Consultant - Physician - General Medicine
Consultant Physician General Medicine MP Year 1-9 FSFHG SM116646-20250227.pdf
Working with SMHS 16042025.pdf
Salary: MP Year 1-9 $365,665 - $465,018 p.a. pro rata or $700.96 - $891.41 per session (inclusive of base salary and applicable allowances)
This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) is the perfect place to start!
SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health services within a catchment area stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southern half of Perth. Our vision is Excellent health care, every time. You can read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.
We are seeking a Consultant General Medicine Physician to join our rapidly expanding Home Hospital service.
We have 4.0 FTE vacancies available on either a permanent or fixed-term appointment. Fixed-term roles include the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.
The vacancies will be based across Fiona Stanley Hospital, Rockingham Hospital and Peel Health Campus Home Hospital bases. They could be at one site or across multiple sites. On call will cover Home Hospital across SMHS.
We offer flexible working arrangements and are open to negotiating hours to suit the successful candidate(s).
This position may be filled as a single full-time role, a job share, or via multiple sessional appointments of at least 0.2 FTE (4 sessions / 16 hours per fortnight).
About the Role
- Lead the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist general medicine/Home Hospital services to patients
- Promote patient safety and quality of care
- Provide leadership, orientation, training, supervision, and education, where relevant, for doctors in training, Health Service Medical Practitioners and other health workers
- In collaboration with the Medical Director of Community Services and other Consultants works to achieve national, state and SMHS performance standards and targets
- Work within the scope of clinical practice as defined and recommended by the SMHS Area Medical Credentialing Committee.
For more information including selection criteria see attached Job Description Form.
The SMHS Home Hospital Service is available at Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group, Peel Health Campus, and Rockingham Peel Group.
Home Hospital enables patients to receive hospital‑equivalent care at home, reducing inpatient admissions while maintaining safe, timely and person‑centred care.
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 Deputy Director Clinical Services/Medical Director HITH and Community Services, Gillian Scott at 04034855356.
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 to communication with applicants. Emailed applications will not be accepted.
- A copy of your current CV
- A statement addressing the selection criteria in 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 experience difficulties while applying online, please contact MedCareersWA@health.wa.gov.au.
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 a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.
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 firms, and we will not pay fees to any such organisation unless arranged with the provider prior to advertising a vacancy.
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
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.
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.
MedCareersWA Reference No. 493194/ CRVCID 722735
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