2026 Annual WA Resident Medical Officer (RMO) and Service Medical Registrar (SMR) Centralised Recruitment

2026 WA Health Annual RMO and SMR Centralised Recruitment Pool

This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full-Time, Fixed Term Part-Time Resident Medical Officer (RMO) and Service Medical Registrar (SMR) appointments, commencing in 2026.

RMO Year 1 - 3: $117, 825 - $139, 968*

Registrar Year 1 - 7: $151, 391 - $202, 544*

*Inclusive of superannuation (12% effective 1 July 2025) and professional development allowance as per WA Health System - Medical Practitioners - AMA Industrial Agreement 2024.

Key Documents

 2. 2026 Application Selection Criteria.pdf

 3. 2026 WA Health Resident Medical Officer Job Description Form.pdf

 4. 2026 WA Health Service Medical Registrar Job Description Form.pdf

 5. WWC Applicant Advice 2017.pdf

Are you ready to take the next step in your medical career? Join WA Health and make a difference in Western Australia’s healthcare system.

Why Choose WA Health?

 ✅ Work in metropolitan or rural & remote Western Australia – choose your own adventure!
 ✅ Preference your top three hospital sites across WA.
 ✅ Competitive salaries & professional development allowances.
 ✅ Work alongside expert mentors and expand your medical skills.

Participating Health Services

The placement/rotation sites for each primary employing hospital and health service are noted in italics. Placement sites are subject to change.

Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group

Joondalup Health Campus (JHC)

King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH)

Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH)

Royal Perth Bentley Group

Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group

St John of God Health Care (SJGHC)

WA Country Health Service (WACHS)

Who Can Apply?

✔ Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
✔ At least 6 months of procedural and clinical experience as a registered medical practitioner in an Australian hospital (or comparable setting) within the last 3 years (list of comparable settings are in the attached Application Guide).

If you are unable to meet the minimum eligibility criteria, your application will not progress further through the process.

What You Need to Apply

Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the Application Guide for details on what is required to support your application.

 📌 Statement addressing the Application Selection Criteria
 📌 Curriculum Vitae (CV) / Resume
 📌 Cover Letter
 📌 Medical Board of Australia registration (or evidence demonstrating eligibility)
 📌 Medical Degree
 📌 English language competency test results

You may also choose to attach the following to demonstrate your eligibility and suitability for this position:

📌 Australian Medical Council examination results (for candidates eligible for registration via the Standard Pathway)

📌 Two recent end of term assessment/WRIG-30 reports (for candidates employed in Australia)

How to Apply

Click the “Apply Now” button below

Suitable candidates will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 26 September 2025. Preferred contract lengths of up to 36 months can be negotiated, with the possibility of extension, at the discretion of the employer.

Applications close strictly on Monday 23 June 2025 at 1200hrs AWST.

Additional documentation and/or amendments cannot be accepted after the close of applications.

LATE, UNSOLICITED OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Other conditions

• It is important to be aware that some employers may conduct interviews as part of their assessment of applicants. If you are selected for an interview, you will be emailed directly from the employer with the relevant interview details, to which you will be required to respond. You will need to ensure you have access to your emails and availability to attend any interviews if requested, during the required period.
• 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. 
• 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 26 September 2025.
• 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.
• To be eligible for a fixed term appointment you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia for the period of the contract