Fellow - Plastic Surgery
South Metropolitan Health Services 2026 Medical Intake
Fellow - Plastic Surgery
This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed-Term Full Time appointment(s) for 12 months.
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 28/09/2025.
Position Profile:
Fiona Stanley Hospital, based in the southern suburb of Murdoch, is the newest of the teaching hospitals in the Perth Metropolitan area. It serves a huge geographical area from the Swan River to the North, all the way to the southern coast of Western Australia and is a quaternary care institute. The Plastic Surgery Department is comprised of 14 consultants, the fellow, two plastic surgery trainees and a tier of junior doctors. It is a busy department, which covers a broad range of plastic surgery sub-specialities – with a strong emphasis on breast reconstruction and head and neck reconstruction, and lower limb reconstruction (as part of the Combined Orthoplastic State Periprosthetic Joint Infection Service).
There is good exposure to microsurgical reconstruction, with on average 2-3 free flaps occurring weekly. In addition to this there are daily elective and trauma operating lists providing further experience in skin malignancies (including block dissection and sentinel node biopsy), hand surgery and trauma. Fiona Stanley Hospital works in conjunction with the State Rehabilitation Service, such that pressure sore reconstruction also forms part of the work of the team. The department is an integral part of the FSH breast cancer Multidisciplinary Disciplinary Team, Head & Neck MDT, State Rehabilitation and Pressure Injury MDT and the Skin cancer MDT. The fellow participates in an on-call roster with the plastic surgery trainees, on a second on-call basis. In addition, the Fellow is involved in teaching and supervision of the trainees and junior surgical staff.
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
Employee Benefits: Our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):
- Professional development and Study Leave/assistance as outlined in the WA Health AMA Industrial Agreement.
- Access to generous salary packaging
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Flexible leave arrangements.
- Employer superannuation contribution - For information on superannuation go to: http://www.treasury.wa.gov.au/Superannuation/Employees/Overview/
Conditions of Service: The terms and conditions of service are in accordance with the WA Health System – Medical Practitioners – AMA Industrial Agreement; https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/AMA award
Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Dr Robert Choa on (08) 6152 2222 or via email at Robert.Choa@health.wa.gov.au
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.
Applicants must provide the following documents as part of their application in order to be considered for appointment:
- A detailed curriculum vitae (of no more than 4 A4 pages) including the names and contact details of 2 x referees. Your CV must provide a summary of your experience in the context of the advertised vacancy.
- Applicants are advised to write a statement addressing the selection criteria Answers to these questions are a requirement for assessment against the selection criteria, considered by the panel.
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.
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.
Attachments:
JDF: 
Fellow - Plastic Surgery - 007647 - MP 1-2 JDF.pdf
WWC: WWC Applicant Advice 2017.pdf
Guide: 2024 Registrar Application Guide V2_Updated with 2026-27 TDs.pdf
MedCareers 492758 / VCID 966395
