Registrar - Trainee - Infectious Diseases

Please note this is for the 2026 Infectious Disease Trainee Registrar intake.

Registrar - Trainee - Infectious Diseases

This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full Time appointment for 6 or 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 04/12/2025. 

Salary: MP Year 1-7 $145,318 - $194,401 p.a. (inclusive of base salary, 11.5% superannuation and professional development allowance)

Applicants must have completed the Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Part 2 Clinical Examination by July 2025.

The Medical Workforce Department at Royal Perth Hospital, only administers these rotations, with successful applicants appointed to any of the infectious diseases advanced training posts within WA Health.

Position Profile: 
Positions are available to the WA Advanced Training Programme in Infectious Diseases which offers the opportunity for 6 or 12 months rotations for Trainees registered with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) for Advanced Training in Infectious Diseases. The adult hospital infectious diseases services in Perth provide a comprehensive, best practice infectious diseases service to Fiona Stanley, Royal Perth and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospitals, with newer placements being available at St John of God Midland Hospital and Joondalup Health Service. Each hospital provides inpatient and outpatient services including ambulatory care and antimicrobial stewardship, and the larger centres may provide experience in subspecialty areas such as HIV medicine, transplant associated infections and tuberculosis. Medical Practitioners committed to entering, or continuing in, a training program in infectious diseases, and who have appropriate qualifications registrable in WA, are invited to apply to the WA Infectious Diseases Training Program for 2026. All positions in the program are accredited for training to attain the Fellowship of the RACP, and for trainees seeking combined clinical microbiology fellowships with the RCPA. Successful applicants will be allocated to one of the five adult hospitals in Perth.

Each successful applicant will be appointed for 12 months to work in the Infectious Diseases Department of one of the five adult teaching hospitals (i.e. Fiona Stanley, Royal Perth, Sir Charles Gairdner, St John of God Midland and Joondalup Health Campus). Under special circumstances, the option of 6-month rotations between hospitals may be considered. It is an expectation that no more than 12 months of training will occur in the one department and existing trainees must re-apply for a position the following year.

Area Profile: 
Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) is located within the heart of the City of Perth; and is part of the Royal Perth Bentley Group (RPBG). RPH is the tertiary referral centre for the East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS).

The Infectious Diseases (ID) Service provides a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient care for a wide spectrum of conditions, including ICU/critical care infections, tropical and travel-related illnesses, mycobacterial infections, HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and other complex infections. The service plays a key role in supporting multidisciplinary clinical care at the Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) site, working closely with the State Trauma Service, the Orthopaedic Infection Service, and a large Multidisciplinary Foot Ulcer Service. Subspecialty ID care is also delivered through the Anita Clayton Centre, including management of patients with tuberculosis and leprosy. Additionally, the ID team manages the Intravenous Diseases Ambulatory Care unit (IDAC) based at RPH. The service is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, clinical trials, and ongoing research initiatives.

The Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) Department of Infectious Diseases has expertise in all aspects of infectious diseases, including community and hospital-acquired infection, infections in immunocompromised hosts, viral hepatitis and HIV, tropical and travel related infections, antimicrobial use, Covid clinical support and antimicrobial hypersensitivity. Core clinical services provided by the Department include: inpatient consultative services, outpatient clinics in general infectious diseases, HIV and viral hepatitis, and diabetic foot infection, the SCGH Healthy antimicrobial Prescribing Initiative (HAPI) and the Hospital in the Home (Home Link) outpatient IV antimicrobial therapy program. Other important functions of the Department include infection control and active participation in multidisciplinary rounds and meetings with other Departments.

SJOG Midland Public and Private hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital with O&G and paediatric services. The infectious diseases service is mainly consultative. We have three clinics a week, general ID (e.g. travel infections, HIV, Hep B, IE, TB etc.), HITH clinic and multidisciplinary foot ulcer clinic.  We also support a moderate volume of vascular surgical presentations through our busy multidisciplinary foot ulcer clinic and small volumes of orthopaedic cases. Other services include antimicrobial stewardship (ICU and gen surg.), infection prevention and control (including staff health), junior doctor/medical student support and teaching. As a department we also have a strong research interest. The department is supported by five collegial ID physicians and one AMS pharmacist. Australian Clinical Laboratories is the contracted microbiology provider with whom we have a good working relationship.

The Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) Infectious Diseases service provides inpatient and outpatient consulting services for the full range of infectious diseases, including HIV, sexually transmissible infections (STIs), viral hepatitis, infections in the immunocompromised, tropical and travel-related infections, Covid clinical support, paediatric, neonatal and pregnancy related infections and other serious community and hospital-acquired infections. FSH is the new tertiary hospital centre for the WA State Burns, lung-/heart-lung transplant, allogeneic stem cell transplant and Rehabilitation (including spinal injuries) services and has busy Accident & Emergency, Intensive Care and Renal Transplant services. The ID Service co-leads multidisciplinary hospital Bacterial Endocarditis, Orthopaedic infection and Diabetic Foot Ulcer services and actively participates in teaching, research and collaborative clinical trials. The ID department maintains close liaison with the Department of Microbiology and shares with this department responsibility for devising and implementing best practice antimicrobial policies and protocols within FSH. The department also directs the activities of the home intravenous antibiotic service (IDAC) based at FSH and Fremantle Hospitals. The FSH Infectious Diseases Department manages a very active antimicrobial stewardship program, taking a leadership role within the South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS), which also includes Fremantle and Rockingham Hospitals and Peel Health Campus, in promoting best practice infection management and antimicrobial prescribing.

Joondalup Health Campus is a public-private partnership hospital which provides services to Perth’s northern corridor and associated regions. The Infectious Diseases unit provides a consultative service across a broad range of medical and surgical specialties which include obstetric/gynaecological services and Critical Care. There is a strong focus on general ID as well as collaboration with other services (eg MDFU rounds, endocarditis MDT, HITH). Work spans both public and private domains as well as inpatients and outpatients. In addition to clinical work, the ID service oversees the hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship service which includes penicillin de-labelling as well as Infection Prevention & Control. Finally, the ID service is heavily involved in hospital education from medical school to physician training.

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 

For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to contact Dr Sze-Ann Woon or Dr Alison Keed, Co-Head of Department Infectious Diseases Royal Perth Hospital Sze-Ann.Woon@health.wa.gov.au or Alison.Keed@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 (within a strict 3 page limit). Answers to these questions are a requirement for assessment against the selection criteria, considered by the panel.

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.   

Referees:  It is preferable for your referee to be a current supervisor or manager.

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. 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 supports flexible working practices within the context of a quality health service. WA Health is committed to a smoke-free environment across all buildings, grounds and vehicles.

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
• East Metropolitan/North Metropolitan/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. 

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

CLOSING DATE:  07/07/2025 at 4.00PM AWST

Attachments:
JDF:  Registrar - Trainee - Infectious Disease - 520736 - MP 1-7 JDF.pdf
WWC:  WWC Applicant Advice 2017.pdf
Guide:  2024 Registrar Application Guide V2_Updated with 2026-27 TDs.pdf

MedCareers Ref 492855 / VCID 974381