nurse sit beside an older male Home Hospital patient
    Home Hospital offering doctors in training a unique career path 30 October 2025 For Doctor in Training (DiT) Jack Kelly, Home Hospital was a standout rotation, so much so that he returned to the program as a registrar.

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  • A man and a woman stand side by side smiling while outdoors
    Mental Health at Fremantle Hospital a rewarding career change 25 August 2022 Working in mental health is a rewarding career but throw in a vibrant, historical and coastal location, and Fremantle Hospital (FH) is the workplace to be. There are many roles in mental health at FH currently advertised on the WA Health Jobs Board including nursing opportunities.
  • Group of health workers with a parent and two children
    Doctor wants young audiences to see that they can become doctors too 03 August 2022 Appearing in its eighth and final episode, which airs this Friday 5 August at 7:30pm, Registrar Dr Tara Brown hopes Children’s Hospital will show young people what it is like working in healthcare and encourage them to one day consider it as a career path.
  • Two women and two men stand side by side smiling in their hospital uniforms
    Navigate behind the scenes of the patient journey 28 July 2022 Children’s Hospital returns for its second last episode tomorrow night (Friday 29 July 2022) and to celebrate, we are shining the spotlight on the incredible behind the scenes patient support services (PSS) team.
  • Mother holds her toddler on a hospital bed
    Junior doctor hopes Children’s Hospital will inspire people to consider medical career path 21 July 2022 Episode six of Children’s Hospital, airing on Friday 22 July 2022, will have the audience on the edge of their seats as children receive life-changing treatment in our hospital – but this is just another day in the life for our junior doctors.
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