Intern opportunities

As an accredited employer (by the Post Graduate Medical Council of WA/PMCWA), SMHS employs more than 125 interns each year across our tertiary/quaternary general and rural locations. Being a large network, SMHS ensures our interns gain relevant experience to meet their internship requirements.

SMHS offers a large range of opportunities for interns, including:

Interns are offered a selection of rotations prior to beginning employment. Our Medical Workforce team is available to discuss opportunities, working in collaboration with our medical officers.

Our interns are provided with:

• a comprehensive SMHS orientation
• education and professional development opportunities
• clinical training and wellbeing support from our dedicated Medical Education team
• excellent clinical supervision.

The wellbeing of our workforce is central to our vision, and our endeavours include:

• an ongoing roster review project
• regular doctor in training - executive forums
• a fatigue management strategy
• the recent recruitment of one of our senior clinical leaders into the new Chief Wellbeing Practitioner role to lead the evolving multidisciplinary Wellbeing Unit.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we encourage applications from Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people and people with disability.

If you’re seeking information or have a query regarding employment with us as an intern, please email JMO Careers for a confidential discussion.

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