Medical careers
Across our hospitals we offer a comprehensive range of adult and paediatric clinical services, including the State adult burns unit, the State rehabilitation service and comprehensive cancer services.
Doctors of all levels employed at SMHS have access to some of the newest medical technologies available, excellent educational and skill development, and opportunities and experiences that can’t be found anywhere else in Western Australia.
Why not make the move to WA?
Western Australia is a diverse, inclusive and modern society, and moving to WA can be a great choice for your career and your family.
SMHS is committed to investing in the training, teaching and development of junior medical officers in roles including:
- advanced trainee
- intern
- resident medical officer (RMO)
- registrar
- senior registrar
- supervised medical officer
- trainee medical administrator
- trainee psychiatrist
- trainee public health physician.
Learn about the conditions, salaries, entitlements and provisions for these roles in the WA Health System - Medical Practitioners - AMA Industrial Agreement 2016 (external site).
Junior medical officer opportunities are also advertised on MedJobsWA (external site).
With SMHS hospitals and health services offering more than 50 specialties, our senior medical practitioners cater to a range of patient needs of varying complexity. Employing the best specialists in their field enables us to provide opportunities for senior medical practitioners to learn, develop and practise in inclusive, innovative and welcoming environments.
Such roles include:
- consultant
- consultant surgeon
- health service medical practitioner
- senior medical practitioner
- medical administrator
- vocationally registered general practitioner.
Read about the conditions, salaries, entitlements and provisions for senior medical practitioner roles in the WA Health System - Medical Practitioners - AMA Industrial Agreement 2016 (external site).
2024 Annual WA Resident Medical Officer (RMO) and Service Medical Registrar (SMR) Centralised Recruitment open on Friday 19 May 2023.
Current Peel Health Campus salaried medical practitioners will be offered the opportunity to transition to SMHS employment when PHC operations transfer to SMHS in August 2024.
Any remaining RMO and SMR vacancies at PHC will become available within SMHS, including placement opportunities via Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group (FSFHG).
Visit MedJobs WA (external site) after Friday 19 May 2023 to submit an application for the 2024 Annual WA RMO and SMR Centralised Recruitment.
Read about medical career opportunities within Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group (external site) or email Fiona Stanley Hospital, Medical Workforce.
Future vacancies at PHC will be advertised on this page. You can also sign up for email alerts on MedJobsWA (external site) and Search Jobs (external site)
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Working for SMHS in mental health means nurturing and fulfilling your calling as a health care professional to change and positively impact people’s lives – from adolescents to older adults.
Read more about mental health career opportunities across SMHS (external site).