Senior Registrar/Fellow - Anaesthetics

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South Metropolitan Health Services Mid-2026 Medical Intake

Senior Registrar/Fellow - Anaesthetics

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 28/02/2026. 

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 Mid-2026 Senior Registrar and General Fellowship positions. Our Senior Registrars and Fellows are responsible for the Anaesthetic management and Perioperative care of patients undergoing surgical or other procedures at Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals. The shifts entail a combination of in-hours elective and emergency work, with approximately 25% after hours commitment in both general and obstetric anaesthesia. In addition, our Senior Registrars and Fellows supervise our Junior Registrar cohort under the direction of a Consultant Anaesthetist.

Our general fellowships are available at either 6 or 12 months duration during which there is scope for requesting lists in areas of interest.

A General Fellowship at Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group (FSFHG) allows for training in multiple specialties in the context of quaternary care. A general fellow takes a leading role in managing cases in the fields of:

• Burns (Fiona Stanley Hospital houses the State Adult Burns Service with a dedicated burns theatre)
• Dental, maxillofacial and ENT surgery
• Elective and emergent orthopaedics
• General surgery
• Gynaecology, including gynae oncology
• Hand surgery
• Hepatobiliary and upper GI surgery
• Major endocrine surgery
• Bbstetrics
• Ophthalmology
• Plastic and reconstructive surgery (Fiona Stanley Hospital is the major tertiary centre for soft tissue reconstruction)
• Renal transplants
• Spinal surgery
• Urology, including robotic surgery
• Vascular

About us:
Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.

Fremantle Hospital (FH) is a 300-bed specialist hospital focused on providing high-quality aged care, mental health, secondary rehabilitation, planned surgeries and medical services.

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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:

1. A copy of your current CV (no more than four A4 pages). Your CV must include the names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role. At least one of these should be your current supervisor or head of department.
2. Provide a cover letter addressing the following (maximum one A4 page): Demonstrate with examples, the skills, attributes and clinical knowledge that you will contribute to Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals as a general fellow
3. Provide a statement / letter addressing how you meet the following selection criteria in no more than 2 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.
• EC4 - Demonstrated clinical and procedural experience and ability sufficient to undertake perioperative and safe adult, obstetric and paediatric (>2 years old) anaesthetic care.
• EC7 - Demonstrated with examples active participation in continuing medical education activities.

Written applications will be processed by the selection panel. 

Note: Applications that are incomplete or do not adhere to the application instructions above may not be considered.

We welcome overseas applicants in an approved anaesthetic training scheme in their own country with equivalent fellowship ready experience. The timing of offer for interview and the time/date of available interviews will be communicated via email.

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 17/11/2025.
• Interview period: TBA. 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

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.

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.

MedCareers Ref 493023 / VCID 1004177