Senior Registrar/Fellow - Anaesthetics
We are looking for enthusiastic Senior Registrars and Fellows to join our dedicated team at Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group (FSFHG), Department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine.
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Position Profile:
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 Anaesthesia and Pain department invites applications for our 2026 Senior Registrar, General and Specialty Fellowship positions. 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. The roster comprises 40 hours per week, including approximately 1 in 5 out of hours shifts. Please note: the Cardiothoracic Fellowship is on a separate roster to other fellowships and has a 1 in 4 out of hours commitment. In addition, our Senior Registrars and Fellows supervise our Junior Registrar cohort under the direction of a nominated Consultant Anaesthetist.
Our Specialty Anaesthetic Fellowship positions are for a 12-month duration and are designed to give additional in-depth training. 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
The Simulation fellowship is 6 months duration and is combined with 6 months in General Fellowship.
The Vascular fellowship is 6 months duration can be combined with 6 months in General Fellowship
The Obstetric fellowship is available for 6 or 12 month duration and can be combined with 6 months in General Fellowship.
Specialty Anaesthetic Fellowship positions offered are as follows:
- Airway
- Cardiothoracics
- General
- Obstetrics
- Perioperative Medicine
- Regional Anaesthesia
- Research
- Simulation
- Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Vascular
If you have not successfully completed your Part 2 examination or equivalent at the time of commencement of the role, you are only eligible to apply for a senior registrar position.
*** If you would like to negotiate an August 2025 commencement date as a Senior Registrar or General Fellow, please include this in your application. ***
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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 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.
Your application should include:
- Preference of up to 3 sub specialty areas in ranked order
- A copy of your current CV
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Provide a cover letter addressing the following in no more than 2 pages:
- Outline your ability to undertake the safe anaesthetic care of adult, obstetric and basic paediatric patients at Senior Registrar/Fellow level.
- Demonstrate with relevant examples clinical experience, knowledge, and ongoing commitment to your selected sub speciality(ies)
- The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role.
- 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.
- EC2 - Provisional fellow and above with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists or equivalent Overseas Authority at commencement of employment.
- EC3 - Demonstrated with examples experience, ability, and ongoing commitment to teaching and education.
- EC7 - Demonstrated with examples active participation in continuing medical education activities
Written applications will be processed by the selection panel. If successful in the written application, applicants will be advised of an invitation to interview via the MedCareers WA Portal. The timing of offer for interview and the time/date of available interviews will be specific to each subspecialty.
Some candidates may receive an invitation to more than one interview
Successful applicants will be added to a selection pool, from which positions will be appointed. Please note, selection to the pool is not a job offer.
Timeline:
- Written application submission deadline: 4pm AWST 30/04/2025.
- Interview period: 05/05/2025 - 23/05/2025. Interviews may be conducted in person or online by prior arrangement, a specific interview date will be provided after written applications close.
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 03/08/2025.
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:
JDF: 
Senior Registrar - Anaesthetics - MP 1-2 JDF.pdf
WWC: WWC Applicant Advice 2017.pdf
Guide: 2024 Registrar Application Guide V2_Updated with 2026-27 TDs.pdf
MedCareers Ref 492710 / VCID 962933
