Registrar - Service - General Medicine
WA Country Health Service – Albany Hospital is seeking General Medicine Service Registrars to join their dynamic and supportive team in one of Western Australia’s most sought-after coastal locations.
This is a recruitment pool to fill Full Time Fixed term appointments for 6 and 12 months with possibility of extension(s)
We currently have 1 Fixed Term, Full Time position for 6-months commencing on 18th August 2025 and several positions for Full Time 6- or 12-months appointments commencing in 2026 with possibility of extension(s). Appointments from this pool may be made until 02/02/2026.
Broaden your horizons in General & Acute Care Medicine in a regional resource centre.
✓ Join a highly skilled team committed to delivering highest quality care close to home through a well-connected regional resource centre at Albany Health Campus.
✓ Join a thriving regional training hub with a Rural Clinical School and a growing number of training registrars.
✓ Develop your professional skills and interests managing the full breadth of general & acute care medicine with support from Fiona Stanley Hospital and other visiting specialists.
✓ Provide clinical care of general medicine patients under the supervision of experienced and supportive physician consultants.
✓ Join a thriving beachside community in a lifestyle powerhouse with so much on offer.
✓ Be part of a thriving team that values staff morale, work life balance and staff wellbeing.
POSITION PROFILE
The successful candidates will be responsible for the clinical care of general medicine patients at the Albany Health Campus under the supervision of experienced Physician consultants.
The Service Registrar role delivers high quality, continuously improving, patient-centred care within well supported, Physician-led, general medicine training teams. The role is accredited for General Practice, ACRRM, Intensive Care and RACP Basic and Advanced trainees who are seeking broad exposure to a diversity of acute undifferentiated presentations in medicine and longitudinal care with Hospital in the Home and medical outpatient services. The role is focussed on managing inpatients, Hospital in the Home, hospital avoidance and general medicine outpatient clinics.
The Service Registrars also manage a team of junior medical staff and work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team. There is a strong focus on teaching as well as opportunities for research and quality improvement activities, with allocated non-clinical time.
The position requires participation in the acute undifferentiated on-call roster, with after-hours responsibilities approximately weekly.
ELIGIBILITY
To be considered for these positions applicants must hold unrestricted general registration with the Medical Board of Australia and have at least two years of clinical experience in Australia or Competent Authority Country.
FOR FURTHER JOB RELATED INFORMATION
We encourage you to contact Dr Lloyd Nash at Lloyd.Nash@health.wa.gov.au
Alternatively, please contact the Medical Workforce Coordinator, Kaz Germinario on 08 98922682.
ABOUT ALBANY HOSPITAL
Albany Health Campus is a modern 130-bed hospital. The hospital is a regional resource centre for the 60,000 people lucky enough to live in Albany and the Great Southern Region.
The hospital medical services include an expanding general medicine department with an integrated HomeSafe program to bridge the gap between acute care in hospital and community.
As a regional resource centre Albany Hospital is a secondary referral hospital for a number of smaller hospitals and clinics in the region and has more than 30000 acute presentations annually to the Emergency Department. General Medicine is structured with a mixed model of Physicians and Rural Generalists with a growing number of junior medical staff and training registrars providing inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital is committed to delivering highest quality care close to home with highly skilled rural general Physicians and other local and visiting specialists. In addition to three general medicine teams, local teams include medical oncology with a radiation oncology centre, a geriatrician-led subacute care service and a leading palliative care service. A high dependency unit is managed by rotating specialists.
Albany Health Campus is a leader in service innovation and is implementing hospital avoidance strategies through the HomeSafe and Home Hospital programs providing specialist-led, integrated, and coordinated care across the entire patient journey. As part of a regional training hub, Albany Health Campus is committed to the education and training of the next generation of health workers. The hospital has a mature teaching program for rural generalists including medical education registrars and is accredited for Basic and Advanced physician training and internal medicine for other Colleges.
SALARY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Registrar Year 1-7 $147,236 to $196,540 p.a.
*includes base salary $120,492 to $164,513 pa, professional development allowance $10,969 pa and 12% employer contributed superannuation.
Please note, employees who moves between different WA Department of Health entities will bring their entitlements (annual leave, long service leave, personal leave) with them. Taking a rural contract is not viewed as a break in service.
In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):
- 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For further information click here.
- Access to generous salary packaging arrangements
- Professional Development Opportunities and Study Leave/assistance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Flexible leave arrangements
- Other professional and location-based allowances
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please apply via here by clicking the “Apply Now” button below.
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 documentation for the panel to assess based on merit:
- Cover Letter (optional – maximum of two pages)
- A detailed curriculum vitae (up to 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.
- A Selection Criteria - Applicants are advised to write a statement addressing the selection criteria listed on page 4 of the Job Description Form attached.
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.
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact MedJobsWA@health.wa.gov.au.
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
- 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 eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
- 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.
- Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre-Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn. Please see the attached WACHS PEHA Policy for further information.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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