Senior Registrar/Fellow - Anaesthetics

Senior Registrar/Fellow - Anaesthetics

  • 493148
  • Fiona Stanley Hospital
  • Fremantle Hospital and Health Service
  • 👤 Fellow
  • 🩺Anaesthesia
  • Fixed Term Full Time
  • Fixed Term Part Time
  • Opening at: Mar 30 2026 - 00:00 AWST
  • Closing at: Apr 27 2026 - 16:00 AWST
  • Senior Registrar: $183,317 - $192,371
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South Metropolitan Health Services 2027 Medical Intake

Senior Registrar/Fellow - Anaesthetics

This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full Time and Fixed Term Part Time appointments for 6-12 months with the possibility of extension(s).

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 30/09/2026. 


We are looking for enthusiastic Senior Registrars and Fellows to join our dedicated team at Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group (FSFHG), Department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine.

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Position Profile:
The South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) provides hospital and community-based public health services to nearly a quarter of WA’s population as well as supporting WA Country Health Service patients from the Great Southern, Southern Wheatbelt and Goldfields regions. Our hospital network provides services that include the renowned adult burns service, emergency care and heart, lung and renal transplants.

The Anaesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine department invites applications for our 2027 Senior Registrar, General and Specialty Fellowship positions. Our Senior Registrars and Fellows are responsible for the Anaesthetic management and Perioperative care of patients undergoing surgical and other procedures at Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals. In addition, our Senior Registrars and Fellows supervise our Junior Registrar cohort under the direction of a nominated Consultant Anaesthetist.

Anaesthetic Fellowship positions offered are as follows:

  • Airway
  • Cardiothoracic
  • General
  • Obstetrics
  • Perioperative Medicine
  • Regional Anaesthesia
  • Research
  • Simulation and Education
  • Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary
  • Vascular

Our Specialty Anaesthetic Fellowship positions are designed to give in-depth training over a 12-month period. Our General Fellowships are available for either 6 or 12 months duration, with scope for requesting lists in areas of interest. We also offer part-time General Fellowships.

Please note:
The Simulation Fellowship is 6 months duration and is combined with 6 months General Fellowship. The Vascular Fellowship is 6 months duration and can be combined with 6 months General Fellowship. The Obstetric fellowship is available for either 6 or 12 months duration and can be combined with 6 months General Fellowship.

If you have not successfully completed your Final ANZCA examination or equivalent at the time of commencement of the role, you are only eligible to apply for a senior registrar position.

The roster comprises 40 hours per week, including approximately 25% after-hours commitment in both general and obstetric anaesthesia. Please note: the Cardiothoracic Fellowship has a 1 in 4 out-of-hours commitment to cardiothoracic anaesthesia, without requirement to cover general/obstetric anaesthesia.

Get to know South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)

About us:
Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.

Fremantle Hospital (FH) is a 300-bed specialist hospital focused on providing high-quality aged care, mental health, secondary rehabilitation, planned surgeries and medical services.

Get to know South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)


What’s in it for you?

  • Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience
  • A supportive and inclusive work environment that values collaboration and innovation
  • Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Flexible leave arrangements
  • The chance to live and work in one of the most beautiful cities in the world

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.


Want to know more? We encourage you to contact HR Connect via FSH.HRConnect@health.wa.gov.au or +61 8 6152 2499.


To Apply: 
Applicants are requested to apply online via MedCareersWA (Please note: Applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online. This email address will be used for communication with applicants). Emailed applications will not be accepted. 

Your application should include:

  1. Preference up to 3 Specialty areas in ranked order.
  2. A copy of your current CV (no more than 4 pages).
  3. Provide a cover letter addressing the following (no more than 2 pages):
    • Outline your ability to undertake the safe anaesthetic care of adult, obstetric and paediatric (>2 years old) patients at Senior Registrar/Fellow level.
    • Demonstrate with relevant examples clinical experience, knowledge, and commitment to your preferred speciality(ies).
  4. Provide a statement/letter addressing how you meet the following selection criterion (no more than 2 pages):
    • EC1 - Eligible for registration by the Medical Board of Australia.
    • EC2 - Provisional fellow and above with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists or equivalent Overseas Authority at commencement of employment.
    • EC3 - Demonstrated with examples experience, ability, and ongoing commitment to teaching and education.
    • EC7 - Demonstrated with examples active participation in continuing medical education activities and ability to learn from clinical experience and feedback
  5. The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role.

Before submitting your application, please read all instructions thoroughly and ensure that you provide the required information and documents in the specified format. Non-compliance with these instructions may result in your application being deemed incomplete and not considered for further review.

Written applications will be processed by the selection panel. If successful in the written application, applicants will be advised of an invitation to interview via the MedCareersWA Portal. The timing of offer for interview and the time/date of available interviews for applicants shortlisted for the Cardiothoracic Fellowship may differ from those of the General and other Specialty Fellowships.

Successful applicants will be added to a selection pool, from which positions will be appointed. Please note, selection to the pool is not a job offer.

Application Guide: How To Apply
Registrar Information: Registrars

Applicant documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process.

Multiple applications will not be considered in their entirety.  Where multiple applications are uploaded, the last document to be uploaded will be the only document accepted and considered by the panel. 

APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT A CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) / RESUME WILL BE INVALID.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact MedCareersWA@health.wa.gov.au


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.

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 is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service.

Other Conditions: 

  • 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
  • South Metropolitan Health Service will only accept applications that are lodged with the express permission of the applicant and containing all necessary information, including personal contact details. We will not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies and/or search firms and we will not pay fees to any such organisation unless arranged with the provider prior to advertising a vacancy.
  • Suitable candidates to this recruitment process may also be accessed/offered employment by other employers within the WA Health system (e.g. South Metropolitan Health Service, North Metropolitan Health Service, East Metropolitan Health Service, WA Country Health Service, or Child and Adolescent Health Service).

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm AWST will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

MedCareers Ref 493148 / VCID 720042

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