General Practitioner - Hospital Liaison

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 JDF General Practitioner-Hospital Liaison 604623 MP Year 1-4 April 2026.pdf

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About the Opportunity:

We currently have a fixed-term, part-time General Practitioner (Hospital Liaison) position available with East CareConnect. This is a five-year appointment working 16 hours per fortnight.

The General Practitioner Hospital Liaison (GPHL) facilitates cross sector integration and coordination of care between the East Care Connect (ECC) hub and Community General Practitioners, in partnership with the WA Primary Health Alliance and local primary care services. The GPHL advises on and contributes to system improvements related to the general practice ECC interface to optimise the continuum and quality of patient care. The GPHL role will form an important part of the team working towards EMHS strategic priorities in digital health transformation, improving communication between tertiary and primary care services, and improved community care.

For more information regarding this position, including a thorough breakdown of duties, reporting structures, and selection criteria used in assessing applicants to this role, we encourage you to refer to the Job Description Form (JDF) attached.

For further job-related Information: for further information, we encourage you to contact Sam Weber, Service Director of Community & Virtual Care Directorate, on (08) 9224 1804.

About East CareConnect:

Our new virtual hospital is delivering hospital-quality treatment in people’s homes through traditional medical care and technology. A new arm of our health service dedicated to harnessing technology to provide hospital-quality care in the community was officially launched in June 2024. 

Transformative, state-of-the-art and patient-centred, East CareConnect marks a major step forward in how we can deliver health care and brings our virtual services together under one banner. For the first time, patients have this year been able to choose ‘hospital’ treatment at home under the East CareConnect Home Hospital service for some conditions which in the past would have required them to physically be at a hospital site. 

East CareConnect is the culmination of work which began at the start of this decade with our ground-breaking remote monitoring services Health in a Virtual Environment (HIVE) and Community Health in a Virtual Environment (Co-HIVE). 

Virtual services are an important part of our ongoing evolution. They are giving patients more choice by enabling care and monitoring from the comfort of their homes, and in turn freeing up physical hospital beds for those who need them the most. 

East CareConnect services are helping us lay the foundation for a more sustainable, accessible, and equitable healthcare future.

For more information regarding East CareConnect, please click here.

East CareConnect is part of the East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) which comprises an extensive hospital and health service network that aims to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of more than 828,000 Western Australians in its catchment area. 
 
Our hospital network works together to provide a combination of tertiary, secondary and specialist health care services including emergency and critical care, state trauma, elective and emergency surgery, general medical, mental health, inpatient and outpatient services, aged care, palliative care, rehabilitation and women’s, children’s and neonates services.

The EMHS consists of Royal Perth Hospital; Mt Lawley Hospital; Armadale Health Service; Bentley Health Service; Kalamunda Hospital; St John of God Midland Public Hospital and a range of community and population health services.

Employee Benefits: Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Flexible leave arrangements.
• Other professional and location-based allowances.
• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For information on superannuation click here. 
• Fitness Passport- discounted access to select gyms, pools, and fitness centres across Australia
• Discounted Smart Rider for travel to work

To apply for this position, applicants must have a current and valid email address for online application and communication purposes. If you encounter any difficulties while applying online, please contact MedCareersWA@health.wa.gov.au.

Application Instructions: If this role is what you are looking for, apply online at MedCareersWA and please take note of the following:

Applicants are advised to write a covering letter outlining their suitability for this position and attach their current resume or curriculum vitae. In addition to this, applicants are requested to provide a separate document (maximum three pages) addressing each of the essential and desirable selection criteria outlined on page five of the Job Description Form (JDF) attached. When responding to each criterion, we encourage you to use real-world examples from your career as this will assist us in assessing your suitability. These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

The East 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.

EMHS is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are representative of the diverse communities we assist. 

We wholly embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages, races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity, and people with disability. 

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. 

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within EMHS and/or the wider WA public sector. 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. 

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia.   

We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote applications from people with disability. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to support you through the recruitment process. Please contact EMHSTalent@health.wa.gov.au to let us know if you require any adjustments to take part in the application or selection process.

Other Conditions:  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. 

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 20th October 2026 at 4:00pm will not be accepted. 

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.