Senior Registrar/Fellow - Anaesthetics
The closing date to submit applications for this vacancy has been extended.
We are looking for enthusiastic Provisional Fellows, Senior Registrars and General Fellows to join our dedicated team at Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group (FSFHG), Department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine in August 2025.
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Opportunity
The South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) provides hospital and community-based public health services to nearly a quarter of WA’s population as well as supporting WA Country Health Service patients from the Great Southern, Southern Wheatbelt and Goldfields regions. Our hospital network provides services that include the renowned adult burns service, emergency care and heart, lung and renal transplants.
The Department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine invites applications for our general fellowship positions, commencing in August 2025. Our Senior Registrars and Fellows are responsible for the anaesthetic management and perioperative care of patients undergoing surgical and other procedures at Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals in daytime hours. Approximately 1 in 5 shifts are out of hours in a combination of weekend, evening and night shifts. In addition, our Senior Registrars and Fellows supervise our Junior Registrar cohort under the direction of a nominated Consultant Anaesthetist.
Our general fellowships are available at either 6 or 12 month duration during which there is scope for requesting lists in areas of interest. We also offer part time general fellowships.
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What’s in it for you?
- Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience
- A supportive and inclusive work environment that values collaboration and innovation
- Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Flexible leave arrangements
- The chance to live and work in one of the most beautiful cities in the world
Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or 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.
Want to know more? We encourage you to contact HR Connect via fsh.hrconnect@health.wa.gov.au or +61 8 6152 2499.
To Apply: Applicants are requested to apply online via 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.
Your application should include:
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A copy of your current CV
- Applicants must be post ANZCA fellowship exam or overseas equivalent at the time of commencement of employment
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Provide a cover letter addressing the following in no more than 2 pages:
- Outline your demonstrated clinical and procedural experience and ability to undertake the safe anaesthetic care of adult, obstetric and basic paediatric patients (>2 years old) at Senior Registrar/ Fellow level.
- The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role. One must either be a supervisor of training or Head of Department.
- Provide a statement / letter addressing how you meet the following selection criteria in no more than 1 page:
- EC1 - Eligible for registration by the Medical Board of Australia- Yes/No
- EC2 - Provisional fellow and above with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists or equivalent Overseas Authority at commencement of employment- Yes/No
- EC3 - Demonstrated with examples experience, ability, and ongoing commitment to teaching and education
- EC7 - Demonstrated with examples active participation in continuing medical education activities
If successful in their written application, candidates will be invited to an interview. Following this, candidates will be shortlisted to a pool. Note: selection to the pool is NOT a job offer. Job offers will be made from eligible candidates from the pool until the pool closes.
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
This is a Recruitment Pool for Fixed Term Full Time and Fixed Term Part Time appointments for 6-12 months with the possibility of extension(s).
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 31/01/2025.
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.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Attachments:
Job Description Form: 
Senior Registrar - Anaesthetics - 007583 - MP 1-2 2024 JDF.pdf
WWC: WWC Applicant Advice 2017.pdf
Guide: 2024 Registrar Application Guide V2_ENDORSED.pdf
MedCareers Ref 492586 / VCID 930261
