2026 Mid-Year RMO and SMR Centralised Recruitment Pool
2026 WA HEALTH MID-YEAR CENTRALISED RECRUITMENT POOL
This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full-Time, Fixed Term Part-Time Resident Medical Officer (RMOs) and Service Medical Registrar (SMRs) appointments, commencing from Mid 2026
Western Australia - where opportunity meets lifestyle
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!
These roles are available at the following Hospital and Health Providers:
- Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group
- Hollywood Private Hospital
- King Edward Memorial Hospital
- Perth Children’s Hospital
- Royal Perth Bentley Group
- Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Group
- St John of God Health Care
- 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
- Preference your top three hospital sites across Western Australia in one application
- Expand your knowledge and skills through the available learning opportunities
- Work with mentors who are passionate and knowledgeable
- Competitive salaries and professional development allowances
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 (settings 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 read the Application Guide (attached) for details on what is required to support your application. It also includes tips for completing your statement addressing the Selection Criteria.
- Statement addressing the Application Selection Criteria in a Word document
- Curriculum vitae (CV) or resume
- Cover letter introducing yourself
- Evidence of registration (or evidence of eligibility for registration) with the Medical Board of Australia
- English language competency test results (if applicable)
- Australian Medical Council examination results (for candidates eligible for registration via the Standard Pathway)
Apply via the “Apply Now” button and enter your first and last name and email address to enter the application form
Applications close strictly on Wednesday 4 February 2026 at 12:00PM AWST.
Any submissions after this time will not be accepted.
Additional documentation cannot be accepted after the close of applications.
Attachments:
2026 WA Health Resident Medical Officer Job Description Form.pdf
2026 WA Health Service Medical Registrar Job Description Form.pdf
2026 Application Selection Criteria.pdf
2026 Mid-Year Application Guide v1.1.pdf
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 13 April 2026.
- 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
