AddressSouth Metropolitan Health Services 2025 Medical Intake
Senior Registrar - Emergency Medicine
Fixed Term Full Time and Fixed Term Part Time appointments will be available 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 30/09/2024.
Position Profile: Since opening in early Feb 2015, the ED has developed into a high functioning unit that is the busiest ED in the state, and one of the busiest in Australasia. It has a diverse case mix including obstetrics, burns, cardiothoracic, and transplant medicine.
The ED has 70 beds including a 15-bed resuscitation area and a separate paediatric triage and treatment area. The department saw 110,000 presentations in the last year, with 25 per cent of those being paediatric. As such, this department provides an excellent opportunity for paediatric skill development and completion of your paediatric logbook.
The Senior Registrar role includes supervised shifts working with an Emergency Physician and supervisory shifts running a pod within our ED as the senior doctor.
The ED has a comprehensive fellowship written and OSCE teaching program, an active Emergency Medicine academic unit as well as an active ED ultrasound unit with training opportunities for Senior Registrars and Registrars. Interested Senior Registrars should indicate if interested in a special skills post, combining clinical ED time with non-clinical duties such as ED Education and Simulation, ED Geriatrics, Research, Toxicology and Ultrasound.
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.
Employee Benefits: Our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):
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
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:
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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:
- 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 will not be accepted.
