Consultant – Physician – General Medicine
SMHS - Consultant - Physician - General Medicine Year 1-9 SM00021569-20250120.pdf
Salary: MP Year 1-9 $352,448 - $448,2010 p.a. pro rata (inclusive of base salary and applicable allowances)
We currently have a fixed term part time appointment at 48 hours per fortnight for 12 months, with the possibility of extension/s.
We are currently seeking General Medicine Consultant Physicians to join our team at Peel Health Campus General Medicine / Medical Services Directorate.
As a General Medicine Consultant Physician, you will:
- Leads the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist internal medicine services to patients.
- Promotes patient safety and quality of care.
- Provides leadership, orientation, training, supervision and education, where relevant, for doctors in training, Health Service Medical Practitioners and other health workers.
- In collaboration with the Head of Department and other Consultants works to achieve national, state and SMHS performance standards and targets.
- Works within the scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the SMHS Area Medical Credentialing Committee.
For the selection criteria and full position details, please see the attached Job Description Form.
Peel Health Campus is a general hospital located in the City of Mandurah, 75 km south of Perth on the doorstep of the south-west, known for its stunning beaches, internationally significant wetlands, and some of Australia’s most spectacular waterways for boating, fishing and wildlife. It originally opened in 1988 as the 32-bed Mandurah District Hospital, and now operates with 206 licenced beds, bays and treatment areas.
Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Dr Andrew Walker at Andrew.Walker@health.wa.gov.au
If you are ready to partner with us, see the application instructions below:
Applicants MUST 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:
- A copy of your current CV
- A statement addressing the selection criteria, no more than 2-3 pages.
- The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role.
These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.
If you encounter any difficulties while applying online, please contact medcareerswa@health.wa.gov.au.
Benefits of working for Peel Health Campus include:
- On site free parking
- Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Flexible leave arrangements
- Other professional and location-based allowances
- For further information click here.
Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.
Eligibility
Are you eligible? To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).
WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and 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 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.
This vacancy 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
This is a recruitment pool for fixed term part time, permanent part time and casual appointments, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.
Other Conditions:
- 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).
- 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 29/05/2026.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
