Registrar - Trainee - General Medicine

This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed-Term Full-Time appointments for 12-24 months under the Short Term Training Pathway.

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 31/10/2025.

Are you looking for an amazing opportunity to provide high quality patient focussed care in a medical ward environment?  If so, Rockingham is the place to be where you will be supported by great staff in a community, family orientated environment.  The hospital is only a 35 minute drive south of Perth and the area offers an amazing beachside community location in one of Western Australia’s fastest growing districts. Come and join us on this amazing journey and be part of the new friendly culture we are striving to grow and cultivate!

Area Profile: Rockingham Peel Group is part of the South Metropolitan Health Service, one of the fastest growing health services in Western Australia and comprises two hospital campuses, Rockingham General Hospital and Murray District Hospital, in addition to community and mental health services across Peel, Rockingham and Kwinana. As the flagship hospital, Rockingham General is focused on providing high quality general medical, surgical and mental health services as well as outpatient care. Murray District Hospital offers inpatient medical services, palliative care and allied health services.

Position Profile: 
The successful applicant(s) will provide a high quality, patient centred care to inpatients and outpatients while under the supervision of the Head of Department (HoD) and other supervising Consultants. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to review the medical needs of patients within Rockingham Peel Group (RkPG) and provide teaching and support, as appropriate to other Doctors in Training (DiT’s), Nursing and Allied Health staff and other multidisciplinary team members across the service.

Service provision is in accordance with departmental needs during normal working hours and as rostered for after hours and weekends as determined appropriate for service delivery and RACP training requirements.

Opportunities for General Medicine training:

International medical graduates (IMG’s) who are qualified specialists or specialists-in-training, who have satisfied all the training and examination requirements to practise in the field of General Medicine in their country of training and who intend to obtain a short period of training (up to 24 months) in General Medicine, are eligible to apply for this position under Short-term training pathway.

(Please refer to links: https://www.medicalboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD14%2f14121&dbid=AP&chksum=5YelRQxmALDXfMyOIjuObA%3d%3d and short-term-training-in-a-medical-specialty-guidelines-for-applicants.pdf (racp.edu.au))

Candidates with temporary employment visas (or those who may be eligible for a relevant visa) may be employed for the term of their visa. For more information on employment visas, you can visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

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 

For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to contact Dr Raj Malvathu on Rajasekar.Malvathu@health.wa.gov.au or Dr Waranga Jayawickrama on Waranga.Jayawickrama@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:

1. 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.
2. 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.

The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for applications, and will assess on a regular basis. The panel may select from the pool prior to closing date.

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. 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.

Our values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment. We encourage Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, 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.

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: Working with Children Check
• 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.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm AWST will not be accepted. 

Attachments:
JDF:  Registrar - Trainee - General Medicine - 510828 - MP 1-7 - JDF.pdf
WWC:  WWC Applicant Advice 2017.pdf
Guide:  2024 Registrar Application Guide V2_ENDORSED.pdf